Thanks for your reply - it's pretty decent, so I'm hoping to delay rot for as long as possible.

Quite right -- I will probably paint after the electrox treatment. Regular hammerite silver for the underside.

The van is here now, and is outrageous fun to drive. It's got loads of electrical ICE ...

Hello,

Question about rustproofing a fresh import, and getting some basics sorted.

I collect my (first) Bongo next weekend, and am prepared to spend a week or so with it on ramps doing a full rust treatment. I believe investment in time and effort now will repay later on...

The car is a 2004 '54 ...

Hiya, not at all - actually I found the performance of the diesel to be astonishingly good considering it's a 2 ton brick, and the v6 to be adequate and vocal considering it's a 2 ton brick. Both engine types in this chassis delivered a surprisingly entertaining drive too, which is nice.

I imagine ...

Yep, spent a while reading the various posts on here which are really useful. Every third post is 'which engine should I get?' so sorry for being tiresome.

I'm fine with handling known issues as long as I understand what to look out for (what 20 year old vehicle hasn't got issues?) - and to be ...

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm still van-less at the minute; there's just nothing around, and after a 400 mile round trip to find a blowing head gasket, evidence of ropey maintenance and a serious case of denial, I'm starting to get a bit upset!

Not a whole lot of 2.5 late models around at a ...

Good evening, first time posting here. Hello!

I've been wanting a Bongo for years, and finally I have an excuse - a 2yo daughter we want to show a bit of outdoorsy life. I was considering a T4, T5 etc. but they just drive like...vans. And are equipped like... vans. As soon as I had a go in a Bongo ...