Farewell to my beloved Bongo !

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Bongovasbyt
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Farewell to my beloved Bongo !

Post by Bongovasbyt » Wed Apr 27, 2016 1:28 pm

AFTER almost 11 years of very happy Bongownership, I have decided that its time to part company with my much-loved Bongo (shortly to be appearing on a For Sale page near you, but that's for another part of the website !).

I thought I would share a few statistics :

since June 2005 :
driven 59900 miles ;
consumed 8875 litres of Diesel (ouch) ;
average mpg 30,5 ;
14 trips to France and Spain ;
2 trips to Scotland ;
1 house move ;
umpteen trips to IKEA ;
ZERO callouts to the Breakdown people ;

If I could get my hands on a new one I'd buy it tomorrow, but for the time being its going to be a new Citroën C3 Picasso (easy to get sorted in France if it goes wrong).

Now I'll have to learn the Club rule which refers to ex-Bongo owners - Rule 1.1 (1) (f)
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Re: Farewell to my beloved Bongo !

Post by roosmith » Wed Apr 27, 2016 4:07 pm

Impressive stats. Mainly impressive that you have them though!
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Re: Farewell to my beloved Bongo !

Post by Bob » Wed Apr 27, 2016 4:18 pm

Indeed good stats, thanks. :D

Don't forget you're welcome here whatever you drive, and very best for your new motor. 8)
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Re: Farewell to my beloved Bongo !

Post by alant54 » Wed Apr 27, 2016 8:55 pm

[quote="Bob"]Indeed good stats, thanks. :D

Don't forget you're welcome here whatever you drive, and very best for your new motor. 8)[/quote

As bob says....you will always be welcome here.....many ex Bongo owners still visit and post.

Remember...once a bongonaut...always a bongonaut...you will miss your bongo though...... :lol:

best wishes with your french shed... :lol: :shock:

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Re: Farewell to my beloved Bongo !

Post by mikeonb4c » Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:12 pm

Bongovasbyt wrote:AFTER almost 11 years of very happy Bongownership, I have decided that its time to part company with my much-loved Bongo (shortly to be appearing on a For Sale page near you, but that's for another part of the website !).

I thought I would share a few statistics :

since June 2005 :
driven 59900 miles ;
consumed 8875 litres of Diesel (ouch) ;
average mpg 30,5 ;
14 trips to France and Spain ;
2 trips to Scotland ;
1 house move ;
umpteen trips to IKEA ;
ZERO callouts to the Breakdown people ;

If I could get my hands on a new one I'd buy it tomorrow, but for the time being its going to be a new Citroën C3 Picasso (easy to get sorted in France if it goes wrong).

Now I'll have to learn the Club rule which refers to ex-Bongo owners - Rule 1.1 (1) (f)
What a great innings =D>

I'm coming up to 10 years, but am thinking of putting money in to do a thorough overhaul and try and get some more years out of it. Whenever I look at alternatives, I seem to find there are none that come close to a Bongo :-(
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Re: Farewell to my beloved Bongo !

Post by Diplomat » Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:38 am

Mods. Can this topic please be merged with Farewell to my beloved Bongo Fury ! ?


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