Bailey Unicorn

[DJGB]

So, the new luxury Bailey is the limited edition Unicorn range.

Another mythacal horse name.

What could we have next, the Bailey Hippocampus (named after the mythacal seahorses that pulled Poseidon's chariot), the Bailey Arion (an immoral, extremely swift horse), Bailey Centaur (part human, part horse), dont think there will be a Bailey Trojan as the Trojan horse was made of wood and not an alu-tech body.

Any other horse names?

 

[geo-hall]

what sort of price will they be

 

[Mel]

Shergar; Hercules; Dobbin; Champion (who can still remember the theme song?); Red Rum; Silver; Scout; Binky.

mel

 

[MikeyW]

George

I've been told to add

 

[xtrailman]

Thats a lot extra for some wall paper?

 

[Zafiral]

You also get the Alde wet heating. If it also has a chest & upgraded upholstery that would normally be the thick end of

 

[Robtel]

Mike can I ask how reliable your source for the price difference is? I thought it might have been a bit more than that.

I have had a look through other forums trying to glean some info about the Unicorn. Apparently in addition to the Aldi heating it also has some modification to the front to further reduce the chance of the commomly reported stone dents. Are you able to provide a link to the photographs you mention?

A general question about the Aldi heating, will that increase the weight and if so by how much?

Going by Bailey's info Practical Caravan magazine appear to be in poll position to review the new van, before even Baileys micro website is open.

Robert

 

[Mel]

Also surfed about looking for info on the Unicorn and came across the stone dents problem. I haven't seen anything much about it on here, but on caravan times there is an interview with some bloke from Bailey (with somewhat unfortunate second hand car dealer hair) doing the "it has only affected a minority of vans and it wasn't an issue when we tested them" bit. Clearly something of a problem. They are changing the paint thickness as a stop gap solution.

mel

 

[MikeyW]

Hi Rob-T

The approximately

 

[Zafiral]

From the Sept practical caravan, it has a darker wood finish, white gas cover, fridge freezer on the t/a, fancy square basin, plusher taps, back lit cupboards, heavy duty chassis with 15" wheels and more as well as the Alde heating.

 

[Mikey1]

Clever marketing from Bailey,the Senator was their top model which was replaced by the Pegasus better spec they say although people say it wasnt as good.

So instead of revamping the Pegasus range bring a new model out but for more money and the people who said the Pegasus was good enough now buy the Unicorn.

 

[xtrailman]

Unless the sink has a built in drainer,( as my 2004 senator), then it is of no interest to me.

Two other vans of interest are the eldiss crusader, which now gets the alde heating i believe, and the lunar clubman 2 berth, which has the alde already.

Both also have a proper sink with a drainer.

Do the makers ever actually use a caravan for a holiday?

If so do they do any pot washing? because prating about with a detachable plastic drainer is no use to me!

I do feel for peggy owners, the peg should have the updates, bringing out a model above has effectivly de valued there purchase.

 

[Zafiral]

I prefer the removable drainer. We avoided caravans with the fixed drainers as they take up too much workspace.

 

[Zafiral]

Ray I feel that making amendments & not changing the name would have devalued the current Pegasus more, as then you would have 'old & new Pegasus models'.

The extra

 

[Dustydog]

Our last one had a fixed drainer, now we have the removable one.

It makes little difference to me but the real truth is that the fixed drainer had a glass lid which gave a lot more work surface when lowered.

Cheers

Dustydog

 

[xtrailman]

A new peg is coming shortly any way, generally improvements are made year on year.

The senator was always the top of the range? now it isn't.

As a present senator owner i found the peg wanting, the oly suited my needs better, but i was hoping the the new top of the range model would redress that.

Yes dusty thats the sink i have, with the glass top, also with the hob.

 

[Dustydog]

Ray

The two glass tops were functional and I admit less fussy to use and keep clean.

Why do manufacturers keep reinventing the wheel???

I hope the Unicorn goes the extra mile and has better upholstery springs / sponge as should the fixed beds.

Pure cosmetics do nothing for me.

We do not have the Alde heating system but the usual Truma fire system has kept us warm in the height of the winter snows. More weight for no real gain?

I hope the TVs are better. The one that came with our Wyoming was an absolute piece of junk, a waste of money.

Cheers

Dustydog

 

[xtrailman]

Dusty

The alde heating is contained totally with in the caravan, any heat losses are into the caravan, not through a ridiculous 3/4 metre air duct running under the caravan. Bathrooms have a heated towel rail, very useful.

So the caravan environment should be more evenly heated, my end bathroom would be cool if we didn't use a separate fan heater.

When i posted re the alde heating, present owners could find little fault with the system.

The hot water is also through the system, also some control is available to increase the temperature set point, at a set time so you wake up nice and warm.

The down sides i can see, some noise at night? the unit is often fitted in locations that are hard to get at?

The circulation pump looks very toy town, will it last?

Maybe some extra weight? and extra cost, about a

 

[joyble]

Hello All

I have seen the New Unicorn, a Unicorn Barcelona to be exact. We were leaving Woodland Waters site outside Grantham on Mon 5 July when a Bailey I didn't recognise arrived and set up. It was the above named. Looked smart from the outside and it didn't have a black front locker door but the locker looked to be the same size as the other Alutech ranges. Wish I had taken a pic of it. Assume someone had been given a prototype to try. Practical Caravan??

Joy

 

[Wendy-Norfolk]

I actually liked the look of the Unicorn, and that's hard for me to say, as I'm not a lover of the Bailey.

As far as Alde heating is concerned, I personally wouldn't entertain another caravan that didn't have this type of heating - it's far superior to the blown air.

Re the pump, our caravan is now four years old, and never had any hiccups with it, and the noise is minimal.

 

[Jo-AnneFairway5402010]

what sort of price will they be

uder 20 k

 

[Jo-AnneFairway5402010]

George

I've been told to add

 

[Jo-AnneFairway5402010]

Mike can I ask how reliable your source for the price difference is? I thought it might have been a bit more than that.

I have had a look through other forums trying to glean some info about the Unicorn. Apparently in addition to the Aldi heating it also has some modification to the front to further reduce the chance of the commomly reported stone dents. Are you able to provide a link to the photographs you mention?

A general question about the Aldi heating, will that increase the weight and if so by how much?

Going by Bailey's info Practical Caravan magazine appear to be in poll position to review the new van, before even Baileys micro website is open.

Robert

i know that the one with the layout simular to the wyoming will be 50kg heavier than the wyoming so about 1710.

 

[Jo-AnneFairway5402010]

i also like the removable drainer and if you put the chopping board on the sink you have the same amount of work space as the glass lid down.

i do hope they make a better job of the upholstry tho its not great.

jo

 

[Royston]

I suppose their are many more people like myself find the the new range of Baileys noseweights are to heavy for the standard car.Nose weights of 90 kg with a empty front locker, no wonder they have made it small.

If the caravan is designed to have a minimuim nose weight of 90 kg then that is what you must obtain to ensure that you can tow safely without the fear of snaking .

This is probably why I see so many 4x4 towing these days , For how long, electric cars are the future what will we be able to tow with these.

Royston