Bongo Fury

Well mine's "The Bongo" and will stay that way. I've owned all sorts of quirky and interesting vehicles, but never felt the need to give them a name other than the one written on the back! Each to their own I suppose.

officially ours is known as Marion as its the partners mum's middle name... she's freda so it could have caused confusion

have found most of our friends and us now refer to her as the um bongo!

trotty wrote:officially ours is known as Marion as its the partners mum's name... she's freda so it could have caused confusion

have found most of our friends and us now refer to her as the um bongo!

Now we've had our's a couple of weeks, I've been calling it/him/her umm bongo or ali bongo.

Debs

This thread reminds me of some years ago when Renault did an advertising campaign

"The Renault 5, What's yours called?"

A TV program, probably "Not the Nine O'clock News" or "Alas Smith and Jones" did a sketch with a broken down R. 5 being called all the names in creation.

my first silver freetop was called betty bongo
my 2nd black freetop was called black beauty
my silver tintop is called lightning
my green tintop is caleed lean green flying machine

My Bongo has had several names.


When the head cracked, alternator failed, when it popped a hose, sheared No 1 manifold stud, when it blew the head gasket, had starter motor problems & suffered various light related electical issues.

None of those names could be published on open forum methinks.

T'Bongo does fine on a day to day basis

Ours is "Black Tulip." I'm led to believe that back in the day black tulips were incredibly rare and sought after, but I'm pretty sure our five year old didn't know that at the time she came up with the name... Incidentally, even before we christened the van, though, we knew she was a girl.

Alison01326 wrote:

thedebster62 wrote:I like this theory that i read, that is that 2l petrol bongo's are female and diesel are male. So now he is a she and she's silver. But like lots of people said it will probably just stay as bongo, coz that is her name!! Hector was as in Hector's House showing our age now!

Debs and David

If you remember Hector's House, you'll fit right in here when the off message threads about music and TV come up from time to time You could always call your Bongo Zaza or Kiki

There is a little house in Bridgnorth called Hectors house and it has a tiny door .... just thought I would let you know


And mine is called "LADY" as in a goddess becuse the little symbol on the front make me think of a witch calling down the moon ...

Mine's going to be called Boris - hubby and I both came up with the same name together! Diesel and blue over silver so definitely a boy, although he'll have to get used to the flowery cushions I bought for him in IKEA last week!

He should be ready in a few weeks - really excited now!

Mines Dora the Explorer

Still not got a name for ours. I thought it was a she but apparently most people say it looks like a he! Suggestions welcomed

umbongocat wrote:Still not got a name for ours. I thought it was a she but apparently most people say it looks like a he! Suggestions welcomed

eeerrmm "BONGO"

dandemann8 wrote:

umbongocat wrote:Still not got a name for ours. I thought it was a she but apparently most people say it looks like a he! Suggestions welcomed

eeerrmm "BONGO"

Kids want a nick name for her. Thinking Freda myself as that's what's written down the side

We did call it the Silver Surfer..... but when I take my daughter to school she says are we going in the Bongo.... so there you go

The kids named ours Bella. She's sometimes the van, sometimes the Bongo and sometimes Bella