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Whilst I have every sympathy for Tim, it is letters like these that make us glad we bought German.

Cheers
Andrew

Sorry to hear that, we are on our second Bailey and have had no problems so far (its coming up to 4 year old).

It does not seem to be unreasonable to expect something as expensive as a caravan to be built correctly! Thank goodness for the warranty.

Hope you get it sorted.

I have posted this before.  I saw a feature on Bailey caravans.  They boast that they can build a caravan from scratch in 4 hours, using pre-made fittings from their own workshops.

My observation is that if sealant takes at least 12 hrs to dry, how can you have a weatherproof van in 4 hours?

 Our Bailey bought new in 2007 had its first service end of Feb and was found to have damp. Dealer really dragging their heels about reparing it, Bailey of no help either. Finally got a date in July for repair after having to do a lot of chasing up. The poor customer service off both the dealer and Bailey has put me off ever buying another Bailey caravan .

Quote: Originally posted by AndrewK on 06/6/2008

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Whilst I have every sympathy for Tim, it is letters like these that make us glad we bought German.

Cheers
Andrew

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our 5 year old tec has developed a leak in the ceiling lite

have got it going for repairs next week

I would strongly reccomend to any Bailey owner to get a step ladder and check all four corners of the roof for cracks.  They had a problem a while back with the roof skins being a couple of millimetres the wrong size which can cause them to crack, and then let damp in.

And to all Caravan owners, dont forget that your Water Ingress Warranty lasts for 5 years from the date of purchase.  So keep getting it serviced by an Approved- Workshop to maintain the warranty.

We bought a 2006 Elddis avante new at the start of last year, this also was found to have damp when it was in for its first service at the end of January, the work was immediatly autorised by elddis and the parts ordered and by the end of March the van had been in and the work completed.