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24 Apr 2024, 17:58 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / My mom has never understood why I decided to buy a loud, old, Japanese car for the price of a modern, comfortable German vehicle. We're all built differently. So we enjoy different things in life. Once I started explaining why I bought an ...
24 Apr 2024, 09:46 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / One of my favorite feelings is going out for a drive with my rotorhead buddies. Pulling up to an event together is always fun, but some drawbacks exist. Most kids today don't even know what an FC is, and they'll often ignore it to gawk at...
24 Apr 2024, 07:05 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I have been thinking about adding something to my bucket list. I have never attended a major Hot Wheels convention. Smaller meets are still cool, but aren't quite as epic as the real thing. I'll try to visit one this year and report on my...
23 Apr 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Yesterday, I drove my wife's aunt to a major city nearby. We arrived early for her appointment, so I asked if we could go to the nearest toy store. She stared at me in disbelief but agreed to the idea. And I found three new Hot Wheels for my c...
23 Apr 2024, 17:33 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / It took me years to admit to my father all the stupid things I've done behind the wheel of the family car. After getting used to revving it to the redline and doing launches from a dig, I practiced "drifting." Drifting is a bit of...
23 Apr 2024, 15:18 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Four months into 2024, and I haven't gone out on kayak yet. I was too busy in 2023 to go more than once. But I fondly remember paddling for about 100 miles in 2022. I need to get back into watersports ASAP, engine or no engine. "Elect...
23 Apr 2024, 12:48 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / People enjoy different things in life. I have a friend who has a collection of sneakers at home. He usually spends $100 to $150 per pair and has one for each occasion. I only own three pairs of shoes, which seems too many for me. I spend time ga...
23 Apr 2024, 09:21 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Over the past year, I've become increasingly interested in off-road racing. And I'm currently working on a very exciting project that I can't wait to share with you. If all goes well, I may just live one of the most memorable experie...
21 Apr 2024, 20:02 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / One of my ultimate dreams is to own a house and a small racetrack next to it. I'd also love to have several cool cars and bring my friends over so we can drive for hours at least once a week. Until I can afford that, I can do only one thing. ...
21 Apr 2024, 18:27 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / When I was five or six, a car's top speed felt like the most interesting thing to me. In time, I've become more interested in acceleration levels, and I'm more into the 62 mph (100 kph) to 124 mph (200 kph) life now. This brave s...
21 Apr 2024, 06:13 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I skated for three to four hours a day during my teenage years. So, I never gained weight despite eating plenty of sweets and drinking plenty of Mountain Dew. Things changed when I switched from skating to driving, though. Driving around the con...
20 Apr 2024, 19:22 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I always feel like the next Hot Wheels-related news is only five minutes away. That's how prolific Mattel's marketing department is. If you are a hardcore collector, that's great news. If you're the collector's wife, maybe ...
20 Apr 2024, 16:45 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I am thrilled that I grew up in the '90s, before the Internet. Human relations were so much more meaningful back then. We could enjoy the little things in life and didn't need to spend thousands to be happy. Most people dream about re...
20 Apr 2024, 11:42 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Living in the big city for almost 15 years, I've always preferred walking to hopping on the bus or the tram. I can easily walk for six miles if I need to. To some people, that sounds mind-boggling, as they'd never pick walking over drivin...
20 Apr 2024, 09:55 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I've been having some strange thoughts lately. With all the stress of owning a project car, an idea slowly crept into my mind: What if we just enjoyed cars the way they left the factory? Think of the benefits. You'll spend more time be...
20 Apr 2024, 06:47 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / A friend of mine is selling his Mazda RX-8 for cheap. When another buddy of mine heard the news, he immediately thought of a plan. He realized selling his Hot Wheels collection could pay for the car and even a few mods. He only has a few hundre...
20 Apr 2024, 05:17 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Every morning when I wake up, I look at my diecast display. Seven RX-7s are "parked" beneath my TV, with two more Porsches keeping them company. It always amazes me how much joy they can bring just by standing there. I'm also exc...
19 Apr 2024, 09:53 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The Universe of Hot Wheels cars is so vast that you can wander through it for years without exploring it all. Mattel's tiny vehicles exist both in the real and virtual worlds. And it's up to you to decide which is the most exciting. I...
19 Apr 2024, 09:09 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I recently spent about $500 on upgrades to my 1991 Mazda RX-7. I ordered a DTSS eliminator kit, so I'm giving up on the rear-wheel steering system. And I also added two big electric fans to the basket for more efficient cooling. With these...
15 Apr 2024, 13:46 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Two good friends visited me for the first time since I moved to the countryside. After fiddling with the RX-7 for a few hours, we saw down for lunch. And then, I brought out all my cases of unopened Hot Wheels collectibles. They spent 30 minutes...