I owned a new 2013 Thor ACE 27.1 for 3 months. Took a loss and traded it in on a new 2013 Winnebago Vista 27N. Not happy about loosing the money but very glad to be rid of the ACE.
The ACE had very poor handling, wandered all over the road even after an alignment. tire pressure adjustment and “cheap handling fix.” The fit and finish was poor, lots of rattles and bangs.
Here’s a partial list of the problems I found after driving a few hundred miles. Exterior: Upper clearance lights full of water. Molding pulled away by driver’s mirror, entry door, and wheel openings. Decals bubbled and pulled away along belt molding, both sides of coach. Rear license plate light didn’t work, was loose and finally fell off hanging by the wires.
Mechanical: House battery cut out frequently, would not take full charge & drained fast.
Interior: Water leaked into left front on driver’s side wall when driving during and after rain, water dripped in from curtain rail, water came in around screws in lower part of fixed part of driver’s and passenger’s side windows. One of the pocket doors came off track and jammed blocking entry into bedroom, the rollers had ripped out of the door. One of the wardrobe door’s hinges ripped out when opening the door. Upper wall trim between pocket doors and hall came off. Shower wall was loose and where it met the pan had gaps in the caulking. Water leak from vanity sink faucet connections and from sink drain. Toilet was loose and rocked. The sliding pantry door would not stay latched; would slam open and closed during turns. There was a cut in vinyl flooring between entry door and kitchen.
As you can guess I will never consider another Thor product.
