I would advise all Bongoers to try this. You may need to know how to do this on the side of a dark, wet and dangerous motorway one day. Even if you call the breakdown team they will appreciate guidance and it will get you on your way much quicker.

Hope all is well. Due to health issues I have left my Bongo for six weeks without use and starts up sweet as a nut. BUT there was one instance and only one where I left it a week and could not start due to drained battery. Crazy because last year I went on holiday for a few days and left one of the ...

How long have you had a Bongo? I note you joined this forum in Feb this year. I do NOt want to distract you from checking all the obvious especially the scavenging fan as serious problems may result. However, I remember a similar experience the first summer. The latent heat generated by sitting over...

Yes, rust IS a problem in the rain channel. Was silly enough to buy a New Shape from AVA which had rust here (right hand channel adjacent to windscreen) with the promise that this would be “attended to” before hand-over. Three years later it is still producing liquid rust stains on the inside of the...

Halfrauds have it along with a whole range. Look for Lithium. It's excellent.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... ryId=77322

OK, PM me and have a very good trip. That will be even more to chat about - experiences of long-distance Bongoing to a place that I have an eye for retirement!!

Pete and Sue, Bought our van from AVA. It is not converted as we find more use for it as a MPV and removal van. We also take our (indoor) cat on holiday nand there is room for her play-pen in the back (really!). We live in Sidcup and I note you venture into this part of the world. maybe we could mee...

Cannot help I am afraid but can confirm that the Bongo's appetite for batteries seems to be fickle. Last year I found the battery flat on a number of mornings having left Bongo parked for approx 3 - 4 weeks. Earlier this year I went away leaving most of the internal lights on. Bongo started first ti...

Tim, Taxiback is right. There are materials which can restore the plastic with skilled polishing/buffing. The challenge will be to find someone to do this at a reasonable price. Depends I guess on how easy it is to source replacements from a breaker. The plastic headlight covers on my new shape had ...

Brilliant! Thanks!

Trevor,

Never mind the type of bulb, just tell me how the hell you got to them !!!

Paul

Good one Dandywarhole!

It is never too late! No salt has gone down on the roads yet (just) and wht has happened in previous years in the UK, you cannot do anything about. What you do need to do is find a company who will look for and remove rust rather than blindly spraying waxoil and sealing rust in. There have been nume...

Mickey B: Just to confirm that the fuel guage is displaying the level all the time and uses no electrical power. And yes, after filling up it can take a full five minutes to confirm that you did not just half fill the tank. I have found my Bongo's battery very resilient. In the winter, I often do no...

I tried to mate but I couldn't bring myself to look at my own messages.

I am just off to see SAW 3 to toughen myself up!