hello!!

[fiatdaft]

cms,i take it from the reg's and all you don't live a million miles away from me and iainl ?

[ProgRocker]

Not sure how the insurance group worked with these, though they are easy to break into.

 

Just realised that I may have confused this one with the Persona Some of those went up to IG 14, iirc.

 

I recall about 10 years ago some young chap at my work had a J reg 4 door saloon in silver with bodykit and alloys (dealer fit?). It looked pretty cool. Made a change from the many pimped up Astras and Escorts of the time.

 

I also vaguely recall a What Car? group road test from around 1989 with a silver 1.3 GLS Aeroback vs the Rover Maestro 1.3 Special, Vauxhall Astra 1.2 'Merit' & the Mitsubishi Colt 1300 L or GL (?) 'brad van' hatchback. I think the Proton came 3rd out of 4th, despite looking like the better specced car compared against the other base model cars.

 

I really like the look of these early Protons, the Persona slightly less but still OK, the Impian not at all. The Satria Neo looks great but very cheap looking inside. As time goes on, I tend to dislike them more and more...maybe they should go back to using old Mitsubishi bodies?

[trigger]

I have a What car? 1988 road test of the Proton 1.5 SE Vs Rover 213, Toyota Corolla 1300 and Citroen BX 16, They rate the Proton highly as well.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/triggersca ... 401565555/

 

Autocar road test from 1991 on the 1.5 SE Triple Valve here as well http://www.flickr.com/photos/triggersca ... 465755071/

[HillmanImp]

Sorry I am a bit late on this one but Hi and welcome.

 

Never been in one of there let alone driven one but that twunt off 5th gear hated them (IIRC, i have not watched this clip since it was first on) so on that basis I now like them

 

http://fwd.five.tv/fifth-gear/videos/consumer-info/tims-banger-week

[ProgRocker]

 

http://fwd.five.tv/fifth-gear/videos/consumer-info/tims-banger-week

 

Ah...VCL - looks like a Norfolk registered car (possibly Constitution Motors). I was driving my Escrote diesel in a similar many to him driving the Proton.

[barrett]

 

http://fwd.five.tv/fifth-gear/videos/consumer-info/tims-banger-week

 

blimey, he even tackled a motorway! He must have balls of steel!

 

I saw a nice silver saloon just like that one today, but it sped off before I could get a snappysnap

[cms206]

That be the one which met it's end on Y'alltoob under a tank. Doesn't look that rough either, probably bastardised by 5 to make it look worse than it is.

 

Strangely I don't ever recall a major Proton passenger door opening scandal...

[red5]

I think someone on here used to work for the import concessionaire back in the day??

 

C'est moi.

 

[M'coli]

cms,i take it from the reg's and all you don't live a million miles away from me and iainl ?

I reckon Renfrewshire.

[cms206]

M'coli, you know too much... show yourself!!!

 

That general area it is, yes...