2013 Thor Motor Coach A.C.E. Class A - Gas reviews

It is a great RV. We traveled from Indiana across country to San Diego, CA. From Indiana to South Dakota. Climbing mountains as high as 6,000 feet in elevation. We lived full time in our Motorhome for 3 years. Show less

Owned ACE since 2013. Bought it used that year with 2200 miles on it. The 2013 29.2 model ACE is easy to maneuver. It has much more room than our old c-class. I think RV's need more over all walls ,floor, ceiling insulation Glad it has the full body paint, no decal pealing as it ages. Nice high ceilings. Good size bathroom. The slide out is spacious and works fine. The windows are tinted and have nice fabric blinds. We like the floor plan and the storage in and out is fantastic. It has plenty of power and tows our 14 ft motorcycle trailer with ease. We made some updates / modifications to make it uniquely ours. For example: Added long mirror behind the toilet. The bath sink mirror is too high. Updated lights through out to LED. Wish the bedroom had smaller windows or just on one side. Removed the big sliding bedroom door because it always made noise while we drove. Replaced the mattress as a personal preference. The tile looking vinyl flooring is good but wish it covered the entire unit. Don't care for the cheap carpet in the cockpit and bedroom. Very disappointed that all the seats are made of low quality vinyl . They really scratch at the slightest touch. The front privacy curtain lining rotted so my wife made nice, insulated backed new ones. Wish Thor would have installed front blinds initially, Prefer both sinks were metal not plastic. We don't need the oven just a 2 burner cook plate, please. It does have plenty of counter top space. We keep our ACE serviced regularly, greased and oiled etc. We store it in an RV port and keep an eye on wear n' tear and replace something when called for. So, due to our human aging this will be our last big RV. Glad we made travel a go of it! Show less

Have taken this rig out on extended 3 month trips 3 times. And several small 1-2 week trips and weekend trips. Handles like an old truck but gets you down the road without any issues. Typical RV glitches initially but once you figure them out things went well. If you run between 55-65 it handles OK, never a problem going up and down mountains...just get in the slow lane and watch out for semi's coming up behind you. Can't be in a hurry with this rig. Easy to park and set up. Great Class A for state and national parks because of the length. No issues with the heating and AC so far. Found if I put a curtain between the front of the rig (driver's seat) and the back of the rig the AC worked fine driving down the road and kept us cool. Otherwise it was like a heat box. Has a huge windshield which was so nice. Great views as you drive down the road. Used a Blue OX towing system with a Jeep Sport Utility and did not notice a significant decrease in gas mileage. Towed easily. Only problem was getting the slide out cover fixed. Broke twice. Replaced the mattress with a sleep number, worked great. Not a lot of bedroom storage in this model (only 1 slide out. But wasn't a big issue. Shower was adequate, but we are not overweight people. Overall not a bad little RV esp if you want it for short excursions. Not comfortable for full time RVing, unless you are single. Good storage space. Show less

My wife and I really love our ACE, and while we haven't put a lot of miles on it, we were able to take some incredible sites that took us over 2/3 of the US, and it has given us a lifetime of memories. It is very easy to drive, and it was incredibly easy to stop, set up, tear down and move on. I even towed a 12 foot enclosed trailer, which moved along without effecting any performance, including no noticeable to fuel consumption. We certainly recommend an ACE for anyone in the market. Show less

I don't think we could have found more value for the $$. We've been around the western U.S. more than once, comfortably. We didn't tow anything, but we camped next to an identical rig who was towing his Ford Ranger and loved it. Thor obviously went with the low bid in several interior areas, but nothing distracted us from enjoying the rig. The Ford power train is a bit torque limited above 4000 rpm, but that's only noticeable in the mountains, and that's the only real criticism I have. Show less

Purchased the year old A.C.E. used with 9,700 miles. We had the front end aligned and added a Safe-T-Plus which made a huge improvement in drivability. The Jensen radio failed and was replaced under warranty. A slide motor failed and was also replaced under warranty. The leveling jack controller and wiring harness were replaced under warranty as well. None of those component failures were attributable to Thor. The lining of the front privacy curtain is an absolutely silly materials quality issue in that it has the consistency of cheap toilet paper and just disintegrates when exposed to sunlight. Thor cannot possibly have saved more than a buck or two sourcing those curtains from that supplier. Bad decision on their part. Anyway, we've driven the coach some 30K uneventful miles, 25 states, and Canada since those initial glitches. We pull a Mini Cooper that presents no issues at all. Our selling/servicing dealer, Dave's RVs in Claremore, OK, has always bent over backwards for us. We're pleased with this A.C.E. Show less

We love this RV. It has been a great adventure enjoying it but, I still work and we would rather see it be enjoyed and used as it should. This RV has been easy to drive and maintain. It is comfortable ride in and is like living in an apartment when you are at your destination. Love the RV life. Show less

Have had since new many trips to Branson. Grandkids are getting older and not interested in camping any longer. Grandpa is also getting older and would prefer a motel room drives nice and smooth, is powerful going up hills, passing other vehicles Show less

Have had since new many trips to Branson. Grandkids are getting older and not interested in camping any longer. Grandpa is also getting older and would prefer a motel room drives nice and smooth, is powerful going up hills, passing other vehicles Show less

The quality of the ACE is horrible. The material used on all seating in our RV is disintegrating. After shelling out $70,000 for this RV we are faced with replacing or recovering all seats. Extremely poor quality materials used throughout. Lining on front window curtains disintegrated and had to be replaced after 2 years. Supports for side mirrors are badly corroded and will need to be replaced. The drivers and passenger seats tilt forward. Wood throughout (or a facsimile thereof) is chipping. Don't buy one of these RVs unless you have money to burn. We thought this would be our last RV but we may not be able to afford this one. We can't even sell it in this condition and it is only a 2013. Who would buy an RV with the seat coverings disentegrating? Show less