I joined the club today and purchased a 97 Bongo 2.5 Diesel. Now I know I'm an idiot but we (Mum & I) agreed to buy it and have it delivered from Birmingham (solihull) to Eastbourne before clapping eyes on it.
It arrived at lunchtime on the back of a tow truck. Alarm bells went off but Mum said "Of course he had to tow it, he needs to get back!"...fair enough.
Then he tells us he has to jump start it as its been sat unused and the battery has gone flat. I'm thinking "Why not charge it overnight if delivering today?"
Mum says, "Yeah my camper does that if I don't use it for a while, it's understandable." Anyway, he stalls it 3 times and rejumps it and I tell him to leave it running to give it some charge.
Mother then parts with the money and he goes on his way, apparently he has another camper to collect in our town?
At this point I climb in to find it's not just the tyres thick with mud. It's FILTHY inside. The carpets are absolutely thick with mud and dirt. The 1st rear seat has a seam busted open. There's a 2.5 inch rust hole behind the offside wheel arch.
Okay okay....I wasn't expecting perfection and knew it would need work (although advert states it's great & clean everywhere).
Anyway, after about an hour, we decide to go indoors and grab some cash to take it to get valeted. I turned it off and Mum jokes, "Check it starts again
" ....low & behold...NOTHING! Not even a tiny cough or splutter!
Needless to say I'm gutted. I expected it not to be perfect, it's not even converted yet, but it's supposed to be a great runner (see the add)
So, any ideas if there's a decent mechanic near Eastbourne that fixes Bongos? It's due an MOT in August so I need to get started on it. Can we buy starter motors? Where? If that's the issue.
Sorry my first post isn't more positive!!
Link for video advert
https://youtu.be/C8olwTDmi4Y?si=zFNQ8gR3YOIA-kKG
love it.