wwaswas - Member
Bongo Fury
I'd have assumed it was a gentleman's magazine forum.
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AlexSimon - Member
It's a shame you didn't find Bong Fury earlier. For the 6 years we had a Bongo we only paid £300-£340 a year thanks to one of the specialists on there.
Lifesure Group.
In fact I'm still insured by them as they were only about £20 dearer than others for the Peugeot Partner Tepee too.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
geoffj - Member
Bongo Fury
Best name for a fan site / forum ever!
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
ormondroyd - Member
For the 6 years we had a Bongo we only paid £300-£340 a year thanks to one of the specialists on there.
Lifesure Group.
Oh, we tried them, but they couldn't make it cheap for us. Insurance is like that, innit, they all want their target market and if you fall out of the profile group, it ramps up fast.
We were with 2Gether, one of the other frequently used insurers on there.
I suspect it's complicated by the fact that we use it as our main (only) car, park it in a moderate risk area, and have business use cover. And that's on top of the main complications: grey import, 8 seats.
The camper-modified crowd always seemed to get very very cheap cover.
Anyway, sorted now!
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
ads678 - Member
Sorry for the thread hijack, but how thirsty are Bongo's? Compared to a, lets say, 1.9 TDI VW passat estate for instance.......
I get about 500 miles out of a tank everyday use and about 600 miles motorway driving.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
ormondroyd - Member
30mpg for a diesel, give or take. If you drive everywhere at 85mph, you'll be nearer 20mpg
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
ormondroyd - Member
Being able to bung a load of this into the diesel certainly helps the cost, mind.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
dave_aber - Member
30mpg? IME you'll be doing well to get over 25.
Maybe my right foot is a bit heavy. I'm not one for hanging about. And mine's a converted camper, with kitchen, water, etc (and a full drinks cabinet!).
Trying hard I think I managed about 27mpg once.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
ormondroyd - Member
Current running mpg is 28.6mpg according to Fuelly. Best has been 32mpg.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
dave_aber - Member
Having said that, the benefits outweigh the fuel cost, for me and the mileage I do at least.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
dave_aber - Member
28.6mpg according to Fuelly
I must stick in my refurbished injectors and check the tappets, just to see if they make a difference.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
ormondroyd - Member
It falls off a cliff when you go fast though. They're not exactly aerodynamic
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
julianwilson - Member
geoffj - Member
Bongo Fury
Best name for a fan site / forum ever!
Shirley invented by a beefheart/zappa fan?
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
dave_aber - Member
Apparently it was named after that very vinyl
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
letmetalktomark - Member
*** Hopes for dual spoilers ***
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
julianwilson - Member
dave_aber - Member
Apparently it was named after that very vinyl
Excellent. Some rascal has named loads of Strava segments round our way after Zappa records.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
Simon - Member
Mine seems to do 25mpg, loaded or unloaded, driven fast or slow.
Admiral were cheapest by far for me last year, and this year's renewal seems ok.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
ads678 - Member
Hmmm, food for though, cheers fellas. Wouldn't be an everyday car if i did get one anyway.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
Pimpmaster Jazz - Member
Admiral here for our Bongo too. I did get it in writing that it was insured despite being modified into a camper van - I was nervous that they insisted on naming it an MPV.
No idea what our fuel consumption is, but I'd be surprised if it's over 30mpg. It still guzzled when driving through europe last year, where we religiously sat at 60 on any major road.
It is absolutely ace though. Worth every penny.
Bongo Fury
I'd have assumed it was a gentleman's magazine forum.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
AlexSimon - Member
It's a shame you didn't find Bong Fury earlier. For the 6 years we had a Bongo we only paid £300-£340 a year thanks to one of the specialists on there.
Lifesure Group.
In fact I'm still insured by them as they were only about £20 dearer than others for the Peugeot Partner Tepee too.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
geoffj - Member
Bongo Fury
Best name for a fan site / forum ever!
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
ormondroyd - Member
For the 6 years we had a Bongo we only paid £300-£340 a year thanks to one of the specialists on there.
Lifesure Group.
Oh, we tried them, but they couldn't make it cheap for us. Insurance is like that, innit, they all want their target market and if you fall out of the profile group, it ramps up fast.
We were with 2Gether, one of the other frequently used insurers on there.
I suspect it's complicated by the fact that we use it as our main (only) car, park it in a moderate risk area, and have business use cover. And that's on top of the main complications: grey import, 8 seats.
The camper-modified crowd always seemed to get very very cheap cover.
Anyway, sorted now!
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
ads678 - Member
Sorry for the thread hijack, but how thirsty are Bongo's? Compared to a, lets say, 1.9 TDI VW passat estate for instance.......
I get about 500 miles out of a tank everyday use and about 600 miles motorway driving.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
ormondroyd - Member
30mpg for a diesel, give or take. If you drive everywhere at 85mph, you'll be nearer 20mpg
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
ormondroyd - Member
Being able to bung a load of this into the diesel certainly helps the cost, mind.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
dave_aber - Member
30mpg? IME you'll be doing well to get over 25.
Maybe my right foot is a bit heavy. I'm not one for hanging about. And mine's a converted camper, with kitchen, water, etc (and a full drinks cabinet!).
Trying hard I think I managed about 27mpg once.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
ormondroyd - Member
Current running mpg is 28.6mpg according to Fuelly. Best has been 32mpg.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
dave_aber - Member
Having said that, the benefits outweigh the fuel cost, for me and the mileage I do at least.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
dave_aber - Member
28.6mpg according to Fuelly
I must stick in my refurbished injectors and check the tappets, just to see if they make a difference.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
ormondroyd - Member
It falls off a cliff when you go fast though. They're not exactly aerodynamic
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
julianwilson - Member
geoffj - Member
Bongo Fury
Best name for a fan site / forum ever!
Shirley invented by a beefheart/zappa fan?
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
dave_aber - Member
Apparently it was named after that very vinyl
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
letmetalktomark - Member
*** Hopes for dual spoilers ***
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
julianwilson - Member
dave_aber - Member
Apparently it was named after that very vinyl
Excellent. Some rascal has named loads of Strava segments round our way after Zappa records.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
Simon - Member
Mine seems to do 25mpg, loaded or unloaded, driven fast or slow.
Admiral were cheapest by far for me last year, and this year's renewal seems ok.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
ads678 - Member
Hmmm, food for though, cheers fellas. Wouldn't be an everyday car if i did get one anyway.
POSTED 4 YEARS AGO #
Pimpmaster Jazz - Member
Admiral here for our Bongo too. I did get it in writing that it was insured despite being modified into a camper van - I was nervous that they insisted on naming it an MPV.
No idea what our fuel consumption is, but I'd be surprised if it's over 30mpg. It still guzzled when driving through europe last year, where we religiously sat at 60 on any major road.
It is absolutely ace though. Worth every penny.
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