Hot wheels starter set - Infamous Nissan

Tropicalcats · 06-09-2022, 10:08 PM

I’m looking for a good Hot Wheels starter set for my grandson. I really think he would like it and so would I.
I know very little about them so what would be a good set?

89'HBV6 · 06-10-2022, 12:20 AM

How old is he? What's he "in to"? Are you going for new or used?

There are tons of options, as you may already know. Hit your local Wally and see what's available...

Reserector · 06-10-2022, 05:26 PM

If he doesn't have any yet, buy him ONE. It will become his favorite. It will have value above all that follow. There may be cooler ones, but none will take the place of that first one.
If you buy a set, you may lose that "First Hot Wheels" phenomenon.
My two boys are grown men, but they have their first car put away somewhere. It's uncanny.

YEPEE · 06-10-2022, 11:00 PM

I had the "power house" that had spinning wheels inside, and it would shoot the car down the track! wow... flash back! lol

Small Black Truck · 06-16-2022, 08:28 PM

Be careful what you start, a buck a piece at my local supermarket, it's like crack. I'm well over three hundred cars with only a very select number of duplicates (Miatas, go figure) and no "fantasy" cars, save one or two I thought were really cool, all are street driven 1:64 scale replicas and 99.9% are still in their packaging. I've even strayed into, dare I say it, Matchbox! Same criteria though, real cars with no dupes. I have broken a bunch of those out of their cards though.

06-09-2022, 10:08 PM	#1
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06-10-2022, 05:26 PM	#3
Reserector the Flaming Marshmallow Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Laurel, MS Posts: 2,130 Vehicle: '86.5 Nissan HB KC 4x4 5.3V8 Thanks: 141 Thanked 601 Times in 471 Posts	If he doesn't have any yet, buy him ONE. It will become his favorite. It will have value above all that follow. There may be cooler ones, but none will take the place of that first one. If you buy a set, you may lose that "First Hot Wheels" phenomenon. My two boys are grown men, but they have their first car put away somewhere. It's uncanny. __________________ Becoming the Flaming Marshmallow * SAS * V8 Conversion * The FM "Z71 Conversion" Explained Vid * Ride-Along Vid

06-16-2022, 08:28 PM	#5
Small Black Truck I'm THAT guy Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Beside the Orange Curtain Posts: 47 Vehicle: 1996 D21 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Be careful what you start, a buck a piece at my local supermarket, it's like crack. I'm well over three hundred cars with only a very select number of duplicates (Miatas, go figure) and no "fantasy" cars, save one or two I thought were really cool, all are street driven 1:64 scale replicas and 99.9% are still in their packaging. I've even strayed into, dare I say it, Matchbox! Same criteria though, real cars with no dupes. I have broken a bunch of those out of their cards though. __________________ "t's not my goddamn planet. Understand, monkeyboy?" - John Bigbooté

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06-10-2022, 11:00 PM	#4
YEPEE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,973 Vehicle: 86.5 HB,95 HB, 02 Sentra Spec-V Thanks: 325 Thanked 364 Times in 310 Posts	I had the "power house" that had spinning wheels inside, and it would shoot the car down the track! wow... flash back! lol