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- Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:19 am
- Forum: Going Abroad
- Topic: Going abroad with ONLY the bongo - no trailer etc
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8933
Re: Going abroad with ONLY the bongo - no trailer etc
I don't for a minute say it's not possible to live in a Bongo for long stretches - but I have decided it's not for me. I've got a year's career break in front of me, travelling Europe with my dog for much of it. I want a permanent bed, I want garage space for sports equipment and wet gear, I want sw...
- Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:14 am
- Forum: Going Abroad
- Topic: Going abroad with ONLY the bongo - no trailer etc
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8933
Re: Going abroad with ONLY the bongo - no trailer etc
I don't for a minute say it's not possible to live in a Bongo for long stretches - but I have decided it's not for me. I've got a year's career break in front of me, travelling Europe with my dog for much of it. I want a permanent bed, I want garage space for sports equipment and wet gear, I want sw...
- Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:23 pm
- Forum: Going Abroad
- Topic: Urgent - towing a trailer Germany
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2021
Re: Urgent - towing a trailer Germany
Quick googling tells me: 80 km/h = 50 mph.
You can apply for an exemption to do 100 km/h (62 mph), but that's complicated and has to be done well in advance.
S l o w l y does it, eh?
You can apply for an exemption to do 100 km/h (62 mph), but that's complicated and has to be done well in advance.
S l o w l y does it, eh?
- Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:29 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Diesel in on board water tank!!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4043
Re: Diesel in on board water tank!!
Replacement of the whole system (tank, pipes, tap) is the only solution.Poohbear wrote:There must be some way of cleaning it.
- Tue May 31, 2011 6:57 pm
- Forum: Campsites
- Topic: Brilliant Campsite near Newquay
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1891
Re: Brilliant Campsite near Newquay
And free wifi! I might have to go and investigate...
- Tue May 03, 2011 2:21 pm
- Forum: Devon & Cornwall/Kernow
- Topic: Bongo Monthly meet for May
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12725
Re: Bongo Monthly meet for May
It's not that I don't love you anymore, my fellow Bongoliers, but Life's happening and I seem to be away from home turf each and every last Sunday in the month. I think I'm on-call the first weekend in July, though, and will pop round (work permitting).
- Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:00 pm
- Forum: Fancy Meeting up & Bongo Trips
- Topic: Devon & Cornwall monthly meet April (Easter)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2005
Re: Devon & Cornwall monthly meet April (Easter)
You can always drop him off at The Rock in Yelverton or the Drake's Manor Inn in Buckland - both nice pubs with good beers.
- Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:25 pm
- Forum: Campsites
- Topic: Camping in Pub car parks.
- Replies: 63
- Views: 70049
Re: Camping in Pub car parks.
This, hard as it may be to believe, is a pub car park! :) http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5506486051_f11d987dd5.jpg http://www.theportwilliam.co.uk/charged me a fiver for the pleasure, perhaps a little steep, but worth the view at sunset: http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5171/5506487955_58c3f7ae25...
- Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:17 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: New wheel arches
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5224
Re: New wheel arches
Here you go - I think the job looks a good'un. (I do, however, need some shinier wheel nuts quite urgently. Any tips?) http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/5507079122_01a7cf5221.jpg http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5507079976_06b4c5bfbc.jpg http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5295/5507081004_25fac89dae...
- Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:22 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: New wheel arches
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5224
Re: New wheel arches
I decided to let them put the Transit arches in - looks really nice. (Photos in daytime.) They've also waxoiled the arches, apparently it's standard procedure for them. =D> Total cost £480, which seems acceptable. :shock: Not acceptable, though, is the fact my leisure battery was dead when I picked ...
- Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:39 am
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: rear fog light flush
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7398
Re: rear fog light flush
As your Bongo is already UK registered, to be MOT legal, you'll need a switch (on the dash) that illuminates when the rear fog light is on. You can pick these up pretty cheaply from most car accessory shops. Thanks, Lorna! I'll have a look at my switch when I get the van back from getting new trous...
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:16 am
- Forum: Going Abroad
- Topic: Ferry booking to France, is a Bongo a car?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4364
Re: Ferry booking to France, is a Bongo a car?
Sterling advice, that! Could we add this info to a sticky post, along the lines of "what you really need to know to travel to the continent"?
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:13 am
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: rear fog light flush
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7398
Re: rear fog light flush
Does "E Mark" mean it's UK road legal and MOTable?
That would be just the solution for me, as I could have my second reversing light back (with the monster LED bulbs, too - I should be able to see something at last).
That would be just the solution for me, as I could have my second reversing light back (with the monster LED bulbs, too - I should be able to see something at last).
- Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:26 am
- Forum: Rest of the West
- Topic: Import Scheme Nightmare
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15471
Re: Import Scheme Nightmare
(...) the dealers risk is spread over all the cars he sells in the year, so one low oil pressure car needing work for another 100 that are spot on dissolves the risk. The dealer's risk. Exactly. The case discussed appears to have the risk placed entirely on the customer. This, in my opinion, is wro...
- Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:34 am
- Forum: Pimp My Bongo
- Topic: New Reversing Bulb
- Replies: 53
- Views: 9674
Re: New Reversing Bulb
Thanks to you both! I was really having a cerebrally challenged moment with that purchase! I've now placed my order for a couple of those. If one isn't bright enough, I'll have to re-convert my rear fog light into a second reversing one. Looking forward to seeing where I'm going when I squeeze into ...