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04/4/2014 at 9:02pm
Location: East Herts
Outfit: 1992 Elddis Wisp 450CT + X Trail
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Glad you are enjoying your Bongo. I often miss ours, even though it was not converted to a camper. Did you join the Owners club, Bongo Fury?
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Colin
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04/4/2014 at 10:15pm
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Isn't that a Ford Freda? Ford's badge-engineered version. Nice motors, even if they are a bit thirsty. Then again, they are as streamlined as a brick, and weigh around 2 tons, so what should we expect.
Great driving position, very comfortable, and a very roomy 8 seater when not converted.
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04/4/2014 at 11:14pm
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It is a Bongo in all but name. If I had a Freda, I would have called it a Bongo too. That's what people know them as.
I got around 25mpg on average, which was a great improvement on my previous vehicle, a Toyota SpaceCruiser, which only did about 18mpg on a good day. I suppose it's an unfair comparison though, as the Toyota was petrol and the Bongo diesel. However, The Bongo had much better performance too, and it was bigger.
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but the running costs got too much for me as I do a lot of miles each year.
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