there have been 21 of the Subaru WRX STI

Nice Subies. I like those. I grab them if I see any, but not Tier 1 for me. Love the Manga Tuner. I collect them and have all except this new one

I see now you have added Subarus to your collection LOL. I think the tune gulf cars got some great cards. Probably why they are silver series

I received the yellow hatchback Impreza as a free gift with a large Mercari order way back and was absolutely delighted by it. Wheel swapped it with realriders, added a roof sunburst decal and some more detail and it's now one of my favourite subarus.

As someone whose main draw is racing little cars, I never sleep on this show! Channel title doesn't faze me at all, Joe. I also love Rally Racing of little cars especially, so often those Subies take on the track there! "Why did these cost $3, again?" Many times, Mattel really has skimped on details at this price point, to the extent I feel they think, whatever you'll buy it anyway, sheep. If you don't mind the mentioning of another show, Treetops Raceway Park will have a *modified* Tooned event on three of his tracks; drag, road, and rally. Only cars with all four small wheels, so no tiny Batmobile, Twin Mill, not even the Dodge Charger, just to keep it fair.

Great video Joe. I agree the silver series is just over priced mainlines with a little better deco or underpriced premiums with plastic wheels. That’s my opinion on them. Thanks for sharing and have a good day sir.

I’m pretty sure that the card was the other $1.80

First. Ha Ha. Looks like l was wrong about the Gigantoid name surviving. The dark windows on the red Subaru look impressive & there's a red metal base on one of the tooned set. You'll get your money's worth if you find it

Folks want to kvetch about fantasy cars on every case unboxing. Those weird cars keep the lights on in the diecast division. Thank a Car-de-Asada for making a Gordon Murray casting possible. I know that I have said this to Walter on his show and maybe one other channel, Desire is the engine of this hobby but Motivation is the fuel. Desire is a turbine engine, it'll run on whatever you put in. Some fuels burn clean, others don't. It falls on us individually to be honest with ourselves what fuel we choose

I was hunting at a local blue place yesterday, and was approached by a 20 something saying "What's up with Hot Wheels? The value of the cars and stuff?" I thought, Good Lord, with a mental eye roll. I told him what I know, because it no longer matters to me. I wished him luck, telling him I don't care about the "valuable" Hot Wheels cars, and collectors like me are moving to other brands (as I tossed an Autoworld car in my cart). As far as Hot Wheels goes, I'm down to collecting a couple specific castings and Fantasy/Art Cars (including the donut drifters).

So basically, 235 model HW cars produced every year are worthless and millions of cars produced every year just sit in dump bins and inventory because they have zero value. Sounds like a lose lose for the store. That would be the first product I'd dump from inventory. In reality it's a rediculous hobby. Hot wheels needs to dump the TH and let kids enjoy the toys once again and free up billions of gig of space on ebay.

Pro Scalper tip: You have to bury the Donut Drifter in the sand for 10,000 years before it becomes valuable.

Instead of Joe dirt call it Joe diecast LOL definitely need some D case cars. I love the Gordon cars they look so good. A lot of electric supercars have tailpipes even though they don't really do anything. No I did mean what casting do you hate the most LOL I agree with you a lot of the fantasies especially this year are not very good I passed on a lot of them and usually I buy some of them that I like for my overall yearly collection. But this year they suck. I do like some of the mainlines that came out with this year because they're different than some of the castings they've been making so that's cool but like you said they go so fast now. I noticed that one of the cars that the archive needs is the donut LOL the car that nobody wants is a car that nobody can get LOL the only reason you do the videos is for the archive what's wrong Joe you don't love us 😊

I may be wrong, but I believe that Mattel is now actively feeding the hype/demand beast. My reason for saying that is because I just watched unboxing videos of the 2025 A through C cases. While there is always some overlap of castings between subsequent cases - some repeats from case to case - I saw ZERO multiples of individual castings in any of the cases (only 1 casting of each car per case). There seemed to use to be a few multiples in each individual case even in 2024. THs and STHs in the cases seem to be more scarce now, also.

