Thor buys Jayco

bullydogs1 wrote:
Everyone is having knee jerk reactions to this, including me, but because I have a horse in this race..I went a bit further..The President of Entegra (Tadd Jenkins) is speaking or in correspondence with all Entegra Coach owners. This is going to be an independent freestanding entity which has Thor as a parent. Now no one can predict the future years from now, but for now, NOTHING IS CHANGING...no coaches, no warranty and more importantly NOT CUSTOMER SUPPORT nor any personnel including upper management (Bontrager included)....I believe Thor is going to use the Entegra flag as their upper echelon to break into the luxury market..Only time will tell but for now Entegra will stay as it is..and I have one with the up to date and proven old standards plus my 2 year warranty. The fact Tadd Jenkins took the time to actively reassure me and gave me his cell number tells me the dedication that current management has and that although there is a parent, things will stay the same as long as Entegra has sales, and they do...

I would expect that to be the case...for now. Thankfully yours is a pre-Thor version.

I snowmobile a bunch. Klim was a very well respected brand of clothing. Polaris bought them, said the same as you have been told, nothing will change, etc.

For the first few years that was indeed the case, then things changed - Polaris wanted their investment $$$ returned. Manufacturing moved to China, quality has gone down, customer service has become a joke.

These purchases very rarely result in improvements for the consumer. Given Thors track record I expect this to be a total and complete train wreck.

If I were looking for an Entegra I'd be buying sooner rather than later. I fully believe today's Entegra is a quality coach, I would expect that may not be the case in a few years. I hope I'm wrong.