How Rusty Has My Proton Saga Iswara Gone Stood Outside All Winter?

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How Much Has My Proton Saga Iswara Deteriorated Being Stood Outside Over Winter? How rusty and rotten has it gone? Is it mouldy?
As you know I LOVE my Proton cars. Mainly the early Proton Saga's and the Saga Iswara's HOWEVER - I only have limited garage space ... enough for 7 cars and sadly ... well a collection of well over 20 cars!
My 1.5 SE is used as a daily driving car in the Spring and Summer months however I certainly do not want to be using it on the UK's roads in Winter with the slush and the salt. I feel it would rot away immediately.
Parked up on grass (I KNOW I KNOW!) in October 2023 ... will it start? Will it move and just how much has it deteriorated in 6 months being stood outside unused.
In this video lets take a look at the car and see what needs doing to get it back on the road this Spring!
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@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching! What did you think?

@martingray307 5 месяцев назад

Hard standing and a good quality car cover for each vehicle

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

Have had some really bad experiences with car covers including paint wear and micro blisters due to moisture (was a good quality cover too) but I don't doubt it might help!

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

Hardstanding coming too 😁

@normanstephens5391 5 месяцев назад

Owned a "L" reg. Kids at the time > hated it. Just because of the PROTON name. When picking/dropping off at school they both shrunk down in the seats. So their mates couldn't see them . Ran like a dream. The only problem I had was water leaking into the boot.

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

I believe they leaked water from new 😂

@fhwolthuis 5 месяцев назад

It needs a thorough clean, at least some rust converter in some places to arrest the rust and a good waxing job might help too. For difficult spots you could try some spray on / speed wax. And the hoses from the sunroof maybe blocked.

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

It certainly does need a good old clean (poor thing). Watch this space. It may be in the workshop for this week's podcast 😂

@romac9516 5 месяцев назад

I'm no mechanic but it looks in really good nick for 31 yr old car, just a bit grubby and rough at the edges, needs all glass seals replacing. Envious of your multiple parking spaces, just one space would be life-changing for me xD

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

Yes it's mechanically sound! I'll get the bucket and sponge on it in a week or so. I'm blessed with my storage 😊

@elproffo 5 месяцев назад

Business as usual, back to proton content! Hope the hard standing helps and maybe car ports for cover, if all goes to plan. I with I had a flat driveway for a car port myself.

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

Lots of plans for the storage I have ... It's a balancing act of what Dad and I can achieve, money, space and ... Keeping MrsJC on board 😂

@alansimpson835 5 месяцев назад

Im very fond of this car so it's good to see that the main work required is the stuff you enjoy - the cleaning and valeting. Hopefully the water ingress turns out to be something easily sorted

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

Fingers crossed 🫰

@fhwolthuis 5 месяцев назад

Hard standing and a car port roof like Furious Driving has done. Car covers are no long term solution as the wind and condensation will ruin the paint.

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

Hard standing is certainly coming (finally convinced MrsJC) ... Not sure I can get away with a roof right now 😂 Not a massive fan of car covers after I've had paintwork get ruined by them

@bradjohnson1627 5 месяцев назад

Held up pretty well thankfully. Hardstanding will help. What about a temporary carport?

@robertngreen6 5 месяцев назад

It's a nightmare having no storage, so I sympathise with you. Hopefully, you will get the Proton back into super condition again soon!

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

That's the plan!

@stewartalcorn8873 5 месяцев назад

Would be interested to see how everything looks underneath. Agreed a hard standing would be much better for them.

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

Yes in hindsight I should have stuck the camera right deep underneath :) - watch this space. Hopefully Dad and I can sort some hardstanding ASAP

@ScreamingLordStokes 5 месяцев назад

Well, i think that's not too bad an outcome Jon. It has been an exceptionally wet winter and early spring. Apparently in South Yorks (not far from Lincs) there were only 3 dry days in February! Can't think of many in March so far either. There seems to be a lot of that green algae around and it seems to like to grow on rubber!

