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Topic: Bailey or Sprite

DOBSONK

28/4/2009 at 8:45pm
Location: Inverclyde Scotland
Outfit: Bailey GT60. 620 6 and Hyundai i800

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Well I just cant make up my mind between the Bailey Ranger 620/6 fixed bed or the Sprite Quattro fixed bed, same layout so how do I decide.

MickeyM

28/4/2009 at 9:35pm
Location: Newtownards
Outfit: Mondeo Estate & Sprite Major4 SB

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The Sprite is slightly more expensive, but I thnk its worth it, If I could have afforded it at the time I would have chosen the Major 6 over the 550/6. Though I am dlighted with our van.

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gazmister123

29/4/2009 at 8:42am
Location: Redditch Worcestershire
Outfit: Mooveo Motorhome F camper & Static

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Our friends have a sprite and love it!

Can't really comment on the bailey tho, down to your personal taste I suppose, we personally don't like the interior design in the baileys so for us it would be the sprite,

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simon23

29/4/2009 at 9:03am
Location: leeds
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had a bailey 550/6 loved it but nowgot a sprite quttro es bunk bed one and the quality is much better basically you get what you pay for oh much preffers the sprite

Debbie T

29/4/2009 at 9:35am
Location: By the seaside!
Outfit: Bailey unicorn. Ford Edge

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Not really a fan of the Bailey interiors so it would be the Sprite for me!

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29/4/2009 at 10:30am
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I also had the same choice. I spoke to an independent caravan engineer who had been in the trade for 30 years and he strongly recommended the Bailey over the Sprite, mainly because of the construction quality and the likelihood of water ingress, but it's up to you!

Oh, and the weight!

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Val A

29/4/2009 at 11:07am
Location: West - North Yorkshire
Outfit: Swift Speedbird 490 Mondeo Estate

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If you read some of the other forums, recently there seem to have been lots of new Baileys with water ingress problems, some after only a few months from purchase, and with very little actual 'on-road' use! I'd talk to a few caravan engineers and see what they say, but for me it would be the Sprite - it looks a more modern and up to date van, somehow.

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29/4/2009 at 12:04pm
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Compare prices too!

Sorry but anything made by Swift I will avoid like the plague! Once bitten twice shy.

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Trek 39

29/4/2009 at 2:16pm
Location: Greater Manchester
Outfit: Santa fe Style & Bai

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We looked at the sprite major and the bailey ranger GT 60 and standard the finish in the Gt 60 was tons better than the sprite and loads more stuff on it and only £200 more.

The Bathroom in the major looked cheap compared to the GT60 also.

+ you cant lock the kids away in the Major like you can in the ranger's...

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CandP

29/4/2009 at 5:03pm
Location: North West
Outfit: Elddis Avante 554

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Quote: Originally posted by Niall24 on 29/4/2009

We looked at the sprite major and the bailey ranger GT 60 and standard the finish in the Gt 60 was tons better than the sprite and loads more stuff on it and only £200 more.
The Bathroom in the major looked cheap compared to the GT60 also.
+ you cant lock the kids away in the Major like you can in the ranger's...
Niall

I found the complete opposite when I was looking every Bailey I looked at has wonky doors, trim falling off, seemed claustrophobic the list goes on.

So we went for the Sprite Major 5

timpro

30/4/2009 at 9:26pm
Location: stoke
Outfit: Pennine Pathfinder 600tc

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funny people saying bailey has better quality than sprite! NEVER IN A MILLIONS YEARS! and it has been said by a bailey dealers sales manager they are ok but if u use then constantly ie rallies etc they will not last as long as swift group or explorer group! anyway everyone has ther own opinion i think bailey have great ideas and usually have the first of innovative layouts but the quality is way short of for example sterling cupboard doors a flimsy as are work tops in baileys look foryourselves it cannot be denied!

timpro

30/4/2009 at 9:26pm
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