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Viken's avatar
Viken
Explorer
Oct 07, 2018

Coachmen mirada 29fw vs Thor Hurricane 29M

Hello all. Going to move to a Class A. Wife and I have started looking. We are going new, and we really like the floor plan of these two. Ive done my research, but still would like your input. We are looking between these two. The Coachmen mirada 29FW, and the Thor Hurricane 29M. Has any one else considered these two. Im not sure if the Azdel means anything, I have never had before. I will be getting rid of my 5Th wheel for this Class A. Wife said no way to used, and she has to have a king bed. We have also found both of these for under 100K. Heck I have seen them for under 90K. So price is where I want to be. The king bedroom is nice. Also the length is about what I want. We like the full wall slide. Seems like the are strong enough. Old post said they were weak in the beggining. I have no dealer close to me so I will have to drive to get camper, so I don't care about that either. Also both have the same chassis. Thanks guys for all the advice in advance.
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  • Ranger_Smith's avatar
    Ranger_Smith
    Explorer
    Oct 07, 2018
    Those are both "entry level" units. I know your wife does not want used but you can get a nice upscale rig for the 100k you are talking. I would buy used over new any day as the bugs have been generally worked out of them and the depreciation hit has been taken by the first buyer. We purchased our 2016 Tiffin Allegro for 109k with 4200 miles on it. It was like new.
  • Viken's avatar
    Viken
    Explorer
    Oct 07, 2018
    Ya I just looked at them. They seem nice but wow they cost as much as the ones I’m looking at and they are 5 years old. Wife won’t do that. She hates used.
  • Community Alumni's avatar
    Community Alumni
    Oct 07, 2018
    If the prices and features are comparable, I would go with the Coachmen Mirada. Based on the YT videos I saw, the Coachmen looks more upscale and nicer finish. The Hurricane, in my opinion, looks outright cheap.
  • Viken's avatar
    Viken
    Explorer
    Oct 10, 2018
    Well good news. I sold the truck. Now I’ll give it a couple months to sell the camper. Then I’ll get the class a.
  • Viken's avatar
    Viken
    Explorer
    Oct 13, 2018
    We just went back and looked at the Thor again. Not sure if the quality is what I want. It’s close but for the price I’m not sure. We are going to make a vacation trip and see a mirada. We will have to make a drive but that’s ok. Have to see when we can do that. If I don’t like those. I’ll start looking used. Just can’t tell the wife.
  • lryrob9301's avatar
    lryrob9301
    Explorer
    Oct 13, 2018
    Trust me you DO NOT want a Thor product, they are ****, and Thor will not support what they sell !!!!
  • jplante4's avatar
    jplante4
    Explorer II
    Oct 13, 2018
    Viken wrote:
    Ya I just looked at them. They seem nice but wow they cost as much as the ones I’m looking at and they are 5 years old. Wife won’t do that. She hates used.


    Well, she's not going to like new either, especially at the entry level. They are turning out incomplete units and counting on the dealer to finish them up. The shop at the place I work (not a dealer) is catching the overflow from the local CW. Nothing but problems at that end of the price spectrum.

    Lots of unhappy CW customers in our area. Buy a rig in June and find out that CW can't do the warranty work until September.
  • Viken's avatar
    Viken
    Explorer
    Oct 13, 2018
    So sad. I’ve been very lucky with all my other campers. Slide in truck campers. Pop ups. Travel trailers. And this fifth wheel have all been very descent. I’ll keep looking till I find what I want. She did say on drive back that used would be ok, but will not budge on king bed.
    So I need a king bed class A, gas camper. I’ll find one eventually that I like.
  • ErnieHV's avatar
    ErnieHV
    Explorer
    Oct 13, 2018
    Bought my Hurricane 29M last October. Still waiting on warranty work to be completed.

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