Anyone own a B62 and can comment how wide it is? (1 Viewer)

[matth]

A Bailey B62 is on my short list of my first campervan/motorhome. But the spec has it listed as 2.49m wide which is huge. Does anyone know why the quoted width is so much, I can't believe that it's wider than your average motorhome, let along campervan.

And if anyone does have one, what do you think of them?

Thanks

 

[pappajohn]

unlikely but the spec may include the mirrors.

 

[Lenny HB]

Probably right as there are quite a lot of Baileys at 2.4m and over.

We prefer narrow vans so much easier whin you get stuck in mountain top villages.

 

[pappajohn]

Probably right as there are quite a lot of Baileys at 2.4m and over.

We prefer narrow vans so much easier whin you get stuck in mountain top villages.

Don't think I've ever seen an 8ft 2in wide PVC

 

[Jez1966]

A Bailey B62 is on my short list of my first campervan/motorhome. But the spec has it listed as 2.49m wide which is huge. Does anyone know why the quoted width is so much, I can't believe that it's wider than your average motorhome, let along campervan.

And if anyone does have one, what do you think of them?

Thanks

Bailey Endevour B62 PVC Ford Transit based?
If so it is as wide as a Ford Transit, look up the basic Ford Transit spec for the year of manufacture.

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[Lenny HB]

Don't think I've ever seen an 8ft 2in wide PVC

Didn't bother to look it up didn't know it was a PVC.
Looked it up and I came up with 2.5m must be with mirrors as a Trannie is 2.06 without mirrors.

 

[matth]

Didn't bother to look it up didn't know it was a PVC.
Looked it up and I came up with 2.5m must be with mirrors as a Trannie is 2.06 without mirrors.

Thanks, that makes sense. I’ll leave it on my short list to go and look at then.

 

[Ingwe]

We have a 2012 Bailey 620. It is 2.42 wide which is wider than a lot of motorhomes but have never found it a problem. We have travelled across France, Italy, mainland Greece, Spain amd Portugal where there are small villages and narrow roads and with planning, use of maps as well as satnav have not had a problem. The one time we did, in Wales, was a result of a mistake of turning down a lane which warned about trucks and caravans and not motorhomes. But most of the time it’s been no different to driving our car.

 

[interbear]

Thanks, that makes sense. I’ll leave it on my short list to go and look at then.

It's 205 wide without the mirrors and 248 with the mirrors. We went to see the B62 a few weeks ago, it's a really nice van but we decided that at 6m it's a little long for a daily driver for us.

 

[starquake]

We have the older Bailey class - 66-2 on the peugeot chassic, coachbuilt not PVC and it is 2.5 metres wide. Its honestly not caused myself the main driver any real issues to date (touching wood) including parking at supermarkets many times (in a single space). The trick is parking the passenger side right to a wall on a corner as then you can overhang the space without blocking anyones access.... The joy of this is the insides fit a full 6"2 across the cab in a transverse bed. I found I couldnt get on with any PVC where the bed wasn't lenthways and long, as transverse beds I couldn't fit in bed without curling on side.

It isnt a daily driver, but we have no qualms about going to near any Tesco or Lidl with it. Aldi is more difficult around here as their carparks (in their newer stores). The 6m Baileys from even 2 years ago coachbuilt fit in a normal Tesco space fine, but you'll need to be careful around door clearance opening door, hab door is easier to get out of. The 6m Baileys that are available are about same length as some of the transits you see on road. We almost got a (newer) 6m Bailey model but the extra half meter on the 6.6 allowed a far better bathroom in our opinion.