Class C Thor Chateau

I don't have any experience with Thor. We do feel our Sunseeker is a good value for the price. I would classify it as entry level, but solid, with good specs. They continually improve their features and equipment, even within a model year. It's very impressive to me. They are sold by RVdirect.com, so you can get a price from them and use it at dealerships to get a similar deal. Same with Jayco, I think. If you buy a Sunseeker, spring for the upgraded mattress. We love ours.

There is an RVdirect dealership in Orlando. You can try to work out a deal there, although it is actually a different deal than buying from the website and picking up the unit at the dealership. Could be better, could be worse, it was hard to tell from our experience of shopping there. (We were on vacation, getting serious but not quite sure yet.)

We have a 2011 Chateau 31k with mid-ship TV. We have had ZERO issues with it. I towed a 1998 JEEP four down for 24,000 miles and never missed a beat. We have been in hot temperatures in Florida and cool temps in Montana. It may be referred to as an introductory model, but I will put mine up against any manufacturer. We are totally satisfied, as it does/is just what we want.

Bought a 2011 Thor Chateau 28Z. Nothing but problems right from the first time we used it. Problems have included leaks, many issues with the slide out not working, electrical gremlins and even issues with the Ford chassis. Just got back from 10 days on the road and could not use the slide. First night out slide would not extend and never got it to work. At dealer AGAIN for repair. Would never consider a Thor product again.

Smitty we bought a 2012 Winnebago Aspect 28ft. They do make a longer one I think in your size. We got ours used from original owners who decided they were going back to work instead of retirement!

Anyhow, I looked at and liked the Jayco Melbourne (B+), and we also looked at a 4 feathers/seasons by thor and it was a nice one again a B+. We wanted the B+ as its just the 2 of us so dont need the overhead bed area. We also looked at the monaco B+ and they seemed OK. The jayco grey and redhawk series were nice large rear bay storage but a big risk to over stuff the rv! Really just look to find one you can be comfortable with, dont know if you want new or used. It will all depend on what and how old you want to get.

Smitty64 wrote:
thanks for the great feedback, what manufacturer would you recommend for a Class C about 30' to 32' in length?

Couple mass production mfg'ers (lower price point than lower produced or built to order manufactuers) to check into: Forest River (Sunseeker's & Forestors), Winnebego (Winnie, Istaca), both have HARD fiberglass roofs & "in general" have good quality feedback.

Jayco- gives you two year warranty, "in general" have good quality feedback.

Custom built ones, lower volume : Nexus, others I can't think of currently, but they are higher price points vehicles.

My wife I went with a Sunseeker earlier this year, after looking at many of the main players.

• After seeing in person liked the fit & finish
• Hard Fiberglass Roof
• Adzel Walls
• Fiberglass front cap
• Found a Floorplan we loved for us
• Researched Forest River standing behind their product (visit the FROG forum)
• Got the rig in a price in our budget

1st year of ownership, super pleased, and a few minor warranty items (equipment wise) Forest River worked exceptionally with us.

You will get many opionions, and if you dig hard enough, there are nightmare stories out there on most, if not all the main brands, just have to weed out the good with the bad.

Good Luck,
Markiemark:C

I have very few problems with my 2013 Jayco Grayhawk 31ss after 6000 miles of use.
Some radio / gps problems( dealer replaced completely), some hinge screws backed out( I changed most to longer, wider screws), one drawer slide replaced, and a fresh water sensor plug was popping out, ( jayco called me about fixing).
We also spent some time quieting down rattles and squeaks, but that's normal for a big truck full of junk!
Overall fit and finish is pretty good, the cabinets, trim and upholstery are put together well, and the exterior paint, roof and one piece cap are great.

thanks for the great feedback, what manufacturer would you recommend for a Class C about 30' to 32' in length?

Thor's quality is lacking.
Even one of their RVs they sent to Motorhome magazine to test was junk.

we looked at a brand new one about a year ago before we bought our winnebago. It was on 'sale' for $68K or so from $85K. Sat on the lot several months. When I drove it it had many issues mainly in construction and final preparation for something of that price range.

Window air leaks were one of the biggest, shoddy construction in driver area with the headliner not seated the stuff that held it up/on coming off, lack of any driver amenities. Manual seats, mirrors etc.

Final thing was the use of electrical conduit holder the holey stuff that is used to hold stuff together and it was loose and the generator exhaust was coming off also. Now this may have been unusual, but any company willing to send out for sale a rig in such deplorable condition makes ya wonder. They are also supposed to be one of the lower tier rvs and the lack of quality control final sure showed it to be.

Look it over very carefully and then compare to jayco or some others.

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