2020 Bailey

armourer
armourer Forum Participant Posts: 218
edited January 2020 in Caravans #1

has bailey caravans with the alu tec frame got there act together or do they still have the same problems as the earlier models from 5 years ago

been looking at buying the grande brindisi  but don't wan to buy one if there still sh**e

and leaking like a side

 

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  • SteveL
    SteveL Club Member Posts: 12,303 ✭✭✭
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    edited January 2020 #2

    We bought a Bailey U2 Cadiz in January 2014 and sold it last March when we changed to a MH. We had no problems with damp what so ever. A minor problem with a locker door, which was replaced under warranty and a failure of the Alde control panel out of warranty at 4 years old. If we had been staying with a caravan we would probably have bought another Bailey.

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited January 2020 #3

    We have had an Orion 2013 and now have a Pegasus 2016 neither of them have had any problems with water ingress,and several of our friends also have alutec Baileys without any problems,there was a few early series one that  had a problem with imported front grab handles that were found to be letting water into the front  side lockers causing a damp problem with the flooring in those small lockers

  • KeithL
    KeithL Forum Participant Posts: 114
    edited February 2020 #4

    Got a 2011 Pegasus 2 and no damp problems whatsoever

  • Sparky25
    Sparky25 Forum Participant Posts: 23
    edited March 2020 #5

    Think they are pretty good to be honest. Water ingress can happen to any manufacturer. Damp is a different issue.

  • kentman
    kentman Forum Participant Posts: 147
    edited March 2020 #6

    We had a 2010 Olympus which was fine but then bought s series 3 Unicorn which was found after a year to have leaked so badly that the rear bathroom and some of the bedroom had to be stripped out.  Now have a Coachman vip.

  • andytyneandwear
    andytyneandwear Club Member Posts: 115 ✭
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    edited March 2020 #7

    Bailey Unicorn 3 Valencia New in 2015, 2016 Leaked front nearside roof joint at awning rail above window, 2016 service damp found in bedroom,2017 service damp in bathroom toilet side, 2019 Leaking rear roof joint ( very common), All fixed under warrantee but a pain non the less,

  • DSB
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    edited March 2020 #8

    We've had a few little problems, which have been fixed under warranty, but I don't think we have had any more problems than we would have had with any other van.  Most have been little things.

    We did, however, have the dreaded 'collapsed axle' which Alko replaced as a measure of goodwill.  Again, this effected van's of different makes, although there were more Bailey van's that appeared to have the problem.  This may have partly been down to the design of 2015/16 caravans - it was more obvious on Bailey vans.

    David

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