Thor A.C.E. Motorcoach R.V.: An in-depth review

BEWARE, WEARY TRAVELERS!
What lurks beneath the surface of your costly THOR MOTORCOACH from CAMPING WORLD in Lakewood, NJ may chill you to your bones, and frustrate you to no end! Not just the quality of the vehicle, but the customer service as well!

We made this video to make light of a very trying and unfortunate situation, just to ease ourselves of the incredible inconveniences suffered for months on end.

2015 Thor A.C.E. Motorcoach purchased from Camping World NJ of Lakewood, NJ in April 2015, with a 1yr warranty was in the shop for 5 months out of a year and half ownership!

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[mikemiller]

Thanks for reminding me to do my research. I bought into all the Thor hype and was dead set on buying one. After watching your video I realized my research was watching videos of salesmen saying how great they were instead of looking for owners. Forums can be tricky to when you don't know who sponsors the forum or if the majority of posters are company hacks.

Now I have to go back and stay my research again, but that's a good thing rather then buying something I'd regret.

[agcandkrc]

I realize I’m seven years late to this video, but it was an absolute delight, and I laughed so hard at it! Particularly the popcorn part. You guys are what the Internet should always, and only have been about. Creative people making interesting and entertaining content.

[jmfly]

7 years now with our Thor 'product' - this video is spot on. Although, we didn't buy from Camping World, our RV has lived up to Thor's reputation - it stinks - sometimes literally !!!

[irvkanode]

Everyone with a problem RV needs to make a video like this for YouTube. Who were the 57 people that gave this a thumbs down.

[MrVerno]

These are the "Real World" Reviews that newbies like myself need to see before purchasing an RV.. So few are out there just the slick sales pitch...Thanks...

[stevesorrentino]

Very clever way to review the motorhome. I enjoyed watching.

[DavidLGood]

Absolutely my favorite RV review video ever.... still to this day.

[raquelrodriguez]

I got a THOR 2015 Hurricane.  What a piece of S!!  Had almost all of the same problems.  After 2 years the cheap seats in the front came apart.  Oh the front windshield leaks water as well as where they installed the antenna and the drawers around the oven have completely come apart.  Having problem with the generator now that I got into some areas where its hot (UTAH).  Took it to Cummins in Denver (Onan 5500 model), they told me the area where the generator is was poorly designed and not properly built to the specs needed for proper use so it overheats and shuts down when its 95 outside.  AWESOME VIDEO JON!!!!  Sorry had to vent a little!!

[careymarks]

Thanks for the info Thor, much appreciated. We were looking at the Thor Ace and you just changed my mind...big time!!!

[izenmike]

I have a 2013 Thor ACE. Slide motors rattled, fixed under warrantee. Paint on trim peeled, denied by Thor AFTER I personally spoke to Thor's CEO (fixed by Camping World of Bartow!). No other issues. Build quality is definitely entry level. Never pay full price... start at 2/3 MSRP and work yourself down.

[OurJourneyInMyles]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED this video. For you to show all the issues you had in a fun, informative and truly professional honest way was friggin amazing. Most people would be so mad, they would shoot the camera person! Bravo, ...well done.

[Damian.]

I was planing to buy Thor 30.2 but after this video I might think again 🤔

[kawarthaleather]

Thank you for your review, very entertaining, but more importantly you probably saved me a lot of frustration. I was considering buying one. but not now.... thanks again Steve

[stevewicker]

Wow that is why we bought a tiffin from a local dealer not a camping world. Great video, hope all your problems get resolved and you can get back on the road!

[andrewsilver]

we had similar number of issues when we bought a new 2012 Fleetwood Storm. However to Fleetwood's credit they fixed each issue, sending it to the factory twice and taking care of other repairs locally, well past the warranty.

[chilatelover]

This was great. That's 100k that neither Thor or Camping World is getting from me. Thanks for the vid

[nyamanagementllc]

Best and funniest review I have ever seen on any product, period! Very witty and to the point. So sad that this industry doesn't give a crap about their customers or their reputation. Cars get it right most of the time. Why can't RV manufacturers do the same? Shame on them!

[ottof]

Thanks for sharing. This is exactly what Greg Gerber and other RV journalists have been writing about. Too many RV manufacturers (not all) push out too much product without quality control and the ability to have enough facilities to correct existing problems. The typical one year warranty is worthless, especially when the repair shop is booked up for months and then have to leave your RV with them for weeks/months. By the time you get it back, the warranty is almost over and/or the camping season has just about ended.

[philly]

I too was looking forward to I was thinking of getting a Thor coach. Not now. I've heard from several people not to buy a Thor product.

[Ceebo]

Thank you so much for making this vid. Was looking into buying a Thor but not anymore.