Now watch the viewing figures for this video soar. Proton still have a big following in Malaysia and they will love this review.

Love Proton. Greetings from Malaysia 🇲🇾

Rare to see these car in such good condition now

Dad had one when I was a toddler. Some of my earliest memories of automobiles are of this car. Always nice to see an old Proton.

I still use my father's proton 1.3 from 1998 up till now

Greetings from Malaysia. Car enthusiasts like me always envy with UK spec proton cars. Firstly we never had EFi as standard except for some UK reject cars that were sold by Proton to its staff. Secondly UK Sagas had 5 trim levels for sedan. Another 5 for the hatchback. If i remember correctly it was GE, GL, GLS and SE and another somewhere in the middle. Malaysia only gets either the mid range known as S (Sederhana or Medium) and the high spec I (Istimewa or Special). I believe the equivalent of GL and SE in UK. Third. For some internal reasons UK specs received the dashboard from Mitsubishi donor. It could be either A. Safety reasons. As per regulated by the local authority. B. Fuel injection system. Malaysian spec cars dont have check engine light and the ECU wiring looms. 4th. Saga in Malaysia also make do without sunroof, but yes with a warm weather the whole year round anyone would prefer to have AC than scorching heat sunshine from the roof. The blank plate at the handbrake is actually for electric mirror control for high spec SE models. The power window switches are located on the door card with full length arm rest. For lower trim variant with power windows the switch is there instead. Iswara is the 1st major revamp but actually the 4th revision to the original Saga. The 5th one is called LMSS, only the hatchback, only 1.3 and only silver. This was in 2002 until 2003. The 6th and last was another major revamp known as LMST and lasted from 2003 until 2007. In 2008 an all new Saga was launched known as Saga BLM. And in 2016 another new Saga replaced this which is known as Saga VVT

My mother used this since before i even remember when i remember everything. Im 23 now man i miss that proton saga iswara malaysian model.

I still have family members that drive this pristine condition

12:56 “When you push it in, it squirts.” 😂😂😂😂

Fun fact. The previous owner spec'd it from the dealer with the 12v adapter. That was not a standard feature on the GE 😅

Haha ... that's my grandma's car. The automobile competition is very tight, you would be astonished to see there are many models of Proton cars now with quality no more clanky sounds to them. And there's another second Malaysian car manufacturers, the Perodua. Good to see your review on Proton. Have a nice day 👍

Hi..im from malaysia..and i have 1 proton saga iswara..this nice car...thanks for review this car mate....

the sudden influx of proton car review will make this car prices goes up.

Such a great review! We rented a Proton just like this, but in red, on a family trip to Kuala Lumpur in 1995. The car unfortunately broke down in Penang after wading through a monsoon, but was back on the road again after a simple repair. Thanks for bringing back the memories!

Proton 1.5 MPi was the first car I ever sold when I worked in a garage when I was 20. Coming from a 1983 base Fiesta, this felt like a Rolls Royce! I was jealous of the new owner!

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To quote Cold War Motors: "Turn up the Base!" Proton Sagas were pretty popular in the 1990s in the part of east Kent that I grew up in, due to there being at least four dealers in the vicinity (and a lot of people who saw the appeal of cheap new cars based on tried and tested engineering with generous warranties and standard-fit Blaupunkt stereos!), but I don't ever recall seeing a GE version. The mid-range models seemed to be the most commonplace.

My uncle drove a Saga Iswara in Malaysia back then. Exterior is almost the same, but the dashboard and switches/controls looked very different. There's 4 big buttons (2 on each side) flanking the meter cluster, for hazard lights, rear windscreen heater and aircon master switch. We also didn't have those big knobs for wipers and headlights.

Having indicators on right hand side of steering wheel is the sensible thing on a right-hand drive car. Means you can indicate pus change gear at the same time

I saw this car today in a hot wheel toy and I thought it's the Mitsubishi Galante. So I had to search it. Nice review.

I am from Malaysia to want to say thanks You because review this car model by proton..❤🎉

I remember reading an article from an interview with Malcolm Bricklyn where he said it was a toss-up whether to import Proton or Yugo into the United States. He chose Yugo because he could sell them cheaper and Proton would have been almost the same price as a Hyundai I think Proton would have been successful because they were larger and more powerful cars and we're available with automatic transmissions and air conditioning. Two things that American buyers consider essential no matter how inexpensive a vehicle. Plus by using proven Japanese Mechanicals it would have been much more reliable

I bought one of these in 2000 for a few hundred pounds and it ran faultlessly for 4 years. It was basic transport but with very heavy steering.

