Mazda Friendee Bongo 4x4
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Have had ours for three years now and , touch wood, nothing has failed. Auto, V6 petrol, Fridge, Cooker, running water...
Have found some pics of ours from about two years ago.The wheels are now gloss grey and that funny parking stick has gone
At a push you could sleep two upstairs but not much fun when one needs to go down for a pee. A bottle is needed in the upper deck!
All in all, cracking vehicle. Costs about £130.00 pa to insure
Ours, being the V6 is 2WD.I think only the diesels are 4WD
Loads of gripping info here www.bongofury.co.uk
These are all grey imports and arrive in the UK as 8 seater minibus thingies.
Have found some pics of ours from about two years ago.The wheels are now gloss grey and that funny parking stick has gone
At a push you could sleep two upstairs but not much fun when one needs to go down for a pee. A bottle is needed in the upper deck!
All in all, cracking vehicle. Costs about £130.00 pa to insure
Ours, being the V6 is 2WD.I think only the diesels are 4WD
Loads of gripping info here www.bongofury.co.uk
These are all grey imports and arrive in the UK as 8 seater minibus thingies.
Edited by E31Shrew on Sunday 5th January 20:07
E31Shrew said:
Have had ours for three years now and , touch wood, nothing has failed. Auto, V6 petrol, Fridge, Cooker, running water...
Have found some pics of ours from about two years ago.The wheels are now gloss grey and that funny parking stick has gone
At a push you could sleep two upstairs but not much fun when one needs to go down for a pee. A bottle is needed in the upper deck!
All in all, cracking vehicle. Costs about £130.00 pa to insure
Was waiting for this!!!! XHave found some pics of ours from about two years ago.The wheels are now gloss grey and that funny parking stick has gone
At a push you could sleep two upstairs but not much fun when one needs to go down for a pee. A bottle is needed in the upper deck!
All in all, cracking vehicle. Costs about £130.00 pa to insure
E31Shrew said:
Have had ours for three years now and , touch wood, nothing has failed. Auto, V6 petrol, Fridge, Cooker, running water...
Have found some pics of ours from about two years ago.The wheels are now gloss grey and that funny parking stick has gone
At a push you could sleep two upstairs but not much fun when one needs to go down for a pee. A bottle is needed in the upper deck!
All in all, cracking vehicle. Costs about £130.00 pa to insure
Have found some pics of ours from about two years ago.The wheels are now gloss grey and that funny parking stick has gone
At a push you could sleep two upstairs but not much fun when one needs to go down for a pee. A bottle is needed in the upper deck!
All in all, cracking vehicle. Costs about £130.00 pa to insure
wildcat45 said:
So these are not factory built as campers then? They are converted in the UK.
Some came from the factory with a basic kitchenette kit in the back, with water tank, sink, battery, 220v & a tap/shower. I have owned about 5 Bongo's, great cars for what they are, not as big inside as you think & quite thirsty especially the diesels.
The proper name is : Mazda Bongo Friendee Auto Free Top!
Theyre a brilliant little van and I was tempted to import them (long before they appeared everywhere), but their bulk made importation extremely expensive. The vehicle itself would have cost about £1,750 + fees for top grade in Japan, but you have to pay for shipping by volume, not floor area, making it damned expensive at US$68 per M³!
When they took off and even tatty examples were selling for over £5,000 I regretted staying with Imprezas et al.
Theyre a brilliant little van and I was tempted to import them (long before they appeared everywhere), but their bulk made importation extremely expensive. The vehicle itself would have cost about £1,750 + fees for top grade in Japan, but you have to pay for shipping by volume, not floor area, making it damned expensive at US$68 per M³!
When they took off and even tatty examples were selling for over £5,000 I regretted staying with Imprezas et al.
R26Andy said:
Hoofy said:
R26Andy said:
Fond memories of skiing trips to Glen Coe in one of these with my mates, great times!
REPOST!
It's only because I read every post when this thread was revived. I, too, secretly have a soft spot for these.
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