Pegasus Rimini

mikeylynne
mikeylynne Forum Participant Posts: 9
edited May 2018 in Caravans #1

Hi everyone,

I bought a new Bailey in May 2017 and since then the seat bases has been sent back twice because of the padding collapsing and puckering,we the van serviced last week to discover the chrome on a number of handles peeling and also the cooker rings have corroded, has anyone else suffered like this or are we just unlucky.

Mikeylynne

 

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  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited May 2018 #2

     We have had our Genoa for over two years and the only "problem"we have had is with the seating that kept sliding forward, but that was over come with a factory mod, that should be on your van,no problem with the cooker

  • norab
    norab Forum Participant Posts: 64
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    edited May 2018 #3

    I am sorry to hear of your trouble .

    Well if your unlucky so were we with our Rimini 4 years ago . And baileys haven’t changed then . I am not going to bore you with all the problems just the water we had coming in every year . After three years We part exchanged it and I am very sorry for the person who might have  bought it . 

     i e mailed bailey each time we had problems ,  I said that the van was  very nicely designed but sadly of poor quality and put together like bits of Lego . A bit of an insult to Lego which is of excellent quality . Our swift will be two years old this July and I am more than satisfied with it . Our repair dealer must love baileys because they did have a lot of work in repairs.. 

    I will however never buy another bailey or recommend them . I don’t believe people when they say good things . it is just not true and I think  they are too embarrassed to admit it . 

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited May 2018 #4

    So you are one of the few out of the thousands built that have had a problem ,we are on our second Bailey first an Orion and now a Pegasus, and have found them both to be watertight ,with far fewer "niggles" plus the damp and two floor delaminations in our Swift Conquerer which made us swear never to buy another Swiftundecided ,

  • mikeylynne
    mikeylynne Forum Participant Posts: 9
    edited May 2018 #5

    After speaking to the supplying dealer and another Bailey dealer there does seem to be a problem with the seat bases collapsing across the Pegasus range, my main bugbear is the total lack of response from Bailey themselves who seem to ignore the problem and blame their suppliers.

    Last time I buy a Bailey 

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited May 2018 #6

    That is a shame as if you look round any caravan site check out what make is normally most prvelant,and if there was the perceived "problems"why are so many sold including their late entry into the motor caravan market,,and we have have most makes (several that no longer exist ) in our 50yrs plus of caravaning ,and most have had some "niggles" but the main problems are nearly always down to lack of DPI from the dealer before delivery or lack of help from the dealer once soldundecided 

  • Pageantpete07
    Pageantpete07 Forum Participant Posts: 91
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    edited May 2018 #7

    We are on our 6th Bailey our current model is a Unicorn cadiz we did have a problem  with the Alko axle which had to be replaced under warranty [not a fault with Bailey as I believe Swift and Coachman have suffered with the same axle problem] All our previous vans have been trouble free .

  • Alipete
    Alipete Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited August 2018 #8

    What is so frustrating about Bailey is that basically they are very good vans but quality control is virtually non-existent while attention to detail in design is poor. Examples: our new Pegasus GT70 Rimini main door jammed first trip out. When we finally got it open it transpired that the bolts holding the handle to the door simply hadn't been tightened (I gave each of them three full 360 degree turns!). Design issues: you can't swivel the toilet because it fouls on the wardrobe door so if you're tall you end up sitting sideways or with your knees jammed against the bulkhead - how am I supposed to do the crossword sitting like that?

    One of my beefs about the Caravan Club is its anodyne reviews of vans - even those on long term tests. If the Club would be more critical it might make the manufacturers take notice.

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited August 2018 #9

    A lot of "niggles" these days seem to be down to dealers not doing a full PDI that they get paid for from the manufacturer and when the end user (us) find a "problem" they can put a warranty claim in and get more money from the manufacturer,

    As for your toilet pan "problem" did you not "try before you buy?"wink 

  • viatorem
    viatorem Forum Participant Posts: 645
    edited August 2018 #10

    I have had 7 vans including 3 Baileys. Attention to detail and build quality has declined somewhat, R&D seems misdirected regarding construction materials. If only they were properly put together. However they have improved interior design, use of space and towing stability through R&D with Bath University.

    In summary well designed poorly executed, now where have we seen this before in British manufacturing?

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