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Our Pegasus is our third brand new Bailey since we stated caravanning in 2006.

Other manufacurers (Swift for example) may have plusher looking interiors, but they are worse for practicality. We love the big lockers and sensibly stored table.  In some new swifts they store the table under the fixed bed which would be a nightmare to get at as we have a matress topper & store the bedding from the front bed there during the day.

Quote: Originally posted by La-la on 19/6/2011

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I must say the carcass seemed very robust (& with no seams)  and the chassis looked really solid too. A lot of them look and feel very tinny but my OH was well impressed with the Baileys in that respect.

I think they're British too ?   Point in their favour for me us as that's got to be keeping people employed in the UK.   

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We're on our 2nd Bailey, both Pageant Provence models. The first was a Series5 & this one is a Series7. Both lovely vans, the first was only sold because it was stolen from our drive & found again. We couldn't take to it after that so it was sold & we bought another new one.

We have a first class dealer just up the road & IF we buy another caravan, they'll be our first port of call. I don't intend towing a caravan miles & miles to have it serviced or warranty repaired when I have all the facilities on the doorstep.

BB

Quote: Originally posted by snagz on 20/6/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by La-la on 19/6/2011

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I must say the carcass seemed very robust (& with no seams)  and the chassis looked really solid too. A lot of them look and feel very tinny but my OH was well impressed with the Baileys in that respect.

I think they're British too ?   Point in their favour for me us as that's got to be keeping people employed in the UK.   

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Yes they are British. Built in Bristol.

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Quote: Originally posted by Basilbrush on 20/6/2011

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We're on our 2nd Bailey, both Pageant Provence models. The first was a Series5 & this one is a Series7. Both lovely vans, the first was only sold because it was stolen from our drive & found again. We couldn't take to it after that so it was sold & we bought another new one.

We have a first class dealer just up the road & IF we buy another caravan, they'll be our first port of call. I don't intend towing a caravan miles & miles to have it serviced or warranty repaired when I have all the facilities on the doorstep.

BB

 

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Agreed it is a fantastic dealer you have there. Worth towing from Kent to do business with

One other advantage Bailey have is their transient warranty scheme so you can take the van to any dealer for warranty work, you are not restricted to the purchasing dealer.

We are on our 4th Bailey, never had any major problems with any of them. We have a superb dealer nearby so no problems with servicing etc.

Our current Pegasus is excellent, the Alu-tech construction seems very solid and IMHO is the way forward.

Quote: Originally posted by D S B on 21/6/2011

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We're on our second Bailey.  They must be good vans - someone nicked our first one. 

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My husband certainly wouldn't be happy with the kind of thing you're talking about LDKO.   What we did notice though was how well built the shell & chassis seemed to be compared to other makes.  Also we liked the layout of a couple of them.

We really didn't look that closely at the time as we really weren't considering buying a caravan.  Just so happens the so-called `Scottish Caravan & Camping Show had nothing to see except caravans & motorhomes (no equipment etc)