Nigel Donnelly said:
They definately got a few things wrong before. This is much better looking - you don't have to love the technology of the bodyshell to like the van this time, which will help a lot. Less spec will mean a drop in price. Which in turn looks like an early bath for the Olympus too...
As an owner of an 8 month old Pegasus mk1 I am a little disappointed that it is being updated so soon.
We are more than happy with our van, but at the Feb NEC show we were surprised that the Olympus had a better quality worktop compared to the Pegasus.
I feel the Pegasus 1 equipment level is excellent (far better than rival vans) so that may explain the equipment downgrades as IMO magazine reviews appear more bothered about upholstery colours compared to price, equipment & practicality.
New swifts appear to favor form over function with striking interiors yet storing the table under a fixed bed. I have never seen anything so silly in my life. This may be fine in a display van with no bedding on it, but in real life when the bed is topped with a quilt & the bedding from the put away front bed, then lifting the fixed bed 4 or so times a day to access the table for 2 meals is a real mission.
Baileys may not be the best finished vans, but in coming up to 5 years of caravanning and looking at various makes, Baileys do appear to us to be the most practical. Most rival vans roof lockers will not even take cereal boxes apart from the fun size ones. Practicalities like this may not matter to everyone, but for family caravanning without erecting a full awning, interior space & storage are important.
Let's hope Bailey don't loose this advantage with their new range.
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