Bailey unicorn VI Vigo 2018

[Flid72]

Hi all. First time on this and I was wondering if someone could help me please?
I need to find out what height the awning rail is off the floor. Looking at buying a kampa fiesta air pro 350 and I wanted to make sure that it will fit.

 

[Thingy]

Well for a start, there is no Unicorn V1, they are just about to release series V. So, do you mean 4 or 5?


The full awning size for a 5 is 1023cm. For a porch awning, you wont have any issues fitting the air pro to it, but for size, the caravan has an overall height 8ft9inch, or 2.669 mtrs. This includes the Status aerial so as near as I can ascertain, the roof height will be around 8ft 3inchs, the awning rail approx 1 inch below that.

I have looked into this quite a bit as I have just ordered the Cadiz with identical dimensions.

 

[Woodentop]

2018 would be a Unicorn 4 - they update and renumber them every two years. The U4 came out late 2017 and the U5 should have started early last year but its running late.

 

[Thingy]

The 5's demonstrators are to be delivered beginning of Sept and first orders released end of Sept, early October. We have been given a provisional mid-October delivery.

 

[Buckman]

The 5's demonstrators are to be delivered beginning of Sept and first orders released end of Sept, early October. We have been given a provisional mid-October delivery.

The problem with late October deliveries is being able to use it on numerous occasions within the first 30 days to ensure that there are no snags etc. Then in the next 5 months using it over the winter period before the 6 month window from delivery date expires.

 

[Hutch]

The problem with late October deliveries is being able to use it on numerous occasions within the first 30 days to ensure that there are no snags etc. Then in the next 5 months using it over the winter period before the 6 month window from delivery date expires.

There is no problem with using a caravan in the winter months, I collected our new one in Feburary, used it for a week in the UK then went , across to France for a month. Lots of snow, you just need to have the mind set to get away.

 

[Buckman]

There is no problem with using a caravan in the winter months, I collected our new one in Feburary, used it for a week in the UK then went , across to France for a month. Lots of snow, you just need to have the mind set to get away.

That may be okay for you and me, but some do not use their caravan over the winter period and we did not last year for the first time in several or more years.
When we collected our present caravan end of Oct 2017 we were able to stay on the dealer's campsite for several weeks otherwise a 180 round trip to resolve minor but annoying issues. We then spent Christmas at moreton in Marsh campsite and after that did not use the caravan until mid term in February. Cold and arthritis don't seem to like one another. LOL!

 

[Thingy]

Whats this "six month window" you mention?

Using it per se wont be an issue. We store on the drive and can run all the systems as often as we like. Plus it will get used, its going to N. Yorks for three weeks.

 

[Buckman]

Whats this "six month window" you mention?

Using it per se wont be an issue. We store on the drive and can run all the systems as often as we like. Plus it will get used, its going to N. Yorks for three weeks.

From date of delivery you have 30 days in which you can reject the caravan for a full refund if there is something wrong with it and it is not up to standard. No argument.
After the 30 day window and within 6 months of date of delivery you need to give the dealer ONE chance at repair and if that fails then you can reject the caravan for a full refund.
Also remember that from the time you mention any issue with the caravan the window is suspended until the issue is resolved. At 11 months old like in our case we were technically still within the 30 day window.
We also had a small amount on HP and it is the HP company that has to do all the running around to put pressure on the dealer and manufacturer to get the issue resolved. It saves you a lot of stress.
However hopefully you never have to use any of the above and get a caravan that only has minor issues. 👍

 

[Thingy]

I think the issue with most caravans, and realistically we expect niggles, is that normally a fault would be easy enough to put right the first time. The question is how many different niggles constitutes a rejection, or do they need to be given one chance to repair each and every one of them? Thats the thing in this life where warranties are concerned, there is always a BUT!!

 

[Thingy]

I think the issue with most caravans, and realistically we expect niggles, is that normally a fault would be easy enough to put right the first time. The question is how many different niggles constitutes a rejection, or do they need to be given one chance to repair each and every one of them? Thats the thing in this life where warranties are concerned, there is always a BUT!!

Should also have qualified the October delivery, I am relaibly informed there will be another price increase in January.

 

[Buckman]

I think the issue with most caravans, and realistically we expect niggles, is that normally a fault would be easy enough to put right the first time. The question is how many different niggles constitutes a rejection, or do they need to be given one chance to repair each and every one of them? Thats the thing in this life where warranties are concerned, there is always a BUT!!

In first 30 days probably anything to reject a caravan. After the 30 days it is one chance at a specific fault and if the same fault occurs again within the first 6 months then you can reject for a full refund.
On delivery of our brand new 2016 caravan and before we even used the caravan, dark marks on cupboard door and one of the kitchen doors overlooked at PDI and they were very obvious. Both units required replacing. Our first actual serious fault was a cracked front panel within a week of taking delivery. Took them 3 months to replace.
Then within a week of collecting the caravan after the repair to the front panel rear panel cracked. So back to dealership and it ook another 3 months for the repair. After collecting from that repair while out and about with sun shining from front casting shadow on wall of caravan we noticed just how badly the front panel repair had been done.
We then got a report from an independent AWS technician and he found that not only was the new front panel cracked, but somehow they had cracked the skylight window above the three front windows plus numerous other issues that we had missed.
All this was quite harrowing however we were able to use the caravan in between panel repairs, but every time we went out something else would fall off. I still have pictures of all the faults with that caravan however a lot was to do with the PDI not being done properly and repairs being done by amateurs.
We are very happy with our current caravan bought from a different dealership.

 

[Beachball]

Whats this "six month window" you mention?

Using it per se wont be an issue. We store on the drive and can run all the systems as often as we like. Plus it will get used, its going to N. Yorks for three weeks.

We will not be using our caravan our last outing in October then it going in for a repair and then to the caravan storage and the breathable cover on until March

 

[ProfJohnL]

Edited to include teh comment which my answer replies to.

The problem with late October deliveries is being able to use it on numerous occasions within the first 30 days to ensure that there are no snags etc. Then in the next 5 months using it over the winter period before the 6 month window from delivery date expires.

If a late in the year delivery is not acceptable to you make it a term of the contract when you want it delivered.

 

[Thingy]

Its acceptable Prof, just about the right time for us.