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14/11/2021 at 2:35pm
Location: Paisley
Outfit: Chausson Flash 22
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I use to own a Japanese import campervan based on a Toyota Hiace supercustom and Toyota would supply all parts if you gave them the chassis number, this may still be the case, probably best to ask on the owners group page on facebook
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14/12/2021 at 8:36pm
Location: Essex
Outfit: None Entered
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We had a 96 bongo, fab van, and although ours was not a camper conversion it stil had the elevating roof with the option of putting beds up top.
We had the 2.5 Diesel auto rwd. was about 25mpg at best.I found a local garage to do the servicing, the ford ranger 2.5 uses the same engine so many parts are compatible.
We had a lot of expense with front suspension parts, which is common as i have since found out.
There is a really helpful community called "Bongo Fury" which was an amazing area for advice.
I would love another one but at the moment the running cost would make it a very expensive option! Although when i retire in about 5 years i would definately consider another one.
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14/12/2021 at 9:47pm
Location: East Herts
Outfit: 1992 Elddis Wisp 450CT + X Trail
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Quote: Originally posted by skipp66 on 14/12/2021
We had a 96 bongo, fab van, and although ours was not a camper conversion it stil had the elevating roof with the option of putting beds up top.
We had the 2.5 Diesel auto rwd. was about 25mpg at best.I found a local garage to do the servicing, the ford ranger 2.5 uses the same engine so many parts are compatible.
We had a lot of expense with front suspension parts, which is common as i have since found out.
There is a really helpful community called "Bongo Fury" which was an amazing area for advice.
I would love another one but at the moment the running cost would make it a very expensive option! Although when i retire in about 5 years i would definately consider another one.
Sounds just like the one we had except we didn't have any problems with the front suspension. Great vehicles, and Bongo Fury was very useful too. I had it 5 years and I would probably have had it for longer, but I had it stolen from outside my house. No trace of it ever turned up, and I'm convinced it went abroad. The fuel consumption was a vast improvement after the Toyota Spacecruiser it replaced. That did 18mpg on a good day!
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Best Regards,
Colin
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