DodgyBastard Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Due to trying to save some money for a house I'm cutting down my collection of cars, first up this beautiful Proton Saga Aeroback GLS.It has a 1.3L carbed engine and is the lowly 8 valve engine so not as quick as the old triplevalve Protons, it has a 5 speed manual gearbox too.Mot is out on the 29th of November 2018, it passed the last one without issue and hasn't really been used much in the time I've had it so won't need much for this one. RJC_2808 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2807 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2810 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2811 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2813 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2814 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2818 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2822 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2806 by srblythe, on Flickr It's quite low mileage at 54k and drives fine, this week it had the head skimmed, gaskets and head bolts replaced and a new timing belt fitted. Good points Full set of tyres replaced recentlyNew batteryStarts stops and drives fineWindows go up and down without falling off the runners - Most Protons are bad for thisServiced recently, timing belt and water pump replacedMechanically it's in great order, suspension is good, no clunks etcInterior is in good condition, no rips are tears on the seats. Minor issues Blisters of rust appearing on the wings and archesSome small dents, rear bumper has a patch of primer on it.Exhaust is blowing from centre section - I will try and get it mig welded before it goes I'll be sad to see it go and hope that the work I've had done recently will keep it on the road for the next few years.I'd like £400 for it and it's in Fife, Scotland. Dirk Diggler, catsinthewelder, cobblers and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 By gum that has all the appeal of a walk in bath...in hearing aid beige, being advertised by Gloria Hunniford. GLWTS, I'm off to change my leg bag. Mr_Bo11ox, Ohdearme, wrenchvolt and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 If I was on holiday in Scotland I would do it with that once then never speak to it ever again. Uncle Jimmy, binhoker668, Ohdearme and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchvolt Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Oh my god that is horrible even by my standards! In all seriousness looks like it would make a great run about. GLWTS. GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Too shite for autoshite eh? Anyone for a roffle at £6 a go? Sent from my G3311 using Tapatalk They_all_do_that_sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 They're surprisingly jolly little motors. Proton could barely ship them over here quickly enough when they first arrived in the UK. Recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Isn't cms/rapunzel a fan of these? I don't think he's in the market atm though. I'm not a big one for roffles generally, but I'd have a pop for such a quality motor, although I might be in the minority. HillmanImp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Isn't cms/rapunzel a fan of these? I don't think he's in the market atm though. I'm not a big one for roffles generally, but I'd have a pop for such a quality motor, although I might be in the minority. CMS would love it but it's just the wrong time for him at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Red5 to the beige courtesy phone with go faster stripes please red5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 They're surprisingly jolly little motors. Proton could barely ship them over here quickly enough when they first arrived in the UK. Recommended. Very true.Genuinely think I've never seen so many dealers asking/chasing early delivery - not delayed - 'can you get it to us any earlier?' on any subsequent marque. They were an absolute steal for 95% out-going Colt/Lancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Red5 to the beige courtesy phone with go faster stripes please Mmmm. Early model interior 'trim' No door mirror. No side rubbing strips. Tudor Webasto tilt and slide, GLS coachlines and rear speakers - Radiomobile's finest. Probably, depends on when it came through Wythall I really can't.... oldcars and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Interesting... Never realised that instrument cluster was used on the earlier cars, thought that was a later change. All the early cars I've seen until this had the backlit panel with the revcounter. Normally I'd be in a raffle for this one - not when I've already got one Lada too many on the driveway (well, parked on the garden actually). I'd be killed if I brought it home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Tach only fitted to 1.5 models, manual or auto. Hang-over from the Lancer days. stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 So... I welded up the blown exhaust silencer and went to get some better photos. RJC_2824 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2831 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2833 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2835 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_2838 by srblythe, on Flickr But Mrs FOAD has decided she wants to keep it for the time being so it's no longer for sale, no that anyone wanted to buy it anyway... wrenchvolt, Lacquer Peel, Dirk Diggler and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 my 1st car was a silver one of those, g199csd, sadly scrapped. great motor, mum bought it new and i got it when i was 21 at 70k, by the time i let it go in 2000 it was