well , proton saga is made by PROTON , we all have to bare in mind the brand. well we all noe its faults but at the end its cheap to run and maintain and we still buy it, last weekend i was driving to mantin and was sandwiched by 4 proton saga blm. for a while i felt like i was in a convoy , well basicly i feel for the price its the best bargain as u get a full sedan with a huge boot , biggest in its class as claimed by proton , obviously most buyers have upgraded to bigger 15-16 inch rims and better suspension . frankly its not a bad looking car , looks decent with some mods , i m sure adding a k&n air filter ( if they already have one that fits blm) , get a proper exhaust system and high quality spark plugs the car will even perform better , many have claimed that the iafm gives good results so if u want better performance do the other mods.
the bad thing for this car is the interior , much better then the previous saga but plastic , i mean in our weather the steering will feel like touching an oven after parking in d sun but again cost was a factor i suppose and proton felt it was the best .
final verdict > if u r a new driver or ur a person that needs a car to travel from a - b this car will do that just fine just bare with all the minor defects which proton will gladly repair for free as long as its under warranty and u have the time to run up and down their service center. be prepared for
1.power window failure
2.power window switch problems
3.weird noises all around the car ( squeaks expecially )
4. bad , bad , bad nvh ( sound insulation)
5. and if ur luck really bad , it myt burn down ( happen to first few satria neo )