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Subject Topic: New to us van Time,Bailey Opinions please Post Reply Post New Topic
PersonJohn M0GWR
15/9/2013 at 5:56pm
 Location: Nottingham
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Hi People
I have been lurking around here for a while, from when we bought a van and found it had leaks and other issues covered up etc, But that was quite a while back and i fixed most of the problems and we have had some great times away But the time has come for a bit of a upgrade, old van is a 1997 swift Challenger. So i have been looking around various dealers/websites/ free ads etc looking for a replacement. Well i have a short list now but just wanted some more opinions if possible.

There is 2 vans that i have seen, Both Baileys. One is a Ranger 620/6 2008 and the other is a Senator Indiana Series 5 2006. The ranger is basic and has a porch awning with it. Now the Indiana has motor mover, full bradcot awning with fiber poles, new tyres,Tyron bands plus everything else you could need to go away.

What do you people think of my 2 choices? pro's con's, look at somthing else? Did not really want to spend more than about 8 /8.5k.

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PersonGrampian91
15/9/2013 at 6:14pm
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Forgetting the mover and awning you can easily add those anyway.

Ones almost 2 1/2ft longer than the other, Single or twin axle, 6 berth or 4 berth.

Similar gross weights but one can only carry 200kg where the other has 300kg.

Side diner or not?

You need to spend some time in each van and go through the motions.
Pretend to cook something, Then pretend your all getting up and fighting for the bathroom or mirrors.
Getting ready for a night out etc etc..

Bit chalk and cheese those vans. Except a fixed bed.


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PersonJohn M0GWR
15/9/2013 at 6:33pm
 Location: Nottingham
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The Ranger has the side Diner and is 6 birth. Thing is we do not really need 6 births, Pretty much most of the time there will only be 2 of us sleeping in the van, should and of the kids wish to join us they like sleeping in the awning, i say any, we only have one at home now and he is 17 so he tends to stay at home. The Ranger just looked good and is not too far away.

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PersonJanx
16/9/2013 at 10:45am
 Location: lincolnshire
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Being a Bailey make sure it's absolutely damp free......can't stress this enough.....won't go into it in detail as I have covered this before but in case you don't know Baileys were prone to cracking front and back.It was brushed under the carpet a bit and only made known in general on sites like this one. They were never recalled so there could be some out there that are still like it. Seemed to be from about 2004 to 2008.

We bought new in 2007 and have had to have both replaced under warranty. You can't always see the cracks so don't go by sight, it was the way they fitted the panels when new.
Just wanted to point it out to you as you could find you end up with a very expensive repair.
I know there will be people say it wasn't just Bailey but if you do a search on here you will find most times it was.

We like the van but didn't expect to buy a new one and then two years later have that happen.

Hope you find a nice van to suit you soon.



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Personmichael
16/9/2013 at 3:12pm
 Location: Lancashire
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look on

www.caravanfinder.co.uk

bailey page 104



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PersonJaygo
16/9/2013 at 4:04pm
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We have had a 2008 Senator from new and are honestly frightened to trade it in.   As much as we love the fun of having a new van, we have been so pleased with this one and can't find anything to match the space and layout, it suits us so well, so we are sticking with our Bailey for now.

We have had no real problems with ours it really is often a case of being lucky. This does'nt really help you much but I agree with the others have a jolly good poke around and try them out for size. Do wish you lots of luck.   


PersonJohn M0GWR
16/9/2013 at 6:00pm
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Quite scary news here about the damp ....... I though looking for cars was a nightmare, seems caravans are worse :). I will do a search and see what i come up with about the panel cracks.

Thank You

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Person664DaveS
16/9/2013 at 8:23pm
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We are on our 4th Bailey, all have been great. We had the Burgundy, which is the same layout as the Indiana, but not as posh!
We are very pleased with our Pegasus, in fact we have been looking at the new Unicorns, but some things we like others not sure! Its good as our current van ticks all our boxes, and has 10 year anti-damp cover.

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PersonJohn M0GWR
16/9/2013 at 9:48pm
 Location: Nottingham
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So been out and looked at the ranger tonight, my swmbo liked it, problem for me is the bed..... i am 6'4 and it felt too short. The guy also had a Fleetwood/Adria there which we had a look at also, bed was much longer but swmbo did not really like the size as it was quite a small van.....here goes another night of looking on the net.

swmbo says it would not be a problem as you never stretch out in bed etc, but i think it could be and other than asking if i could spend the night in it i would not know :)

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PersonJohn M0GWR
21/9/2013 at 5:25pm
 Location: Nottingham
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Thank you for all the reply's We have looked at a couple more vans this week, but i still had the Senator in mt head. So this afternoon we have been and looked at a 2008 Senator, loved it and bought it :) Had a really good look around inside and out also on the roof :) Looking forward to trying it out.

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