Thor Compass 2017

Went to an open house at a large RV dealer just a couple of days ago. This {nationwide}, dealer carries the full line of Thor products. After looking at several of their small Class C's the kindest thing I can say is that they are definitely an "entry level" product.

If "entry level" is all your budget permits I would suggest looking for a higher quality used product instead of a new Thor.

As always.... Opinions and YMMV

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samven1 wrote:
I dont own one so I can not give you the Pro's but I did look at them and the one thing that worried me was the low GVWR of just over 10k lbs on the Transit chassis. With a slide and being full of gas and half a tank of water and 2 people you might be very close to the weight limit. Even if the total is below the limit the rear axle will almost certainly be over. Dont let a salesman tell you it will be fine, take one for a test drive and stop at a truck stop and get a weight. Then you have a real world starting point for adding water, cargo, and fuel if its not full.

Like I said. No CCC. You, wife, pup, three t-shirts, box of Cheerios.

Done.

I dont own one so I can not give you the Pro's but I did look at them and the one thing that worried me was the low GVWR of just over 10k lbs on the Transit chassis. With a slide and being full of gas and half a tank of water and 2 people you might be very close to the weight limit. Even if the total is below the limit the rear axle will almost certainly be over. Dont let a salesman tell you it will be fine, take one for a test drive and stop at a truck stop and get a weight. Then you have a real world starting point for adding water, cargo, and fuel if its not full.

We looked at the Compass before buying our signature rig. We liked a lot of things about it but for us it wouldn't work.

1 - Didn't want the Mercedes. We live in the hills (pacific northwest) and the small diesel V6 didn't do as well in the hills/winds as we expected. Didn't want to have to rely on it as primary transportation on the road, and it is weak for towing a toad.

2 - A servicing Mercedes dealer was a couple of hours away.

3 - Gas engine was cheaper and easier to maintain, not to mention more powerful.

4 - No cargo carrying capacity, and unless you get the twin bunks model there is nowhere to put anything. We average 160 days a year - the Compass/Synergy was too small.

Don't know what your budget is, but we paid $104K out the door for our rig with an 8 year warranty. Winnebago quality trumps Thor handily I'm sorry to say. Ours has every option except on-demand hot water (didn't want it) and roof solar panel (we'll have a portable).

Plus it has 2600 pounds of cargo carrying capacity, a huge trunk, and can tow a car.

Don't know what your intent for the Thor was - weekends, whatever.

We liked it but it wasn't for us.