Thor ACE ahead of the competition

EricGT wrote:
..And FWIW DSDP, I find spending $400K on a motorhome to be just as ridiculous. I'd rather invest that money into a nice property (4000 ft2 vs 400ft2) that will not drop in value like a motorhome.

Well said, EricGT. I, like Effy, you, and I'm sure many others, do not have a money tree growing in the back yard, and cannot blow my nose on $1000 dollar bills.

The idea of sinking six figures into a depreciating asset that is basically a 'toy'.....Welllll, it will not happen for me in this lifetime, period. Maybe I'm cheap or old fashioned, but IMO thats just not wise use of $$. I'll give up camping/RVing before I put that much $$ into something that just loses value. If I have that much $$ to work with, I'm putting it into a property or something that will not drop in value every day.

Like Effy and you have said several times: Show me a NEW Class A with this so-called sooooo much better quality, for less than $100K.

I'm not for or against Thor, Forest River, or any of them. They all are very similar, provided you truly compare apples to apples in terms of $$.

As to the original post here: Not sure I'd agree that Thor is that far ahead of the others. They, just like all the others, frequently come out with new 'gadgets' to either keep up, or try to get ahead of the competition. Every brand does the same, and they all have their good points and bad points. They all build their share of questionable quality.

Thats why you just have to do your research, and look over whatever you buy very closely before closing the deal. Thats what we did, and after 2 years, we're happy as pigs in slop with our 'entry level' FR Georgetown. Yeah, the build quality could stand improving here and there, but I can repair and upgrade a LOT, for MUCH cheaper than what I'd have to pay for the 'quality' rigs some keep pushing. :)