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laughjimbo · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 20:57 Post subject: Bailey Senator Indiana

Been looking at getting a caravan and will have approx £10,000 to spend. I do like the Bailey caravans and i know a few people that have had them for years and loved them. I want a van with a fixed double bed and room for us and our 3 kids. I know the Indiana is only a 4 berth but our son wants to sleep in his own little area which s understandable because he is 13 now and want a bedroom annex in an awning. My question is has anyone on here had one of these or similar layout in a different make. I was looking a Oklahoma but we prefer the new layouts with double bed on the nearside and the toilet / shower on the offside as you get more work surface area in the van. If not the Bailey then other makes to consider!!!
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swizZer · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 21:17 Post subject: Re: Bailey Senator Indiana

laughjimbo · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 21:46 Post subject:

Sorry to hear that mate, i am lucky lately, the credit crunch has not effected me too much. The wifes a trainee school teacher and doing pretty well and i am really busy at work so i am keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that it continues to get busy like it has been for the past year or so Smile

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swizZer · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 21:52 Post subject:

don't apologise mate, only having a laugh wiv ya Wink

glad your doing well in these hard times, enjoy spending it... you can't take it with you Wink

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laughjimbo · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 22:08 Post subject:

Very true but i do have 3 children that go along way to spending what i earn Sad

Wouldn't have them any other way, at least i have got 3 well behaved, good kids. I am lucky really!!!
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swizZer · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 22:16 Post subject:

I have a 2 year old son.... thats why I got no £££££££££££'s!

I need to grow a nappy tree Rolling Eyes

And a childrens clothes tree Wink

sorry... I have hijacked your thread Laughing

... back on topic now......
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unclebazwold · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 22:32 Post subject:

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chrisfoster1971 · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 23:55 Post subject:

A good friend of mine has a Sterling which is a twin axle which has a large fixed bed and the front can be made up to another bed.

Take a look at Practical Caravan they have a layouts section near the back with letter coding so you can find the models with the layout you want.

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jennysteve · Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 346 Location: WIRRAL

the new swift models are really good, you can get a fixed bed with a lot of space on a single axle or a twin axle, and they are a bit wider than the bailey. swift also make the sterling models as well. hth. Laughing

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laughjimbo · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 21:22 Post subject:

I will have a look at the Practical Caravan Magazine and check out the layouts section and i will have a look for a dealer near me in Hertfordshire tha has the Sterling and Swifts. I did think though that all the new caravans now have the same width, i think the bailey's are 7' 6"??
I do want to get the right one, we have been camping for years and have been using a very large trailer tent for the past 4 years or so and we do quite A lot of camping as the wife works in a school so gets 13 weeks holiday a year and i am self employed so we try to do approx 5 - 6 weeks a year but want a caravan now so that we can do weekends too. I would rather pay more money and get a van that is about 2-3 years old rather than buy a much older one and then change it in a years time. I think what I may do is hire a va with a similar layout and do a couple of trips to make sure it is right for us!
Ayone know of a good place that does hire caravans?? I livew in Hertfordshire and a dealer near me called GT Towing used to do it but don't any longer. A hire place near to the new forest, hampshire, dorset or Devon area would be good as we go down that way A lot!!
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grasshole (RIP) · Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 1230 Location: Neston

You can have mine for £4250.00 Wink

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laughjimbo · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 22:29 Post subject:

What Model? Year?
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grasshole (RIP) · Joined: 16 Dec 2006 Posts: 1230 Location: Neston

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hillbilly · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 22:37 Post subject:

http://www.google.co.uk/aclk?sa=L&ai=CLsEwio3vSZeiBsODjAf0kt3QAfS_7WjG88jwAqqzuKQICAAQAigCUPKEzof7_____wFgu76ug9AKyAEBqQI0kQATy324PqoEG0_QxvoNiQd-M22MmjxGFcH-H7RFBfH8fG6dRQ&sig=AGiWqtymfjE1CwZtMwVRUVhoMlmCKNt1-w&q=http://www.1stcaravanhire.com Just did a search on Google.

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laughjimbo · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 22:42 Post subject:

Unfortunately a bit too old for what we want i think. I will speak to the misses and see what she says!!
Got any pictures??
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laughjimbo · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 22:44 Post subject:

Thanks for that hillbilly i will give them a call!! Laughing

Can anyone recommend 1st caravan hire?
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jennysteve · Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 346 Location: WIRRAL

never heard of them, but read a post in caravan mag that more and more people are renting before buying, so maybe it's worth a look see. Laughing

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leeandeb · Joined: 17 Aug 2007 Posts: 274 Location: torbay

i worked for a baily dealers, we had to go into the van's when they where delivered to re-do all the shabby work they do at the factory !

my friend bought one from us and she loves it to bits....

i would advise taking someone with lots of caravaning behind them, they are buit to sell for a budget so make sure its a good one.
no offence mate Smile

just trying to give you a honest reply.

check the roof seams inside as they come unstuck, make sure all he lights have there screws in them. it should be p-d-i'ed before you get it if its a good dealers.

good luck,

btw if i had 10k to spend on a van i would after all that get one, as you Can't really beat them for V-F-M vans
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laughjimbo · Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 17:12 Post subject:

what other run of the mill make caravan are of better quality than the bailey's? Most of the people that i have spoken to go for the bailey's but are the Swift's better quality for instance??
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jennysteve · Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 346 Location: WIRRAL

in a word yes is what I'd say, only from looking at all the write ups on the practical caravan issues i've read. swift and ace vans came amongst the top scorers along with buccaneer and elddis. also the dethleffs (german vans)but they are a heavy well made van, no problem for the Deli though. me personally i wouldn't buy a bailey or avondale van going on the recommendations of previous owners reports and the caravan reviews i've read. hope this is of some help as it's a big step buying your first van. good luck. Wink

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