Won a car on ebay and paid for it.. Proton Satria Gti
Discussion
tali1 said:
TheDoggingFather said:
Looks like a bargain to me, the ONLY Proton I would ever contemplate owning and the only I've ever liked 
Nah - Persona SRi - s
t hot rare -only 250 of each made 4dr /5dr plain jane looks -AND the same 133 bhp GTI engine 
I remember when these first came out back in the late 90's iirc. I use to take the (then) girlfriend to the local Proton dealership on dates just to drool over car. She couldnt figure out how someone (me) could get so excited over something with 'square exhausts'. I was young and easily impressed. Needless to say the relationship didnt last.
The Spruce goose said:
Gavin_Essex said:
Looked at these a few years ago, looks tidy and a bargain buy!
Aren't they a bit steep insurance wise? - Something daft like a group 16 / 17?
group 31 whatever that means, so about 13-14 old system but most cars i have had are around this mark.Aren't they a bit steep insurance wise? - Something daft like a group 16 / 17?
31 is new system out of 50 (basically double of old rating) - but Direct Line seem to be only one using 50 system
i work out in Malaysia where 9 out of 10 cars are Proton, there are soem seriously rapid ones out there, Perdana V6 is a popular conversion and two of the local lads in the office have evo engined ones... 300bhp and FWD with no diffs.
at that age and price i dont think they are too9 bacd, reckon it might make a cheap interesting track car.
at that age and price i dont think they are too9 bacd, reckon it might make a cheap interesting track car.
morgrp said:
They offered a dealer fit Eaton supercharger kit for these
I test drove a proton coupe evolution when they first came out - produced to homologate a race series would you believe! Quite a decent steer from what I remember
There seems to be a lot of mods available, just deciding what to do with it whether keep it for a few months and track day it. I had a bit of lift off going round a slight corner, felt very old school.I test drove a proton coupe evolution when they first came out - produced to homologate a race series would you believe! Quite a decent steer from what I remember
I've got a track prepped CA Colt GTi which is what these are pretty much based on.
Few small differences in the suspension setup and the air flow meter and exhaust manifold but other than that everything is the same.
The front end is all basically Evo 1/2/3 and therefore it's easy to swap parts over.
Turbo'ing them isn't as easy as just bolting a turbo on, easiest thing to do is an engine swap as all the mounts etc are the same.
The fully independant rear suspension really makes them handle well, much better than my Mk2 Golf.
Mine is fairly modded with coilovers, LSD, stripped, 4-1 manifold etc, goes round Combe pretty darn well.
Few small differences in the suspension setup and the air flow meter and exhaust manifold but other than that everything is the same.
The front end is all basically Evo 1/2/3 and therefore it's easy to swap parts over.
Turbo'ing them isn't as easy as just bolting a turbo on, easiest thing to do is an engine swap as all the mounts etc are the same.
The fully independant rear suspension really makes them handle well, much better than my Mk2 Golf.
Mine is fairly modded with coilovers, LSD, stripped, 4-1 manifold etc, goes round Combe pretty darn well.
The Spruce goose said:
I have been reading the owners club forum and as the engine is basically a evo 3 without the turbo, there are quite a few tuning options available. A turbo kit brand new is a grand from the US OR £350 second hand.
It is basically a Mitsubishi colt underneath.
Not strictly true, it is an 1834cc lancer GSR engine without the turbo, and an increased compression ration to 10.5:1.It is basically a Mitsubishi colt underneath.
Bit geeky, I'm on no.2 though . . .
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