Bailey Approach Autograph

Francis
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edited February 2016 in Motorhomes #1

Hi all

Has anyone got any experience  of the above van. The one we were looking at is a brand bew fixed bed model with the Peugeot 2.2 hdi engine. We tow a small car on an A frame so what is the engine like power wise etc and the van in general 

Mant Thanks

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  • JVB66
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    edited February 2016 #2

    Our friends have a 740 and tow a smallish car and seem pleased also because its on the low alko chassis it is much more stable on the road than their previose Bessacar 

  • DavidKlyne
    DavidKlyne Club Member Posts: 13,867 ✭✭✭
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    edited February 2016 #3

    We have had a Bailey 740 Approach SE for the last 3 years and have been very pleased with it. I find the engine perfectly powerful when driving solo. Can't comment on towing but its the same engine used in many different makes of motorhome based on the Peugeot cab.

    David

  • Francis
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    edited February 2016 #4

    thanks for the advice. We were at the caravan show in Glasgow today and were offered a very good deal on a neE Bailey motorhome so just grtting a bit of extra info on them

  • Tammygirl
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    edited February 2016 #5

    Francis we have a Bailey 625SE and tow my Kia Picanto on an A frame, not had any problems with it don't even know its thereSmile which model
    are you looking a,t the new tranverse island bed one?

  • Francis
    Francis Club Member Posts: 2,024 ✭✭✭
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    edited February 2016 #6

    Thanks for all the info we got offered a very good deal at the Glasgow Caravan show yesterday on a Bailey Autograph with the corner end bed layout it was a very nice van and we were sorely tempted but in the end decided not to bother at the moment but we
    do hope to change in the not too distand future so the Bailey will definetly be getting added to our list of vans to consider.

    Many Thanks!

  • Tammygirl
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    edited February 2016 #7

    We took a fancy to the Bursner ixeo720, could be our next van, but they didn't offer us a good price for our Bailey (not suprising given the dealership) so wouldn't have done a deal at the show.

  • QFour
    QFour Forum Participant Posts: 442
    edited February 2016 #8

    Talked to one guy who had been on a factory visit. He had watched one guy who was putting mastic on leave 3" of it off because his gun had run out. He was not very complementary about the standard of work. Made me laugh though. His wife said that they always had Baily's she just hoped that the new one they had bought was going to have far less faults than the others they had owned. Her husband said that he stuck with them because they always gave him a good deal when he traded it in.

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