Dustydog,
I am convinced that Bailey will soon drop the Senator range once a certain number of Pegasus sales are confirmed. I read somewhere, can't remember where, that as new Bailey models come on line it is their intention to build them the Alu-Tec way as the Pegasus.
I don't think Bailey will increase the price of the Senators or it will affect the second hand values very much.
When Swift dropped the Bessacar range, due to the fact that Bessacars were not built in large numbers, for a time they held their prices pretty well. I have not checked the comparable specs in detail between the Senator and the Pegasus but from what i have read there seems little difference.
The problem for dealers when Swift dropped the Bessacar was that Swift increased the spec of the Conqueror.For example Swift immediatly put the Alde Wet Central heating in the twin axle Conquerors, and they cost less than their equivalent Bessacars which were left on dealers forecourts.
It will be interesting to see, if the Alu-Tec build method takes off, how soon other manufacturers will follow.
With the Alu-Tec system it is important that the caravan, from what i gather,is serviced at a Bailey approved Alu-Tec service centre. Evidently this is because the nuts and bolts which hold it together have to be torqued to a set level at certain service intervals. the internal capping, i suspect, will have to be removed to do this. The service to do this is not going to be cheap, but must be done to keep the warranty and the caravan watertight.
I certainly would not like to buy a second hand one without a full service history from a dealer, like my own, that i trust.
Perhaps Bailey would like to comment on these points.
Hamer