sitting at 107k, engine never drank any oil and apart from the usual consumables all it has was the rear inner wing welded. still on original shocks, springs, clutch. Before I let her so we did a trip to heysham in her, 4 big lads and tools and came back via the kirkstone pass in the lakes, yes i was pedalling hard but the faithful old 8v lump kept going, no oil or water drank. It was slow, going up the M876 to larbert was a drop down to 4th if there was any weight in the car. Other fault was the bottom bolt for the rear shock sheared one night coming back from greenock, cable tied the shock and limped home... still miss her i am bloody tempted by this one but isnt your 1st car like your 1st girlfriend, great at the time but do you really want to go back there 18 years later, wouldnt mind a drive for old times. DodgyBastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Likewise, one of the first cars I drove (entirely legally of course...) on the road was one of these - albeit in 1.5GL spec (G499ORS). Got it as a freebie from the used car dealer I had a Saturday job at. She'd been in a front end shunt at some point so the bonnet, front panel and both wings were a slightly different shade of silver to the rest of the car, but drove like a new one. Only things I had to do to it were fix the stereo (fuse), replace the top radiator hose when it turned into a balloon one day, get a tiny patch welded on the nearside suspension turret and take a hacksaw to the exhaust because the tailpipe stuck about half a mile out the back and I had a perpetual bruise on my shin from walking into it. I sold it on stupidly when I decided to try to clear the decks a bit. Think it made another three or four years after that before being scrapped. There was nothing that car didn't do with supreme competence. With the 1.5 12V engine it didn't hang around either. Even the dealer in Aberdeen didn't blink when I rocked up one day looking for a top hose for a model that they hadn't sold for nearly 15 years. Had it on the shelf, in my hands in about 30 seconds and something daft like £7. If I had the driveway space and could find a clean enough example I definitely would have another one. Real rarity on the road that will get interest from folks who know what they are, but supremely low-stress to drive (unlike the frenetic experience that the Lada delivers) and just generally easy to live with I found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 forgot had to overhaul the rad too its replacement the persona 1.5gls was a different kettle, central locking was a menace, a stupid wee spring like what you find in a biro kept rusting and snapping rendering it not possible to open said door, passenger was minor, drivers was a pain. went through 2 rads in the 6 years I had it, okay 1 was thanks to a branch i hit and it took the head gasket. towards the end when the choke was open but car not fully warm you got sometimes 4 cylinders firing, sometimes 3 and occasionally 2. was really glad when i flogged it. some cars have personality, this one didnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted August 4, 2018 Author Share Posted August 4, 2018 Back up for sale. now £300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchvolt Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Tyres and battery be worth almost the £300.00 alone. I think it looks like a good car, clean economical and a little bit of punch. I hope it gets bought. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 I'd definitely buy a few raffle tickets for this Sent from my F3211 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Tyres and battery be worth almost the £300.00 alone. I think it looks like a good car, clean economical and a little bit of punch. I hope it gets bought.Absolutely, cheap transport with the welcome side effect of being a bit different. It's just a case of "can't buy them all", I hope there's someone out there for it. Edit - I'd have a fair quantity of randoms. oldcars and wrenchvolt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Lol. I drove one of these from Chester station to Bewdley when Red bought the saloon version of this. Genuine lol had driving it. It could barely peel the skin off a rice pudding. Everything was faster than me. I was expecting someone to walk past me. I still would though, just for that 'simple as you can get' driving experience. Wasn't there a Silver one of these with a body kit up for sale on here at some point? I seem to recall half the wheels needed digging out of the ground/grass? wrenchvolt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 owned a white one....ended up with blue doors... scotch land is a bit far though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 Provisionally sold GrumpiusMaximus, Dirk Diggler, davehedgehog31 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchvolt Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Fantastic, glad to hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 sold. Sent from my G3311 using Tapatalk tooSavvy, red5, DeeJay and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Didn’t they do a sportier model of Proton Saga that same shape, or am I dreaming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I believe your thinking of the Lynx: As seen here ‘resting’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Yeah that’s it. One drives past me going the other way, every morning on my way to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I believe your thinking of the Lynx: As seen here ‘resting’.Absolute fanny magnet, you'd be fending them off with a pointy stick. oldcars and jumpingjehovahs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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