Fridge for Factory Fitted Kitchen

This section is for when either the club or individuals are buying en-masse for the benefit of the Bongo community at large. Read the rules first!

Moderators: g8dhe, umbongocat

Ian
Supreme Being
Posts: 5885
Joined: Wed Jun 09, 2004 2:47 pm
Location: Bongo Mission Control

Fridge for Factory Fitted Kitchen

Post by Ian » Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:38 pm

I doubt whether anyone will be remotely interested in this, mainly because of the price, but my source in Japan has managed to track down some of the fridges (or are they cool boxes?) that form part of the Mazda fitted kitchen cubes. We thought that these were deleted long ago, and perhaps they have been. But he's found some in a warehouse if anyone is interested.

That's the good bit. The bad news is that they will cost 75,000 yen each, plus import duty, postage and VAT. #-o

Any takers?
668. The Neighbour of The Beast.
User avatar
PisceanJoy
Bongolier
Posts: 457
Joined: Fri May 29, 2009 5:16 pm
Location: Wells Somerest
Contact:

Re: Fridge for Factory Fitted Kitchen

Post by PisceanJoy » Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:09 pm

what that in £s?
User avatar
PisceanJoy
Bongolier
Posts: 457
Joined: Fri May 29, 2009 5:16 pm
Location: Wells Somerest
Contact:

Re: Fridge for Factory Fitted Kitchen

Post by PisceanJoy » Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:10 pm

Thats nearly £600 if the convertor I used is correct
User avatar
dave_aber
Supreme Being
Posts: 2884
Joined: Tue May 12, 2009 4:33 pm
Location: Elgin, Scotland

Re: Fridge for Factory Fitted Kitchen

Post by dave_aber » Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:11 pm

£593.62 according to www.xe.com
Image...Image
There are 10 types of people in this world.
Those that understand binary, and those that don't.
francophile1947
Supreme Being
Posts: 11354
Joined: Mon Dec 18, 2006 6:15 pm
Location: Norwich

Re: Fridge for Factory Fitted Kitchen

Post by francophile1947 » Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:11 pm

Hmm - final cost around £800 :shock: Are you sure he hasn't made a mistake with the price?
John
(Evidence that intelligent life exists in the universe, is that it hasn't tried to contact us)
slow_n_low
Bongolier
Posts: 167
Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2011 3:38 pm
Location: Leeds

Re: Fridge for Factory Fitted Kitchen

Post by slow_n_low » Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:48 pm

Some peeps have more money than sens :lol:
Ian
Supreme Being
Posts: 5885
Joined: Wed Jun 09, 2004 2:47 pm
Location: Bongo Mission Control

Re: Fridge for Factory Fitted Kitchen

Post by Ian » Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:07 pm

francophile1947 wrote:Hmm - final cost around £800 :shock: Are you sure he hasn't made a mistake with the price?
I've double checked, and in fact it may be even more expensive! Import duty on these items is 15%, postage (for 4 fridges) is £160, plus 20% VAT. So about £875 I reckon.......... :shock:
668. The Neighbour of The Beast.
francophile1947
Supreme Being
Posts: 11354
Joined: Mon Dec 18, 2006 6:15 pm
Location: Norwich

Re: Fridge for Factory Fitted Kitchen

Post by francophile1947 » Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:15 pm

Ian wrote:
francophile1947 wrote:Hmm - final cost around £800 :shock: Are you sure he hasn't made a mistake with the price?
I've double checked, and in fact it may be even more expensive! Import duty on these items is 15%, postage (for 4 fridges) is £160, plus 20% VAT. So about £875 I reckon.......... :shock:
Bargain - are you getting 6 for the Bongo Shop? - I'm sure they'll sell well :^o :^o :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
John
(Evidence that intelligent life exists in the universe, is that it hasn't tried to contact us)
digitalgypsy
Bongolier
Posts: 378
Joined: Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:24 pm

Re: Fridge for Factory Fitted Kitchen

Post by digitalgypsy » Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:25 pm

Hello chaps,
Latecomer to the post here...

I have the factory kitchen along with the fridge/coolbox. It works absolutely fine but I'm just wondering what type of fridge it is, if anyone knows? Is it anything like a compressor fridge? I've heard that compressor fridges are very efficient so tempted to upgrade.

Thanks for any helpful info! :D
User avatar
Velocette
Supreme Being
Posts: 1276
Joined: Fri Jun 18, 2010 11:32 am
Location: Bristol

Re: Fridge for Factory Fitted Kitchen

Post by Velocette » Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:52 pm

digitalgypsy wrote:Hello chaps,
Latecomer to the post here...

I have the factory kitchen along with the fridge/coolbox. It works absolutely fine but I'm just wondering what type of fridge it is, if anyone knows? Is it anything like a compressor fridge? I've heard that compressor fridges are very efficient so tempted to upgrade.

Thanks for any helpful info! :D
Which of these does it sound like?

intermittent vibration noise = compressor fridge
Constant fan noise = thermo-electric
Totally silent= absorption fridge
[url]http://germanshepherdrescue.co.uk/[/url]
digitalgypsy
Bongolier
Posts: 378
Joined: Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:24 pm

Re: Fridge for Factory Fitted Kitchen

Post by digitalgypsy » Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:39 pm

Thanks Velocette! :)
Almost definitely a thermo-electric fridge then, quite sure it's a constant fan noise. Now apprehensively researching thermo-electric fridges :roll:
User avatar
Velocette
Supreme Being
Posts: 1276
Joined: Fri Jun 18, 2010 11:32 am
Location: Bristol

Re: Fridge for Factory Fitted Kitchen

Post by Velocette » Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:45 am

digitalgypsy wrote:Thanks Velocette! :)
Almost definitely a thermo-electric fridge then, quite sure it's a constant fan noise. Now apprehensively researching thermo-electric fridges :roll:
They are the most power hungry unfortunately but I don't think they would be as expensive as Ian is talking about
[url]http://germanshepherdrescue.co.uk/[/url]
User avatar
helen&tony
Supreme Being
Posts: 9869
Joined: Thu Nov 18, 2004 12:49 pm
Location: Bulgaria

Re: Fridge for Factory Fitted Kitchen

Post by helen&tony » Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:47 am

Hi
Adding to Velocette's list, there is a 4th type....if it makes this noise:

BANG

it's an incorrectly fitted gas 'fridge!
Cheers
Helen
In the beginning there was nothing , then God said "Let there be Light".....There was still nothing , but ,by crikey, you could see it better.
User avatar
Velocette
Supreme Being
Posts: 1276
Joined: Fri Jun 18, 2010 11:32 am
Location: Bristol

Re: Fridge for Factory Fitted Kitchen

Post by Velocette » Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:57 am

helen&tony wrote:Hi
Adding to Velocette's list, there is a 4th type....if it makes this noise:

BANG

it's an incorrectly fitted gas 'fridge!
Cheers
Helen
:mrgreen: :mrgreen:
[url]http://germanshepherdrescue.co.uk/[/url]
Rhod
Tribal Elder
Posts: 527
Joined: Tue Jul 10, 2007 6:43 pm
Location: Argyll

Re: Fridge for Factory Fitted Kitchen

Post by Rhod » Sat Oct 06, 2012 11:15 pm

The original fridge fitted in the Mazda kitchen unit is a compressor fridge. I can't remember the make off-hand (Bongo is off having new front shocks), but it's a fairly high quality unit & is pretty effective. A bit more power hungry than the more modern versions though.
96' Green AFT 4WD / BMW R100GSPD
Post Reply

Return to “Group Buys”