Yes, that one guy. A. Hole is his name. Avoid at all costs! 😮

A few days before Christmas I found some stuff from 2025 B case at my local supermarket, but when I was last there, they'd restocked with 2024 L case. Never a great sign. I feel really conflicted about Mattel lately. On one hand the more I collect the more I admire and respect the artistry that goes into diecasts, but on the other, the scalper-plagued sea of uninteresting models nobody wants but which shops need to sell before they replace them with new stock is entirely Mattel's fault. They don't seem to see how they are harming themselves and creating a secondary market just to induce FOMO. I found a darkly hilarious video by some guy earnestly and seriously making the argument that actually, scalpers are heroes the other day. I left him an essay refuting every point he made, but I keep thinking about just how deluded he has to be to make that argument.

I moved to a small town a couple months ago. One Walmart, no Target, but lots of DGs. My problem is that there is at least one Whatnot seller/collector in town. And he is well known. I'll have to be sneaky.

Cool purple Mailed It.

Congrats on finding D case stuff. Mostly all old 24 stock here. 2 stores have gotten 25 stuff put it got picked clean fast

I know who… #None4Kevin Love you Joe 🖖😎

We still get the old stuff but I was gladly able to get the 2020 Lamborghini 5 pack and my first STH ever! the purple 71 El Camino last Saturday.

Which one of those ultra hots have metal base ?

Toy sections in the big stores are likely resetting for _Not Christmas_ levels, this could pause replenishment in locations temporarily. That adds to the weird in the diecast experience. For as excited about the Cadillac as I was the blue and yellow ones won't be missed. Already passed on the blue about twice now. Perhaps that ZAMAC though, that could be nifty!

I def miss Toys-R-Us, Kay Bee Toy and Hobby, and the like. Most of all, I miss the privately owned toy store I went to when I was a wee lad (rode my bike there with my friends, and NO parents). That's what the scalpers are actually ruining, the ability of people like me to experience a little nostalgia, and the wonderment of a kid finding that one car they didn't know they really wanted. I'm glad I grew up when I did.

Grocery stores, in my area, are still stocking 22 and 23 cases. Apparently when they received them, they bought them. One store told me they won't buy new HW cases until they get rid of what they have in stock. Seems like nothing but Fantasy cars. Even Walmart has streamlined their HW displays and keep stocking with the same old cases.

Not a fan of the 'Let's Race' line. It feels tacked on. Hail Gigantoid!

Man I saw that on the pegs at Publix that treasure hunt. I thought it was a treasure hunt. Then I looked underneath and it didn't have anything so I thought I could be wrong, so I didn't buy it. Then I forgot international cases don't put the symbol errr. Joe I really enjoy your videos hope you continue to do it I know there are many many people that appreciate it. I have lowered my expectations for finding anything when I go that way I'm appreciating whatever the hell I find LOL

That Porsche would be sweet drilled and clear coated to preserve the patina. 🔥👌

Was a gen C6 Corvette. Was the other guy doing anything with the ignition diecast? Semmed like a catchy name.

Nice Corvettes. That Firebird is killer

the Firebird and the Lamborghini's were extras, the corvettes are cool but i decided to just limit my collection to C8's and C7's and the 2020 Corvettes .. I find all kind of cool loose cars a local flea market they have no idea what they have ... there is even a local vintage toy store in town that sells premium HW's for $2 & $3 ....

Yeah the ZR1 is a cool casting I have a matte burnt orange one with the faster than ever wheels, it's a keeper.

Greenlight is that sweet spot between Mattel premiums and M2 for a car that would roll and be a display piece. That line does pretty well also with their Hollywood series. Their Christine Plymouth Fury and Mad Max V8 show what Greenlight is capable of.

The early 70's Firebirds are among my most favorite cars of all time. That is a beautiful casting, with nicely done flames, certainly an era worthy deco! Nice aquisition! I'm not into Vettes, but the 1st and 3rd you showed are really nice examples. Great haul overall.

The firebird paint job is beautiful. I have that Corvette it's great looking it was kind of hard to open because the card was really nice. 80s Corvette is the one I had the least of I found a few others but the colors and Tampos we're just so 80s hideous I couldn't do it. The green light Corvette is really nice I would keep it. I definitely keep a few cars that are beat the shit just because I love them. I'm with you keep it to you find a replacement.

Odds & Sods... That was a Who Album. Was the post office closed on the 9th? I liked the first casting of the Daytona, that one sits too high.

