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I really hate to say bad things about any product so I will just tell you our experience without comment.
3 years ago I rented a new (Less that 5000 miles at the start) Thor Chateau Bunkhouse just north of Atlanta Georgia. My wife, daughter, son-in-law and three grand kids headed out for a 3 week trip to Colorado. The rear of the front slide fell off before we reached Chattanooga. This dumped the spice bottles from the spice rack behind the slide so the slide would not open until I managed to rake them all out with the broom handle.
The next day the bottom of a kitchen drawer containing only single 12 inch iron skilled had fallen off so the drawer would not open.
By the time we returned to Atlanta, there was not an intact drawer in the unit. Either the bottom fell out or the slide that held the drawer had fallen off the back wall making the drawer sit at a skewed angle.
There was not enough room between the engine hump and the seat for a foot so climbing into and out of the passenger seat required climbing over the hump or over the seat.
The engine hump got so hot you could not lay your leg against it to drive and it drove like you were driving down a tight rope. Meeting a tractor trailer on a two lane road was a new experience each time. I was very glad my son-in-law insisted on driving most of the way.
With less than 6 miles per gallon and a 25 gallon tank that you could not use because the generator would stop at 1/4 tank, we did not pass many filing stations along the way and it struggled up the mountains in Colorado.
When I returned the unit, I apologized and offered to pay for the damage, but the lady processing the rental said no payment was necessary. She went on to volunteer that it happened to all of them. She said she asked the owner to quit purchasing those units, but he claimed he got a good deal and just fix them as needed.
I would like to think this was a one time occurrence and I have no reason to believe that it was anything else. I would like to think Thor just had a bad day at the factory, but I really don't know.
Otherwise we had a wonderful trip with many great memories and lots of pictures. The kids are still taking about the fun we had.
- Jerry
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My wife and I would travel full time, but we have to sleep occasionally.
2001 Tiffin Allegro Bus 40 ft DP named the Wild Eagle
Followed by the Eaglet - A 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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