When Mattel released the Cars "Mini Adventures" line, I went to the store and bought the first four pairings and three play sets. I got home and had such a case of buyer's remorse, I felt stupid! I sat there and looked at over $100.00 worth of plastic and thought, "What do I need all this stuff for?" The Cars "Mini Adventures" line are made of plastic, I feel the designs are quite boring, and they are overpriced. So, the next day I returned it all and felt great! Why, because as I normally do, I knew it wasn't practical, nor economical to collect ALL the Cars stuff! I decided to stick with the line I fell in love with...the Cars die cast toys! There have been so many die cast Cars released, and as we all know, many, many more are to come.The one strong positive about the Minis line are the play sets. They are full of detail and are quite cool! Mattel should make them bigger to match the die cast line of play sets to complete the town of Radiator Springs. In the long run, I think I'm going to build a model town with all the characters and play sets that are released. It will be just like the detailed and often amazing model railroads people like Walt Disney loved!
From what I've observed, the Mini Adventures line is not that popular. The stores are packed with them, people don't talk about them much, and they are certainly not that interesting.
I'm sure most of you would like to see Mattel keep a steady stream of new releases from the 1:55th die cast line flowing. Additionally, it would be nice to be able to get them more easily. The original line is speeding down the track and shows no sign of running out of gas!
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