The DB7 Volante Blends Soft-Top Aston Martin Thrills And A Hot Hatch Price Tag

You could buy a number of really excellent hot hatches for £30,000, but if the new Aston Martin DB11 Volante is more your thing, we might have found the perfect compromise
The DB7 Volante Blends Soft-Top Aston Martin Thrills And A Hot Hatch Price Tag

The new DB11 Volante is expensive. At almost £160,000, it’s not the sort of money most of us could realistically hope to have in our pockets. However, ye classifieds enthusiasts, all is not lost, because there’s a more achievable solution to this little problem.

Alright, so a fiver short of £30,000 isn’t cheap, but it’s just about as cheap as Aston Martin Volantes get. You’re looking at a beautiful hand-built DB7 Volante with a mere 53,660 miles to show for its 21 years on this earth.

The DB7 Volante Blends Soft-Top Aston Martin Thrills And A Hot Hatch Price Tag

A relatively early car from 1996, it has the 3.2-litre supercharged straight-six taken from Jaguar at the time. It was good for 335bhp and 361lb ft, which was enough for gentlemanly progress even if it does look a bit weedy next to the latest uber-hatchbacks. However, this one has had the Aston Martin Sports Exhaust and performance ECU upgrade, bumping power to 375bhp. We bet it sounds biblically good.

According to the ad, which comes from a trade seller in Cardiff, Wales, it has thick-pile Forest Green carpets, heated electric seats, unmarked alloy wheels, as-new tyres and has spent much of its life in a “time capsule.” Perhaps it was owned by a friend of Dr Who.

The DB7 Volante Blends Soft-Top Aston Martin Thrills And A Hot Hatch Price Tag

There are 18 service stamps in the book, all from main dealers and specialists. There’s also a file of receipts to document the thousands that have been spent on its upkeep. Another upgrade that we like the sound of is the Aston Martin AP Racing front brakes, which should do the job nicely.

It comes with the original book pack and folder, which is a nice touch, and you couldn’t ask for it to be in better condition than this. There are lots of hot hatchbacks milling around the £30,000 mark these days. Here’s a way to buy so much more class – and so much less depreciation.

Comments

BV86_OFISHAL (AUDM Fanboy)

Childhood for 30k? Hell yeah.

10/14/2017 - 10:08 |
48 | 0

Breakdown and expensive repairs for 30k

10/14/2017 - 10:53 |
20 | 26
Nishant Dash

I’d rather have a new Focus RS. Reasons:
-more reliable
-easier to maintain
-faster

10/14/2017 - 10:14 |
11 | 10

Me too

10/14/2017 - 10:53 |
7 | 7

Nah.
The Focus RS is overrated.

10/15/2017 - 00:55 |
3 | 1

It’s still a ford. Besides, where’s the fun in owning a reliable car?

10/17/2017 - 08:58 |
1 | 0
Anonymous

I would love to have it but:

10/14/2017 - 10:47 |
4 | 11
HAYABUSA

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Go to your room.

10/14/2017 - 11:48 |
11 | 0
TheRealBouss

Yeah, heritage and beauty and all, but why wouldn’t you get a new hot-hatch for the same price. It would be more fun, faster, reliable, and modern. But there is something I can’t put my finger on that makes me like the Aston

10/14/2017 - 10:48 |
5 | 2

Because in 3 years time this will be worth pretty much the same as it is now, a new hot hatch wouldn’t be :)

10/14/2017 - 21:33 |
5 | 0
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i remember this car from nfs high stakes and gt1

10/14/2017 - 12:57 |
4 | 0
Mr.PurpleV12

This is actually a really really REALLY nice car for the money…

10/14/2017 - 12:59 |
3 | 0
Silverbullet767

The exterior still looks amazing, shame the same can’t be said for the interior, is aged pretty badly IMO.

10/14/2017 - 17:06 |
2 | 0

I think it’s the other way round lol.

10/17/2017 - 09:00 |
1 | 0
Anonymous

The roof looks awful! Like a folded duvet on the back. (This may be controversial) I prefer the 1996 jaguar XK8/XKR.

10/14/2017 - 18:16 |
0 | 0
Anonymous

All I see: You get a Ford Mondeo Mk1 steering wheel for 30k.

10/16/2017 - 10:16 |
0 | 0

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