Thor ACE 30.2 vs Forest River 31B3
First time RVer here. Have looked at quite a few, and we have a couple of requirements. 1. has to have bunks (3 kids plus 3 adults) 2. 32' or under (my wife wants to be able to drive and wont go...
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superrayzor wrote:
I will check those out, but why those over the Thor ACE or the Forest River? Are they known better quality?
"quality" at the entry level is splitting hairs across brands. I would challenge anyone to go to a show and walk through all the entry level class A's with the brand name hidden and tell me what brand they are in. Some will say some brands are better than others and frankly I've never seen it at the entry level.
The options we put out are examples that you should not limit your search to a brand. Pick the floorplan you like the best, and compare prices across every brand that has that floorplan. Many with full wall slides at this price will have schwintek mechanisms - if not all. They scare me. But, different brands will have different nuances. Like the bunk I mentioned in the first post. Look at what makes it livable. See how things are laid out and envision life in the coach. Now see what it's like with the slides in. Is the refrigerator, bathroom and bedroom accessible with the slides in? Floorplan and livability are your primary concerns, then brand. I will say that despite being entry level, some brands won't discount much. Newmar and Winnie for example might come down 20-25% off MSRP. While FR and Thor might discount 30-35% off MSRP. The point is, shop around. They all probably make a version of the floorplan you like.
