NEW MEMBERS! Please say hello here!

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g8dhe
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Re: NEW MEMBERS! Please say hello here!

Post by g8dhe » Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:09 am

Welcome aboard!
You might want to look at the Commuting aspect as insurers raise the price dramatically if you have that included it seems!!!
Yes the 2.5l V6 is a nice engine, not had any coolant problems with the two I have owned, but they do have a similar amount of pipework as the diesel.
Geoff
2001 Aero V6, AFT, full side conversion.
Beebeebuzz
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Post by Beebeebuzz » Tue Aug 13, 2024 8:45 pm

Thanks for this- yeah insurance is nuts these days but is the same for the Skoda karoq I was thinking of getting instead and a bongo seems a lot more fun :lol: :lol: :lol:
Kernowel
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Post by Kernowel » Sat Aug 02, 2025 12:52 pm

Right on! Mike from The Lizard here. I have a 1997 Bongo AFT Diesel, burgundy/black. I wasn't expecting it to become a vocation but you know what they're like. Engine block replaced 9 months ago. 5 grands worth of restoration welding. On and on it seems to go. Just got it back from the garage and it's going back in next week for something else. Never mind 'tis what 'tis.
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Post by g8dhe » Sat Aug 02, 2025 12:59 pm

They do vary! I'm on my second one after a seized engine back in 2021 after Covid, but after a replacement engine it was back on the road and still going, whilst I upgraded to a slightly more recent one!
Geoff
2001 Aero V6, AFT, full side conversion.
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Post by Bob » Sat Aug 02, 2025 1:28 pm

Good that you’re keeping Bongy going.

Welcome aboard. 8)
Take a torch, toilet roll, and tea bags.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hcF9JSxkUSE
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Post by Wiganwoman » Sat Sep 06, 2025 10:28 am

Hiya all 😊
Newish to Bongos, bought mine in Feb this year, done a few weekends away. Friendee, black/grey with Kawasaki Green trim. 2.5 automatic diesel , with a pop top. Live in Wigan.

Looking for advice really on a variety of stuff 🤣
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Post by g8dhe » Sat Sep 06, 2025 11:50 am

Welcome aboard! Several members up in the Wigan area, so you will no doubt see a few around!
Geoff
2001 Aero V6, AFT, full side conversion.
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Post by Bob » Sat Sep 06, 2025 12:03 pm

Welcome from us. 8)
Take a torch, toilet roll, and tea bags.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hcF9JSxkUSE
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Post by gramps » Sat Sep 06, 2025 3:21 pm

Hi Gramps just got my Bongo Love it. Just wanted to say Hello. :D
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Post by g8dhe » Sat Sep 06, 2025 3:34 pm

Welcome aboard!
Nice to see more people appearing on the forum.
Geoff
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Re: NEW MEMBERS! Please say hello here!

Post by Bob » Sat Sep 06, 2025 9:02 pm

Hi

Second what Geoff said. :)
Take a torch, toilet roll, and tea bags.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hcF9JSxkUSE
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Post by BongoAlf » Sun Sep 07, 2025 6:58 pm

Hi and Welcome.

Enjoy your bongo.

Happy Trails.

Regards,
1998 Diesel AWD AFT Side Camper Conversion.
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