01-23-2020, 04:55 PM
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#23
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Junior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ACE 30.2
State: Iowa
Posts: 5
THOR #17829
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Originally Posted by Ferf
We have a 2018 Thor ACE 30.2 and travel with kids 4 and 6 and our golden doodle. Here are few things we have seen over the last 2 years and 15k miles. - Our dining table broke free from the wall multiple times, a side effect of using car seats for the kids and them using the table many hours while driving
- I have had a clogged toilet probably every third trip out (kids have a hard time understanding the toilet works differently). I carry a clean-out tool with me now too
- The area under the sofa is wasted space and covered by a removable panel. We fit 3 big rubbermade totes under there and store all food in them. they are held in with a piece of 1x2 screwed to the ground on the front side
- Our RV has 2 places where screws are popping through the linoleum, one under the driver and one in front of the bunks. I had to cut through the floor and glue/screw them back in
- The outlets below the TV in the master worked but the USB ports did not
- We had speakers installed that had screw holes poked in them
- The bottom bunk sleeps hot (furnace ducts under the bunk)
- There is no easy cupholder for your copilot, so be prepared to install one
- You should DEFINITELY do the CHF (cheap handling fix). It is a free game changer for the handling of the RV with wind and passing vehicles
- You should verify with a level that your auto-leveling system is configured at the dealer if you don't want to figure it out on your own.
- The grill on ours (and many others like ours) squeals at 50-70mph. The dealer can replace the grill with a different one to make it go away. We wrapped ours in window screen and it stopped. Made vehicle impossible to drive between 50-70mph without getting a headache
- Temperature changes can cause a lot of moisture buildup on the front window and will drip a good amount on the dash (to the point of pooling).
- You will always forget common things like gas tank size, black tank size, grey tank size, tire pressure, etc. Make a laminated sheet for reference
- The wet bay is not heated, so if you are a winter camper, search the forums for tips. Some people put light bulbs in there and use heated hoses so the water pump doesnt freeze, for example
- Dealer had to replace our stereo in the first year, just stopped working
- Hot/cold lines were reversed in the kitchen on delivery
There were a few dealer/model issues in there, but generally, we are still in love with ours. For what I consider an entry level class A, it is awesome. There are a lot of cheap parts, but it get us comfortably between point a and point b, and we enjoy the rest of the time outside.
Good luck!
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Very helpful - thanks. Our walk through prior to purchase is tomorrow morning. Then we can schedule the extensive training. I hope to catch any "gotchas" tomorrow pre-purchase so we can get it fixed and hold them to it. Never thought about the water lines being cross - how the heck does that happen in the factory? LOL; rhetorical question, I can only imagine who puts these together.
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