Won a car on ebay and paid for it.. Proton Satria Gti

[anonymous-user]

Won a car on Ebay that is a bit of a weird one.

Have been looking for a while for something to potter about in and saw this Proton Satria Gti, for sale, the owner wanting a quick sale.

Made a unseen bid, £610 + £22 Rail and Bus fare later, a 230 miles round trip, I am now the owner of a car with a few Lotus Badges on it

Full service history, recent stainless exhaust, HPI clear, 3 previous owners, and 10 months mot and 4 months tax. Not bad so far.



So points to note on journey back, exhaust is quite loud, a few random rattles inside the cabin along with some fading and some slight rust areas on back window. A very 'real' driving experience.

plus points, The car is nippy and has a very low seating position thus far handles fairly well. (on motorways)

I will tidy up the outside a bit and sell the Halfords aftermarket DVD/CD player.

Now looking for a Evo Mrk 3 turbo to bolt on

ohh the best bit, the previous owner paid £1200 3 months ago for it. I also have the orginal receipt for the first buyer, £12,999 in 2001..

Edited by The Spruce goose on Saturday 31st December 15:08

[wackojacko]

Nice buy, I hear these are a right laugh to drive.

[_Leg_]

Is it me or does it have a bit of "saxo" about it's rear quarter?

[warmfuzzies]

wackojacko said:

Nice buy, I hear these are a right laugh to drive.

They are, I drove one round Silverstone a few years back, and then had an insrtuctor drive me around.....nippy and fun I would say. Congrats.

Kevin

[anonymous-user]

wackojacko said:

Nice buy, I hear these are a right laugh to drive.

Not tested the water yet on the b roads but will report back..

[flyingmonkey]

looks like a good purchase! best of luck with it.

[Craig!]

Always liked these, nice purchase!

[anonymous-user]

Craig! said:

Always liked these, nice purchase!

It is a shock thou, being used to a refinement offered by my 2007 Corsa , this feels like stepping back 20 years, but I have read about them, and for the money nothing else compares.

[spaceship]

Craig! said:

Always liked these, nice purchase!

+1.

Good find.

[jimxms]

Sounds like a proper bargain there mate. Costs me more to get a bus to the train station every year than that car did. Does get the old cogs turning...

[P I Staker]

Really like this, I hope it still has the square exhaust tips on it.

[Max M4X WW]

P I Staker said:

Really like this, I hope it still has the square exhaust tips on it.

I was thinking the same, but if it has an SS exhaust I doubt it.

£12k for a brand new car with a few Lotus badges sounds pretty good too!

[B3njamin]

_Leg_ said:

Is it me or does it have a bit of "saxo" about it's rear quarter?

Perhaps it is the bodykit arches, the sill extensions and the grey strip running along the door but I agree, there is something that reminds me of a Saxo VTR/S there. Not that that is a bad thing, I always thought it was a good looking car considering how dire the basic models looked.

For that price you can't really go wrong, looks like good fun.

[_Leg_]

B3njamin said:

Perhaps it is the bodykit arches, the sill extensions and the grey strip running along the door but I agree, there is something that reminds me of a Saxo VTR/S there. Not that that is a bad thing, I always thought it was a good looking car considering how dire the basic models looked.

For that price you can't really go wrong, looks like good fun.

Yeah, sorry, it wasn't meant as a criticism. I like it, reminds me of something else too but I can't quite place it.

[anonymous-user]

_Leg_ said:

Yeah, sorry, it wasn't meant as a criticism. I like it, reminds me of something else too but I can't quite place it.

Porsche 993 GT2

[bazza1000]

Good buy I'd say, looks nice!

[Wizardskills]

Looks like a nice buy for £600. Quite underrated cars I think.

[davepoth]

How much of it is early Mitsubishi Lancer underneath then? Is it a shortened Persona?

[TheDoggingFather]

Looks like a bargain to me, the ONLY Proton I would ever contemplate owning and the only I've ever liked

[tali1]

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 - st hot rare -only 250 of each made 4dr /5dr plain jane looks -AND the same 133 bhp GTI engine