Hi people. I will add this to the classifieds if there is interest.
I have a ’97 Mazda Bongo. I’ve had it nearly 9 years and it has been the perfect adventure vehicle for me; comfortable and car-like to drive, cheap to insure and fix, moderate fuel economy and plenty of room for loads of bike/camping gear and the roof of course (which has a fitted mattress – very comfy). A side benefit has been how useful it has been for carrying stuff generally – trip to the dump, tons of stuff for a bike event (organising one), big group of friends, etc.
Anyhow, it has just failed it’s MOT primarily due to rust on the chassis. It has numerous other small mechanical problems (that I would happily have fixed if it wasn’t for the additional rust and can list to those interested), but the chassis corrosion will cost £4-500+ to fix and I’ve decided to move on for the time being to a regular car. I’ll probably regret it.
So, the Bongo is for sale – it could potentially be scrapped, but that seems a horrible waste. The engine is sound and the vehicle has many adventures left in it.
Any buyer would have to spend around 1k to get it road-worthy (unless they are a welder/mechanic in which case almost all of it could be done pretty easily).
I’m working on a price, but would anyone on here be interested?
Current MOT lasts until the weekend, after that transport of it will become tricky. Snap up a bargain project!
Will come back re price shortly.