Dlathem wrote:
Posting this to both the A and C forum as we are buying our first RV and haven't decided between the two yet.
We've looked at the Freedom Elite Thor as well as the Thor Axis, both between 23' and 25'. We have three girls under the age of 7, so I'm looking for something that the girls can enjoy and we can drive w/o the need to pull a car behind...Small enough to get in and out of places relatively easy.
Loved the Axis, then I get home and read multiple horrible reviews on the quality of Thor units. Ok, so I start looking around at other units from other manufacturers and literally every manufacturer, including Winnebago, has horror stories of initial quality and / or reliability.
I have to admit, it's really squashing our excitement. I have two Toyotas with a total of 600k miles between the two of them. They're well built, reliable, and I'd drive either anywhere. Is this impossible in the RV world? Looking to spend around $70-$75k. I'm fine with a used unit, let someone else take the depreciation hit, so it doesn't have to be new. I just want something well built.
Any suggestions?
That's the key. Stick with quality and drop back in the years, until it meets your budget. But, why so small, when there's no problem with driving larger or parking it, for that matter and once you're used to it, you'll be wanting to trade up, so buy your last one first, as they say. The biggest PITA about not having a toad, is tearing down and re-hooking at your site, every time you want to go somewhere and hasn't much to do with the size of the coach. Also going with a 35ft or so, makes for a better selection. Since it seems that you're set on a gasser, then you might want to look at Newmar's canyon star, as well as others. Not many gassers have a lot of quality, these days as they start to infringe on the price range for entry level DP's, so not great sellers, it seems.
