Today marks the 11th anniversary of my Saga FLX.
At the time, I was only had a contract job, hence I can only afford something cheap. Kancil was too small for me, so I went with Saga instead. And it was the cheapest and most basic variant of what Proton was offering at the time. 1.3l, manual, no add ons, no frills.
And the car still works well. Well, as well as an 11 year old car can work. I haven't touched the air conditioning in years since it saps so much power from the engine. But with the air-con off, man, that campro engine really feels responsive. You would quickly be revving up to 4K without even noticing.
The manual transmission still feels tight and firm, but for whatever reason the check gearbox light always randomly turns on after an accident 5 years ago. Mechanics never found out why, so meh.. I didn't bother with it.
Except for some replacements parts, everything in the car is stock, down to the terrible stock rims. Also I do feel that the suspension really do need a replacement. But even then the car still feels agile. Zipping through the KL traffic is still a joy with this
It would be 11 years for me too, if I'd still have my FLX with me.