Bongo Height
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Bongo Height
Picking up my first Bongo Wednesday, just b4 I drive it, what sort of places is the Bongo too high for ? In general are multi story car parks a no no ?
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AFT stands for Auto Free Top (the raising roof)mayk19 wrote:aft ? er its got a raising roof. What height are the bars often seen over CP's at the coast for instance ?
Barriers vary, but are usually marked. Get someone to check, before driving in, if in any doubt.
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Usually 2 metre (6'6") height restriction.
My bongolow (1.98m) usually goes under ok but with the bike rack on it doesn't.
I certainly wouldn't risk trying with an AFT (one with a tent in the roof).
Incidentally we've just had a bill from an underground carpark with a 2m limit in Manchester where my missus forgot about the bikerack and managed to dismantle some air ducting. No damage to the bikerack or van and the missus didn;t tell me until the bill arrived (she was on her own going to a concert at the Bridgewater Hall). Apparently it has been recorded on CCTV
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H
My bongolow (1.98m) usually goes under ok but with the bike rack on it doesn't.
I certainly wouldn't risk trying with an AFT (one with a tent in the roof).
Incidentally we've just had a bill from an underground carpark with a 2m limit in Manchester where my missus forgot about the bikerack and managed to dismantle some air ducting. No damage to the bikerack or van and the missus didn;t tell me until the bill arrived (she was on her own going to a concert at the Bridgewater Hall). Apparently it has been recorded on CCTV
cheers
H
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Re: Bongo Height
Even worse, I went into a car park that was 7ft at the entrance and 6ft at the exit. It took me half an hour to notice another exit that I could just fit under.
My other cars a Bongo!
i went out on friday in my AFT bongo to a little village near to us in barnstaple , was happily driving along when i came across a sign for a bridge which said max height 6'6 , there was no-where to turn at all being a narrow country lane so gingerly aproached very slowly drove under the arch and stuck my head out and watched as i went through all was well got to the other side and found it slightly lower going out but just managed to get out without a mark , needless to say the wife had her eyes closed all the way through
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