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Subject Topic: Old Bailey Pageant Champagne review
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Personme101
02/9/2020 at 8:58am
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Hi, I know a lot of people are in the process of buying their 1st caravan and may be unsure of getting an older van. With this in mind, I did a little review of our 2004 Bailey. Hopefully this may help those who are searching on a budget (as we were).
https://www.clsdoncaster.com/post/caravan-review-bailey-pageant-champagne


Personjim oldham
02/9/2020 at 10:35am
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To conserve water in the shower, I fitted one of these.
Under a fiver and a doddle to fit.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shower-Saving-Control-Caravan-Motorhome/dp/B076PRKNN8/ref........


Personme101
02/9/2020 at 3:04pm
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We looked at something like this, and if we were keeping the van I think we would have tried it.


PersonMITIE1
02/9/2020 at 7:10pm
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hi we had one for 12 years great van we just looked after it it like every thing if you look after stuff it will look after you and that is the same as your car cheers .tom


moorlander999
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great review ...we have a 2003 Monarch in exactly the same colour scheme :)


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via mobile 03/9/2020 at 10:43am
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Our first Bailey was a 2000 Champagne, nice van which we had a few years.

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PersonSamandRose
03/9/2020 at 1:59pm
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Good honest review. We have a 2002 Avondale with the same interior layout, fridge and heater and most of the comments you have made would apply.

Usually it's just the 2 of us travelling and we tend to keep the side dining area for having breakfast before we bother to put the front bed away. There was one time that we tried bringing a friend and her 10-year-old daughter along, with the child sleeping on the top bunk and the adult beneath. She said it felt a bit like being inside a coffin. But it's fine for a small child, or a small-ish adult without the top bunk above.

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Personme101
04/9/2020 at 10:07am
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I think if just 2 people, the van is ideal. Just a bit tight for a family (unless it is just a short weekend).


PersonColin21
04/9/2020 at 1:39pm
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Age should never put anyone off buying an older caravan. Once they are past 5 years old condition is everything, and some of the older vans were better built than some of the newer ones. Our 1992 model is still giving great service. Has everything a modern caravan has too. Our previous caravan was a 1988 model and that had everything too. We had that 4 years and still sold it on, and for a small profit too.

I'd be much more wary about buying a 10 year old caravan, assuming I could afford one, as you have a lot more money to lose if it goes pear-shaped.











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