Faults:

Distributor, head gasket, oil leaks, gearbox whined (but never failed) plus consumables.

General Comments:

Proton Saga, 1992 in beige. Yes, an old pensioners car. This car had a poor image in the UK, but the one I inherited (from grand-parents of course) did me well for a good few years.

Actually OK to drive, comfortable and spacious enough. 1.5 engine was nippy, but not that good on fuel, struggled for 33 mpg.

Dull looks - very 1980's boxy looking inside and out.

But it got me through my student years reliably, and I didn't even take particularly good care of it. It was one of my first cars after my disastrous 1987 Ford Fiesta died almost immediately after passing my test. But I paid £200 for that car, and I got the Proton for nothing. When the head gasket blew I figured it was not worth fixing and scrapped it in 2005, it was a rare car even by then and I cannot recall the last time I saw one on the UK roads!