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CandP

11/4/2009 at 5:43pm
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Just been to the dealers today, and our caravan has arrived now.
Going to get PDI'd and Valeted next week, ready for collection the following week!

We cant wait. This will be our 1st Caravan A Sprite Major 5 with the Anniversary pack!

GraemeStuart99

11/4/2009 at 6:00pm
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Congratulations, we pick ours up on Friday.........

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wizard9956

11/4/2009 at 6:36pm
Location: Bristol
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Congrats to you both , have a fab time with your new caravans .

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Jusy

11/4/2009 at 6:58pm
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Congrats C&P and you Graeme, enjoy your new vans.

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rustyfrog

11/4/2009 at 7:26pm
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Congrats on your new van.

We are not a bit jealous are we?

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CandP

12/4/2009 at 8:28pm
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Thanks for your replies :)

Trek 39

12/4/2009 at 8:49pm
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Please Can i ask you what made you choose the major over the bailey ranger GT60 Range??

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CandP

12/4/2009 at 9:01pm
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Yeah, The GT Ranger is what we went looking at initially after the reviews we had read.
However we thought the fitting were not very good. Like the springy plastic to hold the cupboard doors shut. It will go brittle over time and break or potentially mis shape its self.
We also thought that the cupboard arrangement looked a bit square and had no character.
But the Clincher was we looked at about 3 GT's and different dealers and they all had bits ready to fall off. De-lamination of the door surfaces, finishing trim round the doors falling off. Doors not on straight cupboards not on straight.
We then looked at the Sprite and the finish was night and day. Everything seems a lot better put together, it does not have some of the extras's the GT has but the build quality was that much better. Plus we got the Anniversary Pack for free :)

Trek 39

12/4/2009 at 9:16pm
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Thanks i will put my spec's on tomorrow when i get to look at a ranger Gt at Blackburn and see what is falling off ETC.

I thought because it has the fira gold award it is top notch but may be not..

I wish i never started on this caravan lark ( my head is starting to hurt now)

Where in the n/w do you go??

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CandP

12/4/2009 at 9:30pm
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Blackburn was one of the placed we looked at, and thats where we 1st noticed the bad fit. The finishing strip along the top of the toilet door was hanging off and the door was skew-wiff.

If you are asking where in the NW we looked for vans it was everywhere, ended up at Campbell's in Kirkham.

This is our 1st caravan so I know how you feel :)

What you have to remember and it goes for everything anywhere where there may be awards being handed out the units get built with a bit extra TLC :)

Trek 39

12/4/2009 at 9:33pm
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