If you manage to get an uninterrupted run-up all is ok, if you get someone dithering and then slowing before accelerating up the hill, the 2.0 is usually left struggling and clawing it's way up in a very sedate fashion. Used to it now, time to admire the views :lol: I’m based up in Scotland, so alt...

If it’s a 2.0ltr Petrol like mine, it hates hills and protests by dropping down the gears to increase noise whilst slowing forward performance. Hopefully you get yours to improve

Zen and the Art of Bongo Maintenance sums it up in so many ways, either when she’s broken down or buzzing along an open road - just makes you smile and enjoy life. Read the book if you haven’t.

If anyone has any ideas how to convince an 88 year old Mother that 'coming through the war' has not made her, and all her friends' immune to the virus I would be very grateful. ](*,) I suppose you could show them this link to illustrate what can happen when you ignore the rules https://www.bbc.co.u...

I had a slider pit sheared off in the Caliper of my car brakes Replacement Calipers were an eye watering £300 each :shock: These folks https://www.bcs-automotive.co.uk/brake-caliper-refurbishment/brembo/ provided an excellent service, they removed the sheared pin, fitted new pins to both Calipers, s...

For info, only two fitted on my 2002 petrol 2.0ltr.

My van-x rail was fitted when I bought the Bongie, it’s on the plastic trim on the van roof not the actual door.

Interestingly 140,000 km is approximately 87,000 miles. Don’t know anything about the dealership but just thought it might be a possible explanation of the difference in those figures.

Don’t underestimate the brakes, after two months parked up, one of our 4x4’s required low ratio four wheel drive and a lot of right foot to get the vehicle to move.

Oil and filter change is the best thing for any engine- keeps them happy. Plus, whilst you are lying on your back watching the old oil drain out, you can look at all the other ‘little’ jobs that no doubt need doing

Fingers crossed for you. Hopefully the Bongo doesn’t get too hot ‘n’ bothered

Thanks Ian, that sounds like a plan. Nothing is ever straight forward with a Bongo is it? Just defending the old Bongo’s, any older (or newer) vehicle can suffer an ABS sensor failure. However, at least the Bongo computers store history data that hopefully tells you which wheel to check. Sometimes ...

Search on Amazon brings up a few books on van conversations and YouTube has a lot of stuff.

Drivers side - 60 cm arm onto which 24 inch blade should be fitted.
Passenger side - 77 cm arm onto which 16 inch blade should be fitted.

I think he’s asking about the arm length not the blades. I’ll measure mine tomorrow