Local mechanic /garage Suffolk

[petere]

Hi I have owned my bongo 2001 2ltr petrol now for approx 18 months ,its not had a lot of use just odd week ends away and a trip to the New Forest and North Wales. All is running well , am now looking to get it serviced and ready for. It's next outing. Any suggestions,experiences, recommendations ,please for a relatively local mechanic or garage to do this I live in the Stowmarket area of Suffolk please advise
Many Thanks petere

[mikeonb4c]

By all accounts the 2.0 litre doesn't have the special requirements for bleeding the coolant system that the diesel and v6 do. Apart from that there's nothing incredibly difficult or special about a Bongo I reckon so you could consider general recommendations on a local 'old school' garage/mechanics and maybe start them off with a basic service and check over (oil, filters, spark plugs, brakes etc and coolant change if it is due for one). There's a recommended garages list in the members area also which you could check out.

[petere]

Excellent, many thanks for the reply Mikeonb4c Il certainly check the list out in tyhe members area and probably look for an old school set up
Much obliged for your advice
Regards petere

[mikeonb4c]

No problem. Hopefully a Suffolk based owner will chip in with a recommendation

[MrGrahamWhite]

Hello Petere

Did you ever find a garage near Stow to help
work on your Bongo? I’m having a bit of trouble with getting a local garage to work on mine… it only needs a fog lamp and replace an oil leak to transmission pipe but - they don’t like the sound of it - ‘it’s foreign, it’s an import, and it’s probably been modified, and the parts supplier can’t advise..’ so it’s failed it’s MOT and I’m wondering where to drive it to get a Bongo-friendly fix. Do let me know if you found anyone? Thanks.

Sarah.

[Bob]

Hi Sarah

This is a very old post, so I doubt you’ll get a reply from the original writer, but there is a list of Bongo friendly garages in the Members' Area.

Possibly someone local to the area might have a suggestion, too.

And welcome aboard.