Owners of the Tuscany XTE

[McGalliard01]

I have a Tuscany XTE 34' would be interested in comments from other XTE owners.
Thanks, Dave

[Scarab0088]

Originally Posted by McGalliard01

I have a Tuscany XTE 34' would be interested in comments from other XTE owners.
Thanks, Dave

Since there's been no replys yet, I would like to say... these Tuscany's are beautiful!

I personally favor the 36MQ and 40EX for the layout in the salon with fireplaces and the bath and a half in the EX, but with king beds in all models, they are awesome.

Congrats on the coach and hope you enjoy

There's a perspective buyer here if interested in commenting:
http://www.irv2.com/forums/f121/new-...on-185427.html

Safe travels

[Kenc1325]

Originally Posted by Scarab0088

Since there's been no replys yet, I would like to say... these Tuscany's are beautiful!

I personally favor the 36MQ and 40EX for the layout in the salon with fireplaces and the bath and a half in the EX, but with king beds in all models, they are awesome.

Congrats on the coach and hope you enjoy

There's a perspective buyer here if interested in commenting:
http://www.irv2.com/forums/f121/new-...on-185427.html

Safe travels

We have just bought our first Thor product 2013 Tuscany XTE . From what I can tell they are a good product . They are good quality and the best bang for the buck.
Ken

[lowtiderider]

We have a 2013 tuscany 42wx that we like a lot.

[Joerpilot]

Sitting in our 2014 Tuscany 36mQ at MHSRV. Tomorrow I i am going to take my class B drivers license test and then we head home to San Antonio. So far this has been a wonderful experience. The motor home is fantastic and MHSRV is the best!

[TexasSprinter]

We have a 40' Tuscany XTE and have really enjoyed it. I did make one VERY expensive mistake. I didn't get it 100% fully winterized and froze the valve on the back of the fridge and the valve/pump in the washer. Oops. $1,500 oops. That fridge is a BEAR to get out.

But that's been truly the only negative. A few things to remember:
1) Dump the air before putting down the jacks and extending the slides. Screwed that up a couple of times. Wish it was automatic.
2) It ain't winterized until you have pink stuff in the drum of the washer (both hot and cold cycles, please) and in the ice cube tray.
3) Check the trim on the slides (insides) and trim pieces around where the slide comes in. I had a lose trim piece that crunched when it came loose and I didn't notice it. No biggie.
4) Somebody should be shot for where they put the winterize valves on the water pump!!!!

Other than that, smooth sailing and easy living.

Niel Powers
2012 Tuscany XTE
Kerrville, TX

[lowejug]

Hi all- Have had a 2013 tuscany 45lt now for a few months- love the space and room, it is very spacious - in fact the most coach you can probably get- - love the cummins and freight liner packaged together- very nice ride and tons of power- ( I had a monaco dynasty before this and its road master chassis was horrible riding like being in a tractor) now there are some issues thus far
with the coach but from what people say is they all have issues- nothing to major though - a bad driver side mirror- vacuum went out- sliding door to bedroom wont stay shut- Thor has been great to fix all and take care of everything- also freight liner has been perfect in a few small repairs they have done-
as far as quality and craftsmanship- its medium-some things are installed crooked - lots of low grade material used through- out- but also keep in mind its about 50 grand cheaper then its competitors - hands down- for me this was worth it- I didn't want to buy somebodies old used motorhome that smelt funny and looked wore out- and has a boring floor plan. I wanted new- 0 miles- and I being the one who wears it out- for the used prices of high end wore out stuff I bought tuscany brand new- I have a bath in a half- midship tv with L shape couch- 3 ac- cummins 450- all the important stuff is in the Tuscany- if you got 280k to 400k to spend- then there is better-

[mscully103]

Originally Posted by Kenc1325

We have just bought our first Thor product 2013 Tuscany XTE . From what I can tell they are a good product . They are good quality and the best bang for the buck.
Ken

We just made an offer on a 2014 36MQ and the dealer accepted - love the coach but my only concern was the 360HP ISL with 800Ft/Lb Torque -seems light. I had an 08 Monaco Knight ISC 360 with 1050ft/lbs. It was - OK climbing steep grades but a bit of a strain on occasion - did maintain 40mph which is OK by me but I am concerned taking it up steeper grades like we may find out west - Guess the question is - should I be concerned? We did have a Lincoln MKS which was heavy but the Monaco seemed to do OK. We will look for a lighter tow with this coach.
Thanks!!

Mike Scully

[TexasSprinter]

I don't think you'll have any problem. We have the 40' version with the same engine and pull a Cadillac SRX - no lightweight that. Yeah, we're slow up the mountain passes in Colorado, but nothing scary. Without the car it really scoots.

[Kenc1325]

Originally Posted by mscully103

We just made an offer on a 2014 36MQ and the dealer accepted - love the coach but my only concern was the 360HP ISL with 800Ft/Lb Torque -seems light. I had an 08 Monaco Knight ISC 360 with 1050ft/lbs. It was - OK climbing steep grades but a bit of a strain on occasion - did maintain 40mph which is OK by me but I am concerned taking it up steeper grades like we may find out west - Guess the question is - should I be concerned? We did have a Lincoln MKS which was heavy but the Monaco seemed to do OK. We will look for a lighter tow with this coach.
Thanks!!

Mike Scully

We have the 40 XTE with 360hp with a Lincoln MKX even though I haven`t towed yet i can`t see having too much problem with it. prior to this one we had a 36ft gas and it climbed the rockies just fine mind you we wern`t towing at the time. But I was impressed on how well the Ford V10 handled the mountians. So I am expecting a lot more out of this 360 diesel. Best of luck on your adventure but I am planning on keeping my MKX.
Ken

[Eugene2]

Love the Tuscany 40EX layout. Drives like a dream compared to our older 36' HR Neptune. Looking for help to get House Batteries to charge off the Engine while driving. Also suggest new owners check kitchen drawers for solid latching. Ours all pop out on the first rock or turn. I have installed magnetic hidden Baby Locks on them and they do just fine now. Getting over 9mpg pulling Jeep Liberty.

[McGalliard01]

We have the tuscany XTE and I was concerned about the the power. We just completed a trip to the Catskills in NY and into Vermont pulling a 4000lb trailer from NC. The 6.7 is fine, on the interstates I travel at auto speeds and make the same time as an auto. For hard climbs I use the transmission, the climb over the ski area in Vermont I used third and maintained a speed of about 50mph on Fancy Gap I used fourth. My mpg varied from 9.4 to 9.6.
It is a great little engine and should pull 5000lb with any trouble.

Dave

[camato5]

I have the same coach and pulled a 2013 Ford Explorer Sport on and 18' Big Tex car hauler without any problems. Without a brake controller. I have since installed the electric brake controler so that should help the stopping power.