Challenger 37GT changes?

[edit4ever]

Thanks TheMrB... There should be a yellow sticker, I believe at the bottom of the screen door, that shows a combined maximum cargo and occupants capacity rating. Thanks again for checking on this!

[TheMrB]

Ok. I'll check when I get over there, when it gets above 15 degrees.

[edit4ever]

Originally Posted by TheMrB

Ok. I'll check when I get over there, when it gets above 15 degrees.

Thanks! If you're in the Northeast - you guys really have had a never ending winter. Hopefully Spring will find its way to you soon.

Actually, that makes me wonder - how does the Challenger hold up in the cold weather?

[TheMrB]

Originally Posted by edit4ever

Thanks! If you're in the Northeast - you guys really have had a never ending winter. Hopefully Spring will find its way to you soon.



Actually, that makes me wonder - how does the Challenger hold up in the cold weather?

We're in Virginia, so not quite as bad as farther north. I'm not sure how it will survive as this is the first winter with it. I will be taking it to the dealer for some fixes on Friday and will see how it is getting through a bit of snow at the storage lot then. I do know it takes a long time to warm up the insides. The dash heater isn't much.

[edit4ever]

Originally Posted by TheMrB

We're in Virginia, so not quite as bad as farther north. I'm not sure how it will survive as this is the first winter with it. I will be taking it to the dealer for some fixes on Friday and will see how it is getting through a bit of snow at the storage lot then. I do know it takes a long time to warm up the insides. The dash heater isn't much.

Sounds like a remote car starter would be a great feature! Good luck with the snow... and thanks for grabbing the OCCC sticker pic.

[TheMrB]

Here is the OCCC label. Hope this helps. Also, I had weighed the coach a week ago while waiting on having the toad set up. We had a weight of 19440 with no water and 3/4 tank of gas and a very few personal items. So this looks pretty good.
Also, I saw your other post and I agree with maybe an issue with accessing the kitchen with the slides in. I'm not sure that will be an issue for us since i down think we will be needing to access it on the road. I'm not sure how it will work if we overnight in a Walmart or other lot.
Also, we are town g a 2002 CRV an it pulled just fine. I think it felt more stable with it attached. I don't know what the weight of your Jeep is but the CRV has a GVWR of about 4300 lbs. good luck on your search.

[edit4ever]

[QUOTE=edit4ever;2415603]The Challenger 37GT is the leading candidate for our purchase later this year for full-timing while on a book tour. We've done a lot of online research and finally got to see one yesterday in person and love the floorplan. Today, we just came across this strange listing for a 2015 37GT that seems to have some different configurations:

2015 Thor Industry Challenger 37gt, Thornburg VA - 114060785 - RVTrader.com

Looks like the original listing has now expired... I grabbed the original photos and put them in an album:

https://plus.google.com/photos/11159...33368085644657

Here is the biggest change that saddens me - loss of pantry and trash can space:



Still no updates on the Thor site... but it will likely be a few more months before the "model year" changeover.

[dkrobath]

Did they changed the countertop material too. It looks like that plastic thermo foil stuff?

[edit4ever]

Agree - the counters look strange... maybe if someone is near Safford RV in Virginia they could check it out - it got reposted:

2015 THOR INDUSTRY 37GT Stock: R4854 | Safford RV

Also - looks like a $10k boost in base price... but no options list.