dkoldman
Senior Member
Question for dk... do you feel you paid a premium for the WBGO name? Granted the quality, perceived or not, is there regardless. But comparing floorplans, was your out-the-door price appreciably more than a similar Thor unit?
You want the Truth? I may get kicked out the forum
When we 1st decided to buy a RV, we wanted the Thor 28z. I saw a dealer that had one on sale in Oklahoma. But since that same dealer had locations in Dallas area, we go by to see it locally. The local dealer says they didn't sale Thor's
We would eventually start shopping Thor's exclusively. Thor had all of the bells and whistles and affordable pricing. But after our 2nd failed Thor PDI, and an arrogant Sales / Finance Manager, I had had enough. I did try one more Thor Dealer who lied about the status of a RV listed on their website. They had us driving 5 hours one way for nothing. It was that day we decided we were not going to buy a Thor. It was also at that point when we felt embarrassed after telling everyone we were buying a RV and we kept coming up with a big ole bag of nothing.
Then one day in Nov 2019; the Class A WBGO we saw and only dreamed about was on sale online at La Mesa RVs in several states (AZ, NM, & FL). There are no La Mesa RV Dealers in Texas. The WBGO price while at a premium over the equivalent Thor Windsport/Hurricane; it was well under what the local Dealer was asking. The La Mesa RV I bought from in Florida sold both WBGO and Thor.
It was bold move for my wife and I to buy one tickets to Florida to go buy an RV we had not seen knowing we would have a 15 hour shakedown trip to return home. But by then, I just wanted an RV and the Thor Dealers had just pissed me off; so yes it was well worth it to pay more to NOT have to deal with those Thor Dealers. We spent 6 hours doing a PDI in Florida, but we found nothing wrong. It was night & day experience.
Now my Disclaimer, and to Thor's defense. I am a very thrifty person, but I am not cheap. I want the best for my money. However, I had a tendency to always be attracted to the lowest price RV on the lot for the model I wanted. I guess they were lowest price for a reason because they had been on the lot the longest and prone to more issues caused by sitting on the lot. i.e. damaged pantry doors, corroded battery compartments, faulty slides, cracked decals, dry rotted curtain etc. One RV had 60 plus issues. Most were not the type of issues from the factory. I talked with TMC while inside those RVs confirming if it was a warranty issue or not. The Dealer would not fix issues, so I walked. Contrary to what I read on this forum, I am not gonna spend 2 years fixing things, and I am certainly not going to buy a Used one hoping somebody else fixed it.
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