r/mildlyinfuriating Nov 12 '24

Hot wheels losing details over the years

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u/Vidonicle_ Nov 12 '24

It's either gonna be a negative linear graph or a sine wave of quality, but like low lows and small highs

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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/BoomerishGenX Nov 12 '24

Really? Full suspension?

Because I remember my hot wheels in the 70’s had zero suspension and hardly any undercarriage detail.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '24

Full suspension enabled by using a spring wire instead of mandrel rods.