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

Yes I need to give it a scrub and absolutely it's been so so wet! Roll on sunny day 😄

@danielrussell446 5 месяцев назад

Not done too bad jon maybe get it on ramp and check underside maybe wire brushing and underseal to help it and a good clean and machine polish The hard standing should help it as well

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

Lots of work to do this month

@MontyGriffsGarage 5 месяцев назад

Drive it, and sort the rev counter (? off the alternator?) It'll do well to run. As for car covers, they're OK, but pop a layer of old-fashioned bed blankets on before the cover? Always the way, too many cars, not enough space; I feel your pain!

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

Oh yeah! Didn't even realise the rev counter was stuck! I can see that once I get it on the road it will spring back to life. I do drive it - it's my daily in the spring and summer ☺️ - I just don't drive it in the salt and slush

@MontyGriffsGarage 5 месяцев назад

@@JonCoupland as custodian of a couple 'unusual', I more than understand our responsibilities and echo your desire to avoid the slush! Loving the content, and I am sure I predict !PistonS! will get get some guests on soon too. Top technique from Dad each week will add to my mushy brain in Wiltshire!

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

@@MontyGriffsGarage thank you very much for your kind words. It's absolutely humbling how the channel has grown recently. Next PISTONS is coming Friday 😁

@sinorman231 5 месяцев назад

British weather this winter has been very wet, think hard standing and a cover would help, maybe not a tight fitting cover something that will allow air flow and not rub against the paint maybe a 6 car carport on the hardstanding i have couple 90's motorbike i cover them in an oil product before they get layed up for winter or this may hurt but thinning the herd a little so at least looking after the cars becomes someone else problem

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

Certainly has been wet!

@AgathaAndAnything 5 месяцев назад

Proton fared ok but would be better at my house… I’m very concerned about the cars on the grass though, bad idea, definitely get the hard standing done. I wouldn’t bother with covers, they tend to cause condensation and scratches in my opinion. I really need to get the Allegro out I’m late this year waking her but I’ve lost my mojo.

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

Everything is for sale at the right price ... Absolutely will be doing some hard standing :) - it's just getting Dad and I organised to do it 😂 - looking forward to seeing the Allegro again!

@Jaxs2 5 месяцев назад

You could or your dad could 😁... bulid a car port over the hard stand your going to be doing ... and me with having a Smart with a glass roof i get a lot of moisture in winter so i put dehumidifier bags in the interior which stops a lot of condensation just the type they use in caravans ... but the cars not to bad 🙏

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

Good idea!

@timproffitt7915 5 месяцев назад

Is there a local farmer you can to a deal with to use a barn?

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

There probably is BUT I like to be able to go and tinker / drive with them easily when I feel like it. But I also have had the same thought many time

@user-mc6lr2ni5y 2 месяца назад

After 6 months of storage the battery did not go flat?

@JonCoupland 2 месяца назад

Nope it did not 😊👍

@ryanellington4866 5 месяцев назад

Not sure if you've had chance to look at the leak properly yet but I had the identical problem on the E36 - turns out the rubber sunroof drainage hose that ran down the C-pillar had just popped off. Hopefully yours is the same as its a quick easy fix (as long as you can pull the headliner down enough to get access). Good luck!

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Ryan! These tend to have just been 'dropped in' at the import centre in Bristol and sadly there isn't much adhesive between the unit and the roof. Saying that! ... Good shout on the drainage system to be checked. I'll certainly do that before I start resealing. ☺️ (Thanks for watching BTW)

@ryanellington4866 5 месяцев назад

@@JonCoupland all good! Always best to start at the easiest thing and work backwards... I found out about the sunroof drain after spending £80 on a new rear window seal at BMW 😂 always watch when I can, your videos are great and only getting better!

@JonCoupland 5 месяцев назад

@@ryanellington4866 too kind. Too kind