2017 Thor Freedom Elite 29FE / need opinions
Seriously considering purchasing a brand new 2017 Thor Freedom Elite 29FE. Any information and opinions (good or bad) would be greatly appreciated. Looked at the unit today a Camping world. Got a pri...
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Freedom Elite is a Camping World brand, over the years different RVs so branded came from various manufacturers. If you are shopping new, and for lowest price, you will be shopping different Camping World RV dealers. If you are trading, you would be shopping Camping World RV dealers for the lowest trading difference, quoted price for the new RV becomes irrelevant except for tax purposes.
If you have reservations about dealing with Camping World, similar models from Thor Motorcoach will be found in their FourWinds and Chateau brands at Thor dealers. These will have differences in trim, standard fittings, options etc. Freedom Elite gets built to a lower price point than what goes out to independent dealerships.
$66,000 today for a new C that large is a very low price. When I was shopping in 2005 the lowest price for a new 28-foot C was right around $50,000, for either FourWinds 5000, Jayco's Escapade (no longer made) or Forest River's Sunseeker (substantially upgraded since then). All three were popular at the time in rental fleets, roughly equivalent to Coachman's Pathfinder, which was their rental market line until they introduced Freedom below the Freelander. After looking at all of these, and many used models, I ended up buying a used Itasca Spirit for $58,000, as I preferred the better box construction and detail finish, and my wife preferred the trim, decor, and included features, compared to the rental-grade new models we had been looking at.
But if price is most important to you, you are not likely to find anything new at a lower price than CW's Freedom Elite, providing you can make a good deal, not buying at MSRP.
If you have reservations about dealing with Camping World, similar models from Thor Motorcoach will be found in their FourWinds and Chateau brands at Thor dealers. These will have differences in trim, standard fittings, options etc. Freedom Elite gets built to a lower price point than what goes out to independent dealerships.
$66,000 today for a new C that large is a very low price. When I was shopping in 2005 the lowest price for a new 28-foot C was right around $50,000, for either FourWinds 5000, Jayco's Escapade (no longer made) or Forest River's Sunseeker (substantially upgraded since then). All three were popular at the time in rental fleets, roughly equivalent to Coachman's Pathfinder, which was their rental market line until they introduced Freedom below the Freelander. After looking at all of these, and many used models, I ended up buying a used Itasca Spirit for $58,000, as I preferred the better box construction and detail finish, and my wife preferred the trim, decor, and included features, compared to the rental-grade new models we had been looking at.
But if price is most important to you, you are not likely to find anything new at a lower price than CW's Freedom Elite, providing you can make a good deal, not buying at MSRP.
