Aston Valhalla, £14k enjoyable and spooky vehicles

Hard to imagine that our lengthy overdue podcasting debut was a month in the past. Launching the PistonHeads app and The Gassing Station within the days main as much as Annual Service, our largest present of the yr, does imply that August is considerably of a blur for these of us in PH towers, however on the plus facet our app’s been downloaded tens of hundreds of instances and our podcast was (briefly) a chart topper within the motoring charts, which does make up for all of the late nights.

On the podcast entrance, we’re now 5 episodes in and counting. With the final two episodes coming from our stage talks at Annual Service, we’re returning again to our typical format this week with John and I sinking our tooth into three totally different matters. First off, John describes in immense element what it’s wish to drive the 1,079hp Aston Martin Valhalla prototype round a good and twisty Stowe circuit at Silverstone and what it’s wish to have Le Mans ace Darren Turner as his driver coach of the day.

Then, we transfer on to assist a PHer in want by providing up some shopping for recommendation. This week, we selected ‘best car for under £14,000’ thread, as he’s seeking to chop in his Abarth 124 Spider for one thing totally different. The standards, other than the £14k price range, is that it must a very good chassis beneath it, should be capable of hit 62mph from a standstill in below seven seconds and, ideally, obtain 40mpg. Admittedly, that’s bought MX-5 written throughout it, however John as an alternative went for the opposite apparent alternative which is a Porsche Cayman. The instance he selected has since offered, however this 2006 automobile with 58k miles matches the invoice properly at £12,990. I, however, went down the new hatch route with a Renaultsport Megane. The 275 I discovered has additionally offered, however you do nonetheless get this 2010 instance with 31k miles and over £2k left over. Of course, you can even chip in with your individual picks by hitting the hyperlink right here.

Finally, our ‘anything goes’ (not actually, as John likes to level out) a part of the pod, the place we discover random topics within the deepest depths of the boards. This time round, we put a car-themed spin on the ‘slightly strange stories of experiences’ thread, the place John regales a spooky ABS sensor in an outdated Rangie and I vent in regards to the numerous instances autonomous braking methods have slammed on the anchors for no obvious motive. All that and extra on this week’s episode of The Gassing Station, which is now out there to obtain on Amazon, Apple and Spotify podcasts.

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