2016 Thor Tuscany

Mike and Trish wrote:
A couple of comments, from a 2014 Tuscany owner:

Too many of the comments here are blanket slams at Thor products (kind of like hating on a Cadillac because your old Vega was cheaply made). Thor is the largest manufacturer in the RV industry, and builds in every segment. No comment on anything but a recent Tuscany is really relevant to the OP.

The Venetian is not the current "top of the line" Thor product. In order, from the top, Thor diesel pushers are:

Tuscany
Venetian
Tuscany XTE
Palazzo

We now have over 30k miles on our 2014, and are still happy with it. We bought it because we felt it had the best features and floor plan in our price range, and nothing since has changed our opinion. It had a few initial problems, which Thor fixed under warranty, and anything since has been what I'd consider normal wear and tear. We have two Schwintek slides (the smaller ones), and one full-wall hydraulic slide, and have had no problems with any of them.

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We have a 2014 Tuscany 40RX... Have we had problems? Yes, but, no more than any other manufacturer of RVs. Even the much acclaimed Prevost and Airstream have issues. To those that won't buy a Thor product, you are really limiting your selection...IIRC, Thor now owns many of the major players (KZ, Keystone, Airstream, Heartland and the list goes on) and that they produce ~80% of the RV market now. I believe many of the detractors of almost any manufacturer can trace the root of their frustrations to the seller or servicing entity's interaction with the manufacturer. I certainly will never purchase another RV of any type from my original dealer. That, however, is not an indication of Thor quality or service. Would I buy my Tuscany again? In a heartbeat. Would I consider another Tuscany, or other Thor product in the future? Yes.

The Tuscany was originally a Damon product and as the company struggled to stay in business, so, too, did the quality of the product. Once Thor purchased Damon's product line, the same quality issues existed and it takes time to correct that sort of thing. One truism is that it takes a long, long time to build a good reputation and only moments to destroy it and a bad reputation can haunt you for a long time, even after the root cause has been fixed. Most everything in a forum, any forum, is negative, It is the nature of the beast and many opinions are based on a report of someone who knew someone that thought they read somewhere on the web... Here are two Tuscany owners that actually like theirs.

The new Tuscany will have the new Schwintek slides. They are very interesting and appear to have fixed the problems.

you would be well advised to stay clear of any Thor product. My friend that purchased a Challenger from a Michigan dealer is in litigation with Thor and the dealer. the coach is currently siting at the factory. I never saw such a piece of cobbled up junk in my whole life, the list of problems is as long as my arm. Some minor, and some major. The whole coach has so much orange peel and over spray on the paint, its hideous. Now why he took delivery is beyond me. But none the less its pretty bad. Thor did a non acceptable job of correcting some things.

OK folks...we've decided on waiting a little longer to make a decision on what to get next. We do appreciate all the inputs though.

Thanks Lostdog for the thread. We are trying to find a Class A also. We really like most of the floorplan of the Venetian M-37, but as you said, don't know how well they are built or finished? We had an Itasca Sunova 36v gas which had great lay out for us but it was totaled a couple of months ago. We have looked at Tiffins, Winnebagos mostly but see lots of Tuscanys, Monicos, Integra and several others. Not being a mechanic I want to buy newer but not necessarily new. If we go gas, 2016 f-53 chassis may be worth it for few more hp and 6 speed. If we go diesel on the smaller side (33-38ft), we would buy a few years old. Good luck on your search and I will be watching. There is so much experience on this board and lots of help. Just wish everyone could keep it civil.

A couple of comments, from a 2014 Tuscany owner:

Too many of the comments here are blanket slams at Thor products (kind of like hating on a Cadillac because your old Vega was cheaply made). Thor is the largest manufacturer in the RV industry, and builds in every segment. No comment on anything but a recent Tuscany is really relevant to the OP.

The Venetian is not the current "top of the line" Thor product. In order, from the top, Thor diesel pushers are:

Tuscany
Venetian
Tuscany XTE
Palazzo

We now have over 30k miles on our 2014, and are still happy with it. We bought it because we felt it had the best features and floor plan in our price range, and nothing since has changed our opinion. It had a few initial problems, which Thor fixed under warranty, and anything since has been what I'd consider normal wear and tear. We have two Schwintek slides (the smaller ones), and one full-wall hydraulic slide, and have had no problems with any of them.

We've owned numerous Thor products. Quality with their product was always subpar to anything else we've owned. To the point we'll never own another product under their umbrella. They're the Walmart of manufactures. I can't comment on this particular RV mentioned here, but experience with the rest is something that excludes them from any consideration for "us" in the future.

Lipstick on a pig is the first thing that comes to mind for me.

bullydogs1 wrote:
The Tuscany is a beautiful coach but uses the schwintek slide system on some of the slides...These slides if not set up right have had issues to the point of agony with some owners....That schwintek slide system does not make me comfortable, especially after the many stories my remote tech tells me about.

This is only partially true. The smaller slides are shwintek and as most will attest are a reliable mechanism for a small slide. The larger slides on the Tuscany do not use the shwintek mechanisms. So really it's a moot point.

We just looked at the 16 Venetian m37, which is the highest line Thor has. We were impressed by the floor plan, but were extremely disappointed with the finish and quality. Very sub par compared to the Newmars and Allegro Buses we have been looking at.
They might have been better in previous years though.

The Tuscany is a beautiful coach but uses the schwintek slide system on some of the slides...These slides if not set up right have had issues to the point of agony with some owners....That schwintek slide system does not make me comfortable, especially after the many stories my remote tech tells me about.