Grettings from France, where my father used to drive a Citroën BX, then a Mitsubishi lancer, in the early 80’s… Those clunky doors…😊 Thank you very mutch for that, i really enjoy your tone. Waiting for the next one .. Jérôme

I always had a soft spot for these Protons. Wouldn't have minded one of these myself as I always liked 'underdog' cars. Shame that they don't sell 'em in the UK anymore. I think Proton priced themselves out of the UK car market.

OMG I've just clocked how much it reminds me of a US Chevy Corsica - like,the angular dorkiness of it, such a shared out-of-style style :D

I used to own a K reg 1.5GL triple valve in silver with Alloys and full body kit. Really liked it.

Loved to see a proton again … I went to test drive one when they had just launched wanted something a bit bigger than my early mk2 fiesta 1.3 Ghia - however much as I liked it , hatchback I drove GL aerodeck not base spec ) they wouldn’t give me enough as trade jn .. ended up buying a used cavalier 1.8i CD in Helios blue 5 door A friend of mine bought a GE saloon new from a Somerset dealer I had few trips in it with her, forgot just how basic the GE spec was.. hers was not even metallic a solid “flame” red

Love the delivery. Keep them coming

Brilliant mate!

Brilliant video. I remember these proton cars being taxi cars, very popular with taxi drivers. I owned a 52 plate proton Impian very good reliable car. It's a shame proton cars have left the UK Market.

Well done Sion a great video have always liked the original protons we had a dealership around here Gra Mar Motors and they sold loads in the back yard of Rover at longbridge they once were really common it was a great package which appealed to many for different reasons sad to see proton have now left the UK isn’t it

The blank at the center console is for the power windows for the front only and beside the blank at the climate controls is the clock

@11:16 Cigar lighters is an interesting topic that's rarely discussed. When I worked as a valeter for Ford back in 1999 to 2000, we had many long line-ups of ex-motability 1996/7 Fiesta Encore and Escort Encore/CL base models and they all had big round blank buttons where the cigar lighter would be. Also, my sister's first car was a 1995 106 XND Graduate - one up from base - and still no lighter. Some ten years later, she was ordering a new Smart ForTwo where an ashtray and lighter was a £280 option. She did not tick that box.

Wow this car still very very beautiful...

Nice keeping mate! 🇲🇾First model national car hopes you keep maintenance it and one day drive to 🇲🇾 on ours National Day 31 8👏👏

This is immaculate. I love cars like this. This GE may be quite a late-production 1994 model but you still had only one door mirror. The steel wheels bring back memories for me, because they are the same as the ones my dad had on his 1990 Mitsubishi Space Wagon.

I've driven this car once, manual transgender, very luxurious and smooth

Blanking plate by the handbrake is for the electric mirrors on the higer spec model.

wow mint condition proton saga so good

My father bought the Proton Saga Iswara 2004 edition. Its like the old model. Just some minor changes like adding a digital clock and lights at the driver's displays. The air-conditioning got more settings to it like temperature and speed. Driver and the left passenger windows(just the front though)are now have switches.

Great video 😀 Car reminds me of the 1985 Sunny my parents had back then.

i have 1992 Iswara 1.3L AeroBack version, come with 5 MT, carburetor, and power stering. power windows at front, and mechanical at back. boot wall cover with carpet and pvc, no vibrate at all. they fix it.. even the engine hood install with sound proof pad.. but for sure, we not got what proton give like what export model.. i like UK spec meter panel anyway..

Hello! Nice video. Love these time capsule cars. Isn’t the triangle warning light in the cluster for the hazard warning lights?

Apart from maybe power steering, you have got everything you need! Great video 👍

As are malaysian..thanks for this vidoe.

Back in late 90s when i was out and about on the nightclubs scene a taxi driver had one of these and he said they had a Mitsubishi motor in them and he said it never missed a beat and had 180+k on it.😊

This car is a really a work horse. Robust and reliable in my opinion. I own 2 of them. A manual 1.3 and a auto 1.5.

I love this

mr.bean stuck his golf ball to this car

when i was younger i always wanted the lotus proton it was a stunning looking car

Proton Iswara has always been my favorite budget car compared to the new ones.

