Bailey motorhomes. Buying British

[donnieban]

I have been quite outspoken about class leading build quality associated with German motorhomes. But, now find myself considering a Brit built Bailey with Alu- tech body shell. I have read that problems other than water ingress have caused concerns. What do the Bailey owners think?

 

[Purple2]

No probs with walls but floors appear to be wood in the areas mentioned. Thanks though.

 

[funflair]

No probs with walls but floors appear to be wood in the areas mentioned. Thanks though.

OK dont know what they put in the floor.

Martin

 

[pyro]

People are really spitting their dummies out on this topic

/snip

This place is becoming a battlefield

Doesn't really invite a response

 

[Lenny HB]

This thread started as a 'Bailey' question and here's my input as a Bailey 740 owner which I bought less than a year ago brand new. Went in for its first hab check yesterday.
When I bought it, it went straight into a storage shed which even in the middle of winter I could walk round in shirt sleeves. It has done only a total of 2500 miles and didn't see proper daylight until late April. So VERY disturbed when the hab check revealed FOUR damp areas. Under both lounge seats, the hab locker under the bed and in the cassette area. Also it was discovered that the 'cowling' which joins the hab area to the cab moves and sounds like a regular Bailey problem. The extent of the damp is number 2 on a list of 4, number 1 being no issues, 4 being certain rot. The dealer is also going to replace the Alde control panel which doesn't work properly and we are currently at Cornish Farm and the water pump has packed in. Deep joy.

A bit like this then

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[donnieban]

This thread started as a 'Bailey' question and here's my input as a Bailey 740 owner which I bought less than a year ago brand new. Went in for its first hab check yesterday.
When I bought it, it went straight into a storage shed which even in the middle of winter I could walk round in shirt sleeves. It has done only a total of 2500 miles and didn't see proper daylight until late April. So VERY disturbed when the hab check revealed FOUR damp areas. Under both lounge seats, the hab locker under the bed and in the cassette area. Also it was discovered that the 'cowling' which joins the hab area to the cab moves and sounds like a regular Bailey problem. The extent of the damp is number 2 on a list of 4, number 1 being no issues, 4 being certain rot. The dealer is also going to replace the Alde control panel which doesn't work properly and we are currently at Cornish Farm and the water pump has packed in. Deep joy.

And its good night from me and good night from him........sticking to their Sherry!

 

[Lenny HB]

our walls are aluminium so if you stick a damp meter in them they will show 100% as it measures conductivity, indeed I know on person who couldn't sell his N+B van because the guy the prospective purchaser employed to check it over told him it was damp "all over" and the seller didn't know to argue, he is happy years later though as the van is still going strong and dry a a bone.
Martin

Interesting but wouldn't that only apply to the probe type damp meters? Shouldn't really be using a probe meter on a Motorhome anyway.
New Hymers have internal Aluminum walls and of course GRP floors.

 

[funflair]

Interesting but wouldn't that only apply to the probe type damp meters? Shouldn't really be using a probe meter on a Motorhome anyway.
New Hymers have internal Aluminum walls and of course GRP floors.

Probe type meter yes as it was a few years ago, I dont know how the non invasive ones work.

When did Hymer change from the PUAL construction with the plywood inside?

Martin

 

[Lenny HB]

When did Hymer change from the PUAL construction with the plywood inside?

Martin

The new Dynamic Line, most of the 2016 ones are ply but they have now changed to aluminum. Ones we saw in dealers in Germany had ply inner walls, the ones at Caravan Salon were aluminum. I checked to make sure our one will be aluminum and they confirmed all 2017 models are.

 

[funflair]

The new Dynamic Line, most of the 2016 ones are ply but they have now changed to aluminum. Ones we saw in dealers in Germany had ply inner walls, the ones at Caravan Salon were aluminum. I checked to make sure our one will be aluminum and they confirmed all 2017 models are.

Interesting.

Martin

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[Lenny HB]

I think the change was to get the weight down, they had problems and kept delaying the release, desperate to get a B Class in a 3.5t van. We went for 4500kg chassis.

 

[jezport]

With an excellent strength/weight ratio, resilience to vibration (no work hardening issues), resistant to corrosion and harmonic resonance, and tried and tested over thousands of years

And stone was highly thought of in the Stone-age.