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how can they get away with selling the pegasus with a factory noseweight at 80kg , already 5 kg over most towcars limit ??

when we ordered ours nobody mentioned anything about noseweight when the tow vehicle was mentioned , just the kerbweights.

not happy at all with this set up

Quote: Originally posted by 664DaveS on 23/4/2010

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Ours tows perfectly well.

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so it should with a sorento.

tows well behind our 4x4 as well but for all the people who are towing one with a family sized hatchback / estate with noseweight limits of 75kg it isnt such good news is it ?

Quote: Originally posted by neil and lena on 23/4/2010

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I think you will find that many new British built vans have a ex-noseweight of over 75kgs Its common knowledge that many new vans are above that limit .
Perhaps thats one of the reason that you see so many Mondy's , Passat's and vectra's towing with there beak's in the air .
Looks like you will have to use your Mitsubishi which I know will be less economical

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i dont mind using the mitsubishi ,thats what its for ,but we are going to southern france in june so need the ford for the tug down there hence the experimenting with it on the last trip out & sorting the leccies out for atc and fridge etc. if it was northern france id take the mitsu but cant justify all the extra fuel particularly with the current increases for such a long trip south as well as being penalised on red pennant for being over 10 years old ,makes a very expensive trip out of it.

to be fair the car sits fairly level , as does the van but knowing you are exceeding the towball limit and should the worst happen will your insurance be void ??

Quote: Originally posted by bev+jon on 23/4/2010

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how can they get away with selling the pegasus with a factory noseweight at 80kg , already 5 kg over most towcars limit ??

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I'm not a legal expert, but I can tell you from experience that, if anything at all is outside recommended limits, the insurance companies will jump at it in the event of a claim.

I wouldn't do it myself.

Jim

Was the nose weight of the van you sold when you ordered your pegasus so different. Strikes me you regret buying your new van. That's a pity because you were very pleased with it after the manufacturer had carried out the work on it.

BB

What are you weghing it on? Most nose weight scales are rubbish. Use an old pair of bathroom scales.

Quote: Originally posted by Fat Bum on 23/4/2010

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Why don't you just sell the van and buy a different make - you seem to have so many issues with Bailey and are under the impression you won't have problems with other makes.

The nose weight issue is not their fault - you should have checked what the nose weight was compatible with your car before buying the van and it can be sorted by how you load the van anyway.

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you dont know half of it , there are many unhappy pegasus owners on sites and on other forums.not just us, not just noseweight issues , stone chip damage to front panels mean bailey are now putting thicker paint on and upgrading the stick on adhesive panels on the front and doing it to earlier vans under warranty , email kelly at baileycaravans for more details.

how about one owner having to have the oven taken out to cure a gas leak while on site.

wonderful eh ?

and why should i need to take a big hit by selling it ? not my fault Bailey cant put a van together correctly or test them properly before marketing them