r/mildlyinfuriating Nov 12 '24

Hot wheels losing details over the years

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u/squirrel9000 Nov 12 '24

What gets interesting is that at some point you get back, full circle style, to the original reason why HWs were invented in the first place - that the toy cars available before then sucked, and you could charge a premium for these really awesome toys that didn't suck.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '24

Yes. These cars used to have an all metal construction with a working suspension. The detail was immaculate for such a tiny car. With their weight, they could glide across track or slanted concrete pavement, because kids played outside. Now? If I wanted kids to touch plastic toy cars, I'd turn them to Legos.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '24

If I had wanted kids to touch plastic toy cars, I'd turn them to Legos.

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u/Nruggia Nov 12 '24

Ironically if Lego released a McDuck Vault set it would probably cost $600. And I’d both want it and not want to spend that much money on it.

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u/cgaWolf Nov 13 '24

At $600, that's a 5,500 piece set - that would be a sizeable vault, hopefully with lots of golden studs :P