Those Switches for the lights and the wipers remind me of the early 1980's Subaru's

10:55 I have one proton saga 1999 (Iswara). But I prefer manual door than auto. Still many this model oround the road in Malaysia today

when I lived in Southbourne I remember a dealership there moving from Lada to Proton and I think they became the top selling Proton dealer in the UK in short order ( elderly retired clientele more interested in price of course ) and I met a mini-cabbie in Weymouth who had one that had done 330k and he sold it to a mate to use as a mini-cab whilst he upgraded to a newer one with about 150k on the odometer ......... not classy but bloody reliable if looked after

Lagend car long lasting

I always think to myself that I should get one of these to drive around and not care about but knowing the market on these is going up as they are becoming collectable, I'll probably fix it up and not be able to use it as I intend to 😅

Reminds me of my 1976 Polo N I bought new, where the passenger sun visor was an option. Otherwise the car was fabulous with the 895cc engine. I went on to have a further 3 of these over 4 years as the base spec improved to include passenger sun visor, reversing lights and rear wash/wipe.

Hi there! Glad I came across this vid of yours today. And glad that you're coming here this September. Hope you'll have a great stay in M'sia. As a local, I don't see many old Proton Sagas (old model) on Malaysian roads now but the new ones (new model).

At 11min55sec, the blanking plate beside the handbrake is where the electric mirror controls would go.

This is my country's car. Malaysia

amazing cars

man i really love the interior design

These were called the Proton MPi in the UK.

AKU TETAP SETIA BERSAMA ISWARA SAKA...😁👍☕

I had a 1987 Dodge Colt that plug in the console is where the controls for the electric side mirrors lived. I always thought it was an odd place to put it.

fun fact: the 2nd gen of the proton saga iswara is known as proton s16 in australia

Still driving this old banger. It’s my mom’s. Only have to get tow 2 times.

Ayah saya ada satu Proton Saga Iswara Aeroback

when Chris Goffey reviewed the Proton on TG those wells at the side of the boot were full of water where the boot rubbers were leaking

Fairly sure that the 1.5 version was a relative of the engine used in the first Hyundai Lantra..

The owner surely wouldn't mind you borrowing the car a little bit longer in this heatwave.

In malaysia crome lining...

From Malaysia views you video❤

8:50 did he just drop his baggie.

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My dad owned a Saga Iswara 1.3 S(base model) back then...but he already sold it in 2019...so sad😢😢😢

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Nice car made in malaysia 90an..

I remember the garage that sold that car. Sadly no longer there. Do you have a new Volvo daily? I’m sure I’ve seen a xc60 in the background of your videos. Also love your channel your 2 fiestas are my favourite cars you have

Malaysians love the UK spec dashboard and else...often we swap the stock dash and meters to a more modern uk spec stuff...

Satellite pods 😍

Malaysian people proton love especially man n women car uk spec n mlaysian/Japanese spec

Interesting and enjoyable viewing. I think this Proton model has a look of a similar age Rover R8 200.

I used to own the pre facelift model..It came with the 1.4l 3 valve engine but with carburettor instead of fuel injection.. My car had a lighter steering..after an accident had to replace the whole rack..it became heavier..so this facelift model all do have heavier steering.. The gearbox all has the same clunkiness..as for the bootlid quality it's actually the skin came loose from the frame .they use "chewing gum" to stick them together 😂😂..

Fun fact, Lincolnshire Police used the later Proton Wiras with LPG conversions.

Nasib baik beli iriz baru. Perodua boleh buat comeback ke kat sini?

hmm the interior is quite different from malaysia's version.

14:25 Were you joking about the warning thingy? Ofcourse it's the hazard flashers warning light. Otherwise it seems very much like the 1983 model Mitsubishi Lancer (the 4-door Colt), upgraded in some areas, such as the fuel injection on the engine, and downgraded in some other areas (insulation!) to keep the price down. Except for the 5-speed gearbox, the standard equipment seems identical to the 1985 Colt base model, the "EL". I'd take it any day over a Lada!

Actually... Proton Iswara are based from the "Mitsubishi Fiore"... We here in Malaysia, Modify inside/outside From Mitsubishi Part... Thank UK, With love from Malaysia...

Wow..good..

I'm a Malaysian so I know this

Really reminds me of a Peugeot 309 (not a bad thing at all)

Proton Iswara Car is made in malaysia 🚘🚗🇲🇾⛽💰💲🌜👍👍

Great beater car

Smoker-friendly car. kihkihkih!

Proton have rally car now

Tq sir

I want to buy

Lagend car