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The Gassing Station · March 17 · 1 hr 3 min

Best used fast estates, £50k Mustang replacement and tracking down your old cars

Fast estates take centre stage, as this episode runs through the best performance wagons to buy in 2026—from a bargain Ford Focus ST Estate to heavy hitters like the Alpina D3 S Touring and Mercedes-AMG E 63 S Estate. There’s also a £50k buying challenge to replace a Ford Mustang GT, with contenders including a rare Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Motorsport Edition and a Porsche 911 Turbo. Finally, attention turns to a long-running forum thread helping owners track down cars they once loved. 🏎️ Sell your car on PistonHeads auctions: https://www.pistonheads.com/sell/auctions🎟️ Get your Annual Service 2026 tickets: https://www.pistonheads.com/events/annual-service Chapters: 0:00 Intro 3:35 Best used performance estates 34:29 £50k Mustang replacement 51:56 Tracking down old cars Topics: Best used performance estates: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-features/the-best-used-fast-estates-to-buy-in-2026/50935 £50k Mustang replacement: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=255&t=2117644 Tracking down old cars: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=283515&i=680 Cars: Sam's Mercedes-AMG C 63 S: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19288418 Cam's Porsche 911 (997.1) Turbo: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19288418 Follow us on social media: 🗣 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pistonheads 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pistonheads 🐦 X: https://twitter.com/pistonheads

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Fast estates take centre stage, as this episode runs through the best performance wagons to buy in 2026—from a bargain Ford Focus ST Estate to heavy hitters like the Alpina D3 S Touring and Mercedes-AMG E 63 S Estate.

There’s also a £50k buying challenge to replace a Ford Mustang GT, with contenders including a rare Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Motorsport Edition and a Porsche 911 Turbo.

Finally, attention turns to a long-running forum thread helping owners track down cars they once loved.


🏎️ Sell your car on PistonHeads auctions: https://www.pistonheads.com/sell/auctions🎟️ Get your Annual Service 2026 tickets: https://www.pistonheads.com/events/annual-service


Chapters:

0:00 Intro

3:35 Best used performance estates

34:29 £50k Mustang replacement

51:56 Tracking down old cars


Topics:

Best used performance estates: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-features/the-best-used-fast-estates-to-buy-in-2026/50935

£50k Mustang replacement: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=255&t=2117644

Tracking down old cars: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=283515&i=680


Cars:

Sam's Mercedes-AMG C 63 S: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19288418

Cam's Porsche 911 (997.1) Turbo: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19288418


Follow us on social media: 🗣 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pistonheads 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pistonheads 🐦 X: https://twitter.com/pistonheads