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Trvl1 · 08-30-2012, 02:15 PM

I am assuming the Thor ACE motorhomes being built in the factory right
now are the 2013 model and the 2012 are no longer being built since when searching there are now a lot of 13s out there. Is this the correct assumption?

clyon51 · 08-30-2012, 02:25 PM

Yes. Pretty commom in the MH industry for a long time. My '99 was built in March 1998.

Trvl1 · 08-31-2012, 10:27 AM

Ok, thanks for clearing that up!!

Moonshine94 · 08-31-2012, 01:45 PM

And my '13 ACE was built in March of '12. The MH industry is even worse than the auto industry about having model years that start way before the calendar year. However, my chassis is a '12 model that was built in Jan.

Harlee79 · 08-31-2012, 08:45 PM

Our 2013 was built in May this year, and have the 2012 chassis as well.

Trvl1 · 09-01-2012, 07:15 PM

Thanks for the replies folks! I didn't realize they switched over to build the next year of MH so early. Definitely worse than the auto industry.

Since I have you ACE 29.2 owners - how do you like this coach? I see one in my near future and would love to hear you opinions.

Thanks again!

Moonshine94 · 09-02-2012, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trek5

Since I have you ACE 29.2 owners - how do you like this coach? I see one in my near future and would love to hear you opinions.

Thanks again!

We're very happy with the overall size. Easy to drive, not too difficult to maneuver and park. The floorplan is perfect for us. It's just the DW, me, and two medium size dogs. We all have plenty of room and never feel cramped. Lots of storage space, and the mega storage is great for bulky items. I continue to be concerned by the generator issues and time will tell if that's been fixed. We had some issues we discovered on PDI and on our first trip, but truly no more and no worse than any other RV we've had. With those sorted out, it's been relatively trouble free. I'm not a fan of the macerator, but Thor was limited in placement of the black/gray tanks since the 29.2 was a spinoff of the original design. Without a major basement redesign the macerator was a requirement. I haven't had any major problems with the macerator (just one blown fuse), but I have greater confidence in old fashioned gravity. All tanks are reasonably sized. I do wish we had greater CCC. Thor seems to build awfully close to GVWR. Because of the slim margin we have I'm very weight conscious. On our last long trip (10) days we weighed on our way out of town and were within 180 lbs of GVWR. And that's with the white tank empty. If you were a boondocker and wanting to head out with fresh tanks full + a normal load of food/clothes/gear/beverages I think you'd be very hard pressed not to be overweight.

Bottom line, if mine got totaled today I expect we'd buy another one just like it.