Calling all Citroen Bingobongo owners. Any tips you’d like to share?
FWIW I’ve lined the rear of my Multispace with a sheet of 4mm butyl rubber. I’ve also fitted a Lidaldi’s thermo-gauge thingummyjiggy. I routed the sensor wire externally, via the wing mirror mount and then within the wing itself.
hi Ambrose. I can’t help with your question I’m afraid, but have one of my own please 🙂 Is the Berljngo Multispace big enough to sleep in the back, with the bike in there too? Cheers!
Define sleeping? I spent many a night in mine, but slept in front passenger seat. Wasn’t comfy but I slept. Bike I’m boot. If I needed to lie down flat, then no…wouldn’t work. Im 6′ 1″.
My tip would be, slow down for corners. They are not the strong point of the Blingo.. 😀
Pedalhead, you can certainly sleep in them depending on how far you want to go with it.
Weekend before last I spent two nights in mine in Llangynog. I took out the two seats from the back but left the single in, I then made a platform along the floor out of thin plywood and softwood batens. At the end, I made a hinged section which flipped over onto spacers on the floor with the front drivers seat pushed forward.
I used an Alpkit Dozer to sleep on, and had my bike next to me(nothing weird like) on the side with the single seat. It was great. I have heard of folk over 6 foot doing that, but luckily I’m a bit shorter so was very comfortable.
I’m currently fitting it out for a 3-week Euro road trip myself and two mates are making in the summer. It has to fit us three, our bikes, and camping kit. Going to be a squeeze but should be sweet.
The basic setup. Bikes go in with both wheels off, alternate ways and then wheel stack any which way by the grace of God.
Pull out ahem, kitchen table/card playing/beer table(It has a seperate support leg)
Cheers guys. Hi Kevin. Yep I wouldn’t really want to mess about with removing seats etc as I’d be using it with the children as well now & again. Sounds like I’m still deciding between an X-Trail and a Bongo then :-). Sorry for the hijack Ambrose!
hmm sounds like it’s worth a closer look. Will pop down to the local dealer sometime & proceed to take apart one of their cars & lie down in the back
Took my bikes to the dealer when I got mine, he even gave me a hand working out the best way to load them etc. 3 bikes, 3 people, wheels all on, is dead easy with 2 seats out. Even my massive 22″ odd 29er etc.
Took my bikes to the dealer when I got mine, he even gave me a hand working out the best way to load them etc. 3 bikes, 3 people, wheels all on, is dead easy with 2 seats out. Even my massive 22″ odd 29er etc.
Might clean the mud off mine first I suppose :-). I’ve heard the Berlingo isn’t exactly the quickest thing in the world. I’m not expecting miracles but is it frustratingly slow?
The 75hp petrol is, I’ve a 90 diesel which is fine, pulls a lot better. By the time it’s got 3 folk, bikes and kit in, it barely notices the weight and is better than my old 1.8 petrol mondeo was with the same load.
This pic might help:
That’s an XL trance, another 2 bikes fit in that way too.
I’ve just come across this on the UKClimbing Forums. Inspirational stuff – I might have to see what I can do with the family Kangoo when I get home this evening…..
Mine is at 95k and I’m fitting a refurbed torsion beam assembly to the rear end. It comes with grease nipples fitted for the torsion arm bearings and is guaranteed for life.
Decathlon do a double 1.2m wide inflatable mattress which just fits with the rear seats out and front seats forward but on my own I normally use a alkit fat airbed. I have also fitted a Fiamma roll out awning to the roof bars which gives me somewhere to cook.
Mine is a 90bhp diesel and I’m ashamed to say I picked up a few points for speeding on the motorway so sitting well above 70 is easy.
Plus it has towed a trailer with 2 canoes and had a full load in the car + 4 people plus another canoe and 2 bikes on the roof – was a little slow up hill but it managed.
In terms of MPG I only get about 40 but I do have a heavy foot (ok its actually a company car which I thrash) so I don’t consider that too bad.
When i bought mine i was told by a mech mate – youll get to 60k with nae issues then itll start falling apart.
Since 60k –
New alternator
New idle control solenoid
Couple of relays
Snapped springs upfront
Arb links
Heater matrix
Window mechanism
All dash lights at once
It also uses alot more brake pads than ive ever used in any other car including a fiesta that i took from 90k to 200k on only one set. Ive gone through 3 sets in 30k.
Pretty cool, the back of that Blingo on the Climbing forum, but he’d be picking knives(and a spoon..) out of the back of his head for days in a head-on… 😯
I have also fitted a Fiamma roll out awning
+1 for Pics…
I have the genuine Citroen roofbars and they are carp! Tried to put my two kayaks on the roof and one of the feet keeps popping off all the time. Can’t put any faith in it.
Sadly I don’t have roofrails on mine to which I could fit better cross-bars.
There are cheaper options if you search on line with just tarp and poles but nothing beats the Fiamma for speed and simplicity. Do not even need to guy it on calm days.