THOR DIESEL MH

DeWat You say you sold your rig to buy a Winnebago but your signature says you have a Tiffen product Phaeton 40 ft which is quite different from the Hurricane for sure. What did you do with the 13 Winnebago. You must have been hit HARD with depreciation of the Hurricane and then the Winnebago. I feel for you but you end up with a VERY NICE unit that I do not have the money for but wish I did but maybe used!!!:)

Sunnybrook was a GREAT manufacturer but as with many companies, they could not survive the bad years so Winnebago bought it and is making pull trailers and fifthwheels now but not sure the quality of Sunnybrook is coming up to the standard of Sunnybrook from what I have seen. Some good, some not so good.

Effy wrote:
No problems here. And Thor has awesome customer service. You have to read between the lines with respect to brand bashing. EVERY brand no matter how much you spend can, has, and will have issues.

X2 :)

The jury is still out on my Thor Palazzo issues. I cannot provide an opinion right now. I am scheduled to go to Elkhart IN next month to go over my new Palazzo at the factory. I think after all that goes down as it has been planned I will be able to give a really good opinion. I know every situation is different. Mine has definitely been on the upper end of the extreme scale. I truly feel like this will be the true litmus test of Thor's customer service as a whole. Our troubles have had a ton of visibility. But one thing I have learned is throughout this whole process, nothing moves fast. You have to work with them. You cant get mad, upset or threatening. It takes persistence, a level head and facts. I think that is the common denominator when dealing with any manufacturer when you have problems.

No problems here. And Thor has awesome customer service. You have to read between the lines with respect to brand bashing. EVERY brand no matter how much you spend can, has, and will have issues.

We have a 2008 Damon Tuscany and so far we love it.

RVER wrote:
WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK OF THE THOR PRODUCT IN THE MOTOR HOME AREA? I have always stayed away from Thor but what are your opinions. I have had NO problems but have heard some stories but wonder if owners of MHs feel the same?

I thought Sunnybrook was a Winnebago product? Sometimes I find it hard to keep up with who owns and makes which badge.

Read the thread that was posted earlier and go look at a Thor. Make up your own mind. Everyone has different wants and deal breakers.

We started in a '12 Thor Hurricane 32A. Like a previous comment, this was our "entry level" motorhome to see if the lifestyle was for us. Later upgraded to a '13 Winnebago Vista 35B. While we always remembered the entry level part of our Hurricane, there were several functional areas where we always wished Winnebago was as good as Thor.

They were little things that we had gotten used to... three generator off/on switches WITH prime lights, separate switches for the overhead dash fans, a dash radio that would not lose its settings and presets just because the chassis/house switch was flipped to house when the house was turned off, valve extenders for the inner duals (I know there are some who don't like valve extenders, but much better to have and take off than not have at all), and a backup camera system that did not require the ignition key to be in the on position so we would use the right side camera as a monitor for the door.

Since we bought it brand new and proved to ourselves that we were ready for the RV lifestyle, we "upgraded" after one camping season before the unit was over a year old to reduce our depreciation hit (and it did), and bought the Vista. So we can't comment on out of warranty issues, but we certainly didn't have any problems communicating with Thor for the punch list items.

The chassis, being gas or diesel, shouldn't be a problem considering Thor does not build them. From the problem postings I have read written by owners of new rigs I wouldn't buy new but then that applies to just about any coach builder as far as I'm concerned. We're headed into our forth year of ownership of an eight year old Thor product and are very satisfied with the coach. The house side is holding up very well while the Ford chassis is rock solid.

Opinions are like backsides. Everyone has one and they all stink but your own.

My 'entry level' THOR gasser has been fine, I have no complaints and it meets my needs for my amount of usage. It's not on a Prevost Millennium level, but then again I didn't spend that kind of money. I've seen 'new' pickup trucks that cost more than what I paid for my coach (in 2011). IMHO, only YOU can decide if a THOR would meet your (quality) expectations or not.;)

I swore I'd never own a mopar product, just look at the TOAD my sig. :E