Well done!
Its such a relief when a vehicle you care about passes.

I do not yet own a Bongo but I have had VW campers (same as the one in the picture ^^^) with a couple of different drive away awnings. TBH fitting the figure of 8 was easy and became routine. I left mine attached to the awning and just snapped it back to the van gutter once back in place. One thing ...

Could you not use a multi car policy? I believe Admiral run something like that or maybe a stated mileage policy? An advantage of taxing on line is that you can switch off and then on again, this is what I do during the warmer weather,providing you have off street parking of course. I That's an ide...

...More nuggets of wisdom, thank you. Unlike older VWs, the Bongo is not yet a "classic" (no offence anybody), so insurance is more on a par with a modern car and not tax exempt either. Those two points also made me keen on the one vehicle solution, as it would make an expensive to tax/ins...

Many thanks for all the sound advice folks
Heart says one thing, head says the other.
I think my first step will be to get a good drive in a few at the local dealers.

Many thanks Yan.
All views, pros & cons appreciated.

Your right of course and there is depreciation to factor in. A brand new hatchback + fuel could end up costing more over a few years than a good Bongo + (considerably more) fuel. The Bongo will cost less to buy and depreciate less, so the fuel costs are offset somewhat by the lack of depreciation......

Thanks for that advice 1andonly, like the idea of a vehicle that does everything but as you say the mpg may well be my decider

Poll... now there's a thought...

Thanks for the warm welcome Bob :D My last VW camper appreciated in value as I improved it but in the end I was frightened to leave it anywhere and we couldn't justify such a large chunk of capital being used only occasionally so when I received a very good offer, it was sold and the cash reabsorbed...

Hello folks! I have just hopped over from my regular haunt (Volkzone /VZi) http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/ I have had 3 x 1970s VW vans in the past But I am currently researching the Bongo, as we miss the family days out with a camper but not the issues that come with classic vehicle restoration &...