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burgess001
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Sep 01, 2018

Are Thor's getting better?

When we were shopping for a new RV a few years ago, the Thor models did not have a very good reputation. I don't want to write them off this time, based on historical input. Are the newer ones any better?

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  • I was actually looking at the Sprinter based units. Maybe the little "crossovers" or whatever they call them. The 25 to 26 foot units. I like the Coachman Prism 2200LE, and the Winnebago Via. Thor has some counterparts. Not sure I trust the Thor brand yet?
  • We purchased our new Fleetwood just over a month ago. We've owned a couple Thor platforms in the past with terrible results. They look great and have all the fancy after market stuff. The problem is their fit and build. Worse of anything we've owned. We vowed never again.

    Our salesman encouraged us to look and a Thor product while we were shopping recently. I told him if it was a Thor ... Forget it. I was looking at Tiffin Allegro bus and Fleetwood 44H LXE. The reason he suggested the Thor was I was hoping for a side radiator. It wasn't the deal killer. Looked at that Thor Tuscany ... It took 2 minutes and I walked out and back to the Fleetwood.

    " If " you're interested in that, seriously look at the Discovery LXE 44H. It has the 450 hspwr and is buildt on the same chassis as the American Coach line with independant front suspension and tag axle.

    Had this coach a month and honestly it's more than I imagined. Great coach.
  • I looked at a 2018 Tuscany two weeks ago, Freightliner chassis with Cummins 450 and MH3000 6-speed. Everything looked like near top tier components as one would expect for the MSRP that they posted. A few items such as a side radiator, full length auto awnings, HWH levelers,
    Maytag stack washer and dryer, LG TVs, etc. all seemed like quality items to me.
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    I wasn't impressed with what I saw two years ago. I went with a Winnebago. I recently went out looking with friends and the Thors looked about the same or worse than two years ago.