We were looking to upgrade our 2006 Thor Four Winds 26' Class C a couple years ago. We bought it gently used in 2007. It had the Ford V10. Never had a problem with it, but we just couldn't take the rear corner bed anymore. It did have a few fit and finish interior trim issues that I just fixed myself. It did seem like the interior walls were made out of thin balsa wood with oak stickers on it! It towed the Jeep on our trailer just fine for many years.
We looked at a bunch of new and newer class A motorhomes. I could not believe the poor workmanship and the prices they were asking. Even a new 160K Jayco Seneca Freightliner, sitting on the lot, had a thin wall in the bathroom coming apart and bowed.
As we were leaving, we stumbled across a 2005 Holiday Rambler (Monaco) sitting out front. Ford Chassis with the V10. We asked them what was up with it. He said it was just traded and they had not taken it back to be cleaned up yet. We looked at it and bought it! The quality and finish was far better than our 2006 class C and anything new we looked at. Aluminum superstructure, exterior sides, and roof. They don't make them like this anymore.
It tows our Jeep on a trailer just fine as well. Even though it is heavier than the class C, I can not tell a difference in performance while towing.
I believe the quality of most RVs, even Holiday Rambler, seemed to take a turn for the worse sometime around 2008. I hope it gets better. This one will do until we retire. Then we will look at used diesel pushers. Hopefully pre-def, Monaco, HR, and Country Coach.
Out with the old, and in with the new, although one year older!
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