Thanks for all the replies.

The bongos being scrapped sounds rather ominous !

Thanks, yeah I guess I'd be a bit at the mercy of the sensibleness of the customer! Though I imagine insurance would offer some protection from recklessness, which also makes me wonder how prohibitively expensive insurance on renting out is, especially with an old vehicle.

Hi all I'm hoping to buy a bongo soon, and am wondering how feasible it would be to rent it out privately and through the various peer to peer hiring sites. I'm hoping that this might be a viable way to at least off-set some of the running costs, though i appreciate renting it out will also involve ...

Hi Bongo newbie here! It would be really interesting to hear how you got on, or are getting on with the conversion Sheelsie. I'm currently looking for a bongo and have decided that my best option is probably to buy a bongo with a pop up top but otherwise not converted and get this done afterwards. T...