Hi all, new member but been caravaning for some years now,Just parted with our old caravan ( 2008 Compass Corona 462) and am i glad,its been nothing but trouble from day 1. we are now looking forward to next season with our new Bailey Unicorn Cadiz but got to wait till march so its countdown time.(18 weeks to go).
Hi to you all from Durham
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Hi pepperpot, sorry to hear of your woes with a relitively new van, good luck with your new one looks like you cant wait.
Mel
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Hi, welcome to the forum. 18 weeks will wizz by. Just think how many trips that you can plan in that tme.
mel
mel
Hi Pepperpot
Welcome to the Forum. I bet you can't wait to get away in your new Cadiz.
I'm sure you know this already but do make sure the Dealer shows you everything , including the water systems , actually working. And please thoroughly check the exterior and interior for any blemishes. Once you drive away it will be very hard to prove the damage was present at the time of collection.
Welcome to the Forum. I bet you can't wait to get away in your new Cadiz.
I'm sure you know this already but do make sure the Dealer shows you everything , including the water systems , actually working. And please thoroughly check the exterior and interior for any blemishes. Once you drive away it will be very hard to prove the damage was present at the time of collection.
Welcome to the forum, Pepperpot. Dustydog is right, check everything you can. When we picked up our new Swift Challenger from the dealer, we found the press buttons on the outside lockers didn't work properly and they had to call someone out from the servicing bay to fix them. Our caravan had been towed behind a caravan transporter from the Swift factory to the dealership and several days after we had picked the caravan up, I opened the microwave door and found the glass base had been left in the microwave and it had bounced around during transportation, taking the paint off the bottom of the inside door. I phoned the dealership, as I had heard damage to the surface of a microwave interior is a bad thing, but the dealership told us that it was ok (?). You will probably be like we were, full of excitement at picking your new caravan up, but it was short lived, as we have been backwards and forwards for the last 4 years, getting problems sorted out. Be warned!
Hi pepperpot Welcome to the practical caravan forum if you think 2008 old ....... My present Van is a 2008 Bailey Discovery Mercury 2 berth with a fixed bed at the back and we had it from new and we are not changing it for a couple of years) I hope your new van is trouble free but in four years that be gone if not. so any questions they are a great bunch on here ...............
Hi welcome to the forum, eighteen weeks will fly by, if you have any questions you'll find a wealth of knowledge here. Enjoy planning your trips for next season.
Met a couple in Cornwall this year with Cadiz they loved it! So sure you will enjoy new van too but agree with Dusty check your new van as things can get missed in the excitement.
Keep us updated
Di
Met a couple in Cornwall this year with Cadiz they loved it! So sure you will enjoy new van too but agree with Dusty check your new van as things can get missed in the excitement.
Keep us updated
Di
Parksy
Moderator
Hi Pepperpot, welcome to the Practical Caravan forum
You will have time to plan the trips away in your new Cadiz in the next 18 weeks and at least you won't have to worry about winter storage. Who have you bought the Bailey from?
You will have time to plan the trips away in your new Cadiz in the next 18 weeks and at least you won't have to worry about winter storage. Who have you bought the Bailey from?
Hi Parksy, We have ordered our new van from a dealer from catterick, ROPERS we have dealt with them in the past with no troubles so we are not expecting any.
Hi meals on wheels, Yes you are right everything must be checked,When we picked our new compass up the dealer had it all set up and he showed us everything working,so we were happy at that,However next morning with the new van on the drive i decided to check it all again,and guess what, the heating would not work on the electric side so i contacted the dealer who told me to bring it back and they would fix it as they had the part (PCB board). that was the start of 4 years of trouble,it took 3 YEARS to fix the fire properly and thats not the only problems we encountered,the list go's on and on,we should not be having sutch trouble with a new van,so lets hope we have better luck with the Bailey.
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