Looks like my comment fell over after all, I thought something was iffy. Attempt 2: The Cupra e-racer ran in and apparently dominated a now-defunct electric touring car racing series which never attracted any more than 3 teams for a total field of 6 cars. It wore an iridescent blue-purple and bright yellow livery very similar to the model, so this is one of those releases that represents a real car. Cupra as a brand is a spin-off from SEAT (Sociedad Espanola de Automoviles de Turismo), a low-cost Spanish car firm that used to licence Fiat designs but is now VW-owned, that's a brand of choice for European hot hatch lovers who want a cheap, well-made and tuneable car. Cupra was their sports brand, like Hyundai N or BMW M, but for whatever reason it got promoted to its own marque, which at present seems focused on...slightly more costly small crossovers base on VW platforms, only with a more aggressive logo. Sigh.

This is Monday & my local Target did receive one case, 72 piece, of 2025 B case. First off, I was there present in the toy aisles. The Hot Wheels pegs were almost empty. I was observing as three teenagers were doing the stock. One of them popped around the corner and started pegging the B case HW. I was first on scene at the pigs and as going through I noticed there was no regular treasure hunt or super treasure hunt. Yep you probably guessed it, The employee is the scalper in this case. Now on another matter, this is a question for you. Many collectors keep their Hot Wheels carded because they believe the value will stay high on that particular Hot wheel. Now because you are famous at using loose Hot Wheels, here's the question: Which Hot Wheels retain a good value after being uncarded and loose? I'm asking about monetary value not personal value.

Cool. You scored an X-Raycers Monteracer. That one made it's debut in 2016 in Chrome. It hasn't been in the mainline in quite a few years, but has always been present in 10 pack exclusives and Mystery Models. I be looking out for that one and all the other 9 X-raycers. I'll get the CUPRA racer ,because it's the first edition/new model of the casting. I also like the color. I might retire it after a couple more versions, but I always try to score that first debut appearance.

Seattle hasn’t even got the “P” or “Q” cases yet and we probably won’t, they’ve jumped right to the “A” case already. Very slow here.

Never understood why Hot Wheels just doesn't put the year which the car was released and if it has a number on it it puts so much other crap on there that no one cares about at least we could have that so we don't have to research everything. Instead we get some random letters starting from 2008 and some number of the week it was released seems stupid.

Interesting finds. The Cupra looks like a Civic hatchback and Subaru WRX had a love child! 😅😂

Gigantoid. I Like it. Somehow I don't think it will be the final name

_And hit the pegs before church lets out!_ Yeah, I'd get that Cupra even if it was a fantasy car. I'm not overly keen on the colourway, but still huzzah for a 2025 first edition! Perhaps we'll even see more SEAT brand cars in the future. Monteracer, that permanent denizen of 20 packs. Thanks Netflix for inflicting that casting onto the pegs, we're all sooo grateful for that.

Which cars had the netflix logo stamped on their packaging?

I've enjoyed your videos and your unique perspective. Random question since you're obviously into music: do you ever see fantasy castings and think "I bet that's what the Kamakiriad would look like"?

Nice odds and ends. Like the Escort 1600. Excited to see which ones you have

I didn't realise this but all A90 Supras are GR, it seems the model is simply called the GR Supra. Even the 4-cylinder option. I assume it's a marketing thing, designed to play on the popularity of Supras and elevate GR as a badge. I never understood why they decided to split off TRD and just use it for trucks and 4x4s. Gazoo has Toyota lore behind it, which is cool and everything, but nobody can deny it's a stupid childish name. The A70 does look very much like the 180SX (IRL it's noticeably longer than the 180SX and to my eye more C4 Corvette-scale) but if there's a weakness to Japanese cars it's the derivative design. I'm sure any car fan can think of several Japanese cars that looks uncannily like another successful car. When they do it well, it's like a really good music cover, it fits right in with what it's imitating but stands on its own merit, but sometimes it strays into the car design equivalent of the uncanny valley. I think that's why the A70 is not particularly celebrated, it's just not sufficiently its own thing.

Didn't the Supra come from the Toyota Celica design or was it the other way around ? I had 2 of the 1990-1 Celica's with the flip up headlights .....

Isn't that art car a Superbird? Not a Daytona?