The Mazda Bongo and LakeFest with The Midlands Bongo Owners Club

[@venn53]

Got one myself and bloody love it 😍

[@thomasbailey8306]

You Guys have some neat vehicles. Great video..

[@joannaevans]

Damn, now I want one. Versatile little vans. Love the table/bed conversion.

[@StevesMachines]

I love mine

[@turningwheels2584]

We've just got ourselves a bongo, we absolutely love it!! It's converted to a camper with a rear conversion, auto free top like you mentioned. Must go to one of these events.... Looks awesome!

[@StevesMachines]

It was great fun seeing so many Bongos together, and the people were great too.

[@jbenekeorr]

Brilliant video, thanks!

[@austinswallow]

I had no idea these were so versatile! Brain cells whirring away... Wonder thought up such a weird name! Thanks for sharing!

[@StevesMachines]

They are great vans

[@dilwyn1]

Nice one buddy... Don't think my wife will let me buy one, but what a versatile vehicle!!??

[@StevesMachines]

They are great vans, best way is to buy one for your wife 😉 🤣

[@dilwyn1]

@@StevesMachines Great plan!! And tell her she always wanted one!!! she will come around in the end and then it will be her idea, win win !! LOL!!

[@RetroGamesCollector]

Bah! Mustn't have been around when you walked round filming the vans (all-grey van with topbox on AFT at 3:22). Great video, capturing the Bongo scene perfectly.

[@StevesMachines]

Cheers dude, it was such a busy weekend I didnt get to meet many people.

[@colrhodes377]

Are you drumming up business for next year's event? Looks like they're on a roll! Keep on banging their 🥁

[@ceejay777-u6p]

Anyone buying a bongo they are amazing vans but just make sure to have a garage check coolant pipes for rust and fit a coolant alarm straight away.

[@martinbowden7951]

Weve just got ourselves a bongo and would love to attend one of these meets, we live in North devon but our bongo needs a little bit of tlc first!!!!

[@StevesMachines]

Lakefest is excellent to meet fellow Bongonauts

[@martinbowden7951]

@@StevesMachines when is the next one?

[@StevesMachines]

Mid August, check out the Mazda Bongo West Midlands owners page on FB.

[@PaulinesPastimes]

Good grief! There is a club and everything. Looks like crazy fun and gotta love such a practical vehicle. The only Bongo Van we got in Aus was the little original rear engined one in the late 1960s. It was a groovy little thing. None of the later Mazda vans were called Bongo, some were decked out like yours (Mazda Traveller) but mostly just tradies vans to compete with the Hi Ace. 👍✨

[@StevesMachines]

Everything has to have a club 😀 These were never released on the UK market either but get imported to the UK when they hit the Japanese second hand market. We had other tradies vans too.

[@PaulinesPastimes]

@@StevesMachines I wonder if there is a KZbin Commenters Club? 😄

[@StevesMachines]

🤣

[@mikenewman137]

Quite apt you have done this, i have been considering getting a Bongo project !

[@StevesMachines]

Watch out for rust and failed head gaskets. Make sure you get underneath and have a proper poke around.

[@mikenewman137]

@@StevesMachines thanks, I new they can be a bit crispy underneath, ideally I want a diesel one, hope the head gasket is better on them

[@StevesMachines]

Head Gasket is a risk on the Diesel vans, they are difficult to bleed and most places don't do it properly. Check the condition of the water pipes as they are prone to rotting. When doing g a test drive make sure you go far enough to get it good and hot, the temp needle should stay in the 11 o'clock position.

[@georgehotham1312]

Just got out 1st bongo love it just need off grid electrics got the hook up loving the bongo life

[@StevesMachines]

They are awesome vans, we love ours.

[@georgehotham1312]

@@StevesMachines so true 👍

[@morticia5519]

I have a Bongo, is Lakefest ok for a solo female to attend? it looks like such a great event.

[@StevesMachines]

Hey Mandy, the Bongo section was friendly and the whole festival has a good vibe. There is a Bongo group for ladies only, they are on FB and they attended last year so your best bet is to reach out to them and get their view 👍

[@morticia5519]

@@StevesMachines I'm in that group thank you, ill see who might be going...thank you

[@barryjackson8512]

Ideas ideas. Iv been looking a T4s for A while. I think you gave me Another option

[@StevesMachines]

Bongos are lovely to drive mate. I had to drive a T5 from Swansea to Norfolk and back in a day, I was glad to get back into my Bongo for the home journey.

[@MajorTheMalamute]

What a handsome malamute you saw... Oh wait! 😁 Great video! Check mine out, although less bongos!

[@StevesMachines]

My guys loved Major, such a handsome boy.

[@MajorTheMalamute]

@@StevesMachines thank you! Was great to meet someone else with a channel too! 😃