Buying Cruise America Rental Units
Has anyone recently purchase one of the Cruise America former Rental Units? I know they are high mileage and, just like former rental cars, you never know how they have been driven. Also am aware the...
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Generally, folks who buy these rigs new seem to have a LOT of complaints and negatives about Thor products.
For their size and equipment they are usually the cheapest units on the market. And that carries with it the inherent problems associated with the cost cutting to build that "cheapest unit this size".
But a rental unit must be on the road to make the rental agency money, and everything I have heard has included comments about all the maintenance records and documentation on each unit. A rental Thor product may be the best way to buy one, the rental agency may have already dealt with the year to two years of pulling your hair out over everything that wasn't done right at the factory, they may have a better product than what it was new.
Good luck, and happy motorin
For their size and equipment they are usually the cheapest units on the market. And that carries with it the inherent problems associated with the cost cutting to build that "cheapest unit this size".
But a rental unit must be on the road to make the rental agency money, and everything I have heard has included comments about all the maintenance records and documentation on each unit. A rental Thor product may be the best way to buy one, the rental agency may have already dealt with the year to two years of pulling your hair out over everything that wasn't done right at the factory, they may have a better product than what it was new.
Good luck, and happy motorin
