Recent content by jerry4

We normally stay at home over xmas and new year but this year we are thinking about taking the van away somewhere for a few nights over new year. We want to go somewhere where there will be some evening entertainment (suitable for family with children aged 6-11) and within 100 mile (or so)...

Hi We changed our ageing 1992 van for a brand new one last year. We didn't actually set out to buy new, we were looking for a good quality family van about 5 or so years old but we found the prices for these were very nearly as much as buying new and there was little or no warranty. Buying new...

And finally... Will try to avoid a hernia, been there, done that and don't really fancy going under the knife again!

I also mean't to say George and Ade I would be interested in seeing some picks of how your van looks. I'm a bit new to the forum though and don't think I'm supposed to put my e-mail address on here. How do I get my e-mail address to you?

Hi Thanks for all your comments, much appreciated and food for thought. I think I'll check the noseweight with some bathroom scales as My feeling is it could be too high and the guage inaccurate (the back of the car does seem to go down quite a bit as I lower the van onto the car. In fact I...

I have recently changed my tow car to a 2005 model Honda CRV. When I hitch up my caravan (Bailey Ranger 540/6) and have the family plus luggage in the car, the the back end of the car seems quite low down. I check the noseweight each trip with a guage I got from the local caravan accessory...

Thanks for the replies. Might be something I'll just have to live with. I didn't realise there was a legal height for towbars though. I'll measure it to make sure it's ok

Hi there, wonder if anyone can help. I have recently bought a Honda CRV (2.2 diesal 2002-2007 model) to tow my Bailey Ranger 540/6 and the front of the caravan looks a bit low (as does the tow ball to the ground). I've tried moving things around inside the caravan and this has helped a bit (by...

Hi there, I absolutely agree. We had been looking for a decent 5 or so year old van through much of this year but in the end we bought a new one as it was only about 20% dearer than some comparable 5 yr old used models. I simply could not believe some of the prices being asked for eg in excess of

Hi there Having read with interest all these horror stories about wheels coming off, I made a point of checking the wheel nuts on my new Bailey Ranger (collected from dealer last month so have only towed about 50 miles so far) On removing the wheel cover I was somewhat comforted to see the...

Hi There We love Damage Barton. Fantastic views over the Bristol Channel across to South Wales (on a clear day). Excellent facilities and a great feeling of space (even in Aug) with plenty of room for the kids to run around. You can access the coast walks easily from the site and there is an...

Hi there We are thinking of going to pembrokeshire for our 2 week summer hols next year. Any recommendations for good sites? We prefer quiet sites without lots of noise, bars etc but do have a young family so access to a sandy beach would be good. We have considered the CC site at Freshwater...

Dear all, thanks for the comments, most helpful. I did get to test drive a CRV on saturday and was very impressed with it. Obviously can't tell what it's like for towing but I see no reason why it shouldn't handle our caravan well. Now I just need to pursuade my finance manager (wife) that we...

We have recently taken delivery of a new Bailey Ranger 6 series (540/6) and I think our current towcar is not really quite up to comfortable towing (we have a citroen Picasso diesal with a legal max of 1300 kg, and with the Bailey at a MPTL of 1300kg we are legal but over the ideal 85% limit and...

Thanks for all the comments, nice to know I'm not alone, but I do take the point that you have a choice when you buy a van and likely as not you will have to make some compromises. Ron- since writing the post I have seen a Lunar Zenith for sale at a local dealer and I'm planning to go and have...