Hi Paul

PM received, thank you very much

We'll aim to be with you between 2.00 and 2.30 on Saturday. Will text if we are delayed...

Looking forward to meeting you...and the Bongo

Cheers

Martin

Hi Paul

Blimey...10 minutes down the road....small world and all that ! :-)

If we could work out something for Saturday that would be great - we have the family descending on Sunday which will be pretty full on !..obviously if not convenient, completely understand, and we can possibly work ...

Thanks for the top tip JoeC..its on the order form !

Hi Paul

Many thanks for reply. We are veering towards the 41" bed for many of the reasons that you talk about and your comments have helped confirm that view. Having a decent Fridge is also a key point for us - previous camping exploits with melted butter, sour milk and warm white wine have ...

Hi

We have just paid our deposit on a 2001 V6 Aero with mushroom roof from JAL. Now the difficult bit - deciding on the conversion. We are sold on the side conversion as this works for us. Initially we were committed to the Super Wide 47" bed with a Fridge under the bench seat. Phil at JAL says ...

Hi scuffe

Trying to work it tonight ... But essentially it would seem that everything is covered, with the exception of the coolant alarm (essential given potential coolant issues) plus the underseal .. Again highly recommended. This adds about £185 to agreed selling price. Assume you have all the ...

Great stuff, thanks Haydn

And great Vids, just been checking them out

Thanks Haydn - we have read a lot about the cooling system and Phil will be fitting a coolant alarm for us - one of yours i expect ! :-) We went for the V6 for the LPG option - but this will be an addition later on - we will mainly be using it as a weekender for the foreseeable, so for the moment ...

What is a Navi and what do you mean bodykit ? I didnt even notice unless it is the bottom trim ?
I haven't even thought about colour scheme yet I may leave that to my wife she has a better eye then me but we will probably go for the smoother covers that are easier to wipe down rather than the felt ...

Hi Sootyswift

We are going for the same conversion with mushroom roof as we have 2 young boys and it seems massive. We have picked one off the stock sheet (without it selling straight away) also a V6 2001 .. we have probably bought the same one :lol:
We were almost tempted to buy a ready to go ...

Hi Sootyswift

Reading you post was spooky as we are in exactly the same situation as you. We too have just agreed to purchase a Bongo through JAL after meeting with Phil and was looking for advice on here also.
What type of conversion are you going for ?

Hi Scuffe

We are looking at a 47" Super ...

Hi Scuffe

Diito...deposit just paid to JAL and the 47" wide conversion is currently being planned...how far along the process are you ?,,,not sure what the "Spaceship" refers to..if you could expand that would be helpful !

Happy to swap any info that would help

Cheers

Thanks Paul and Brian for the replies - much appreciated. Phil, whilst certainly having a unique approach :) , is pretty much old school it would seem. His word is his bond and that is so rare nowadays, hence the nervousness,

Well, we have taken the plunge and deposit paid. Now the countdown ...

Thanks for the reply Haydn

We get the sense that Phil is a solid character..and to get a reference particularly from someone like yourself who has been a member for so long speaks volumes

Just got to part with the hard earned pennies now and begin the countdown for the next 3 months...trouble is ...

Hi all

Thanks for a great forum - its been an invaluable source of information whilst on our Bongo journey thus far.

After a lot of searching we have found one at JAL. We appears we passed the test and we were "allowed" to view the vehicle :D. Got on really well with Phil and he seems a good ...