Dayummm! These look ridiculous!!! Mattel really nailed the wheel choices on these. Love them all, but the Merc and Skyline sets are definitely my favourites.
Really interesting Car Culture 2 packs. Something tells me that the Mercedes double pack will be the most popular of the three. I know it's my favorite. Thanks for the showcase.
There's nothing wrong with car culture at all. Im hunting the entire line. Team transports 2 packs, single 5 car sets. After a while I might not have any room on the walls
The red R32 will go nicely with the black one from F&F and the white box-set version! Can't wait to find them! (Or more likely pay triple the price of some scalper after not being able to get them)
The Mercedes-Benz one is probably the only "must buy" for me since it's the only one where I don't already have the older Car Culture release (the slight differences between the older and newer versions aren't significant enough for me to want to buy them again all that much) although I do admit that the stock red/maroon Skyline is tempting. But I'm in Canada and I'm skeptical that I'll ever see these at Walmart.
@@carsofsouthernmaryland4066 so it's my fault that you're a casual collector?? In case you didn't know... collecting is kinda competitive. Keep trying and you'll be fine.
My heart broke when you mentioned Target exclusive, but mended once you explained that availability for Canada would be handled by Walmart. 😌 Crisis averted!
Canadian Tire sometimes gets in Target exclusives in for the Christmas season so, if you can't find them at Walmart, you may want to check your local Canadian Tire store's inventory on the Canadian Tire website starting around mid-October.
Spotted these at my local Target last night. Can't believe I actually found them. Got the Mercedes set, although I already have the black one from a previous premium release.
These sets are 🤬 awesome!! That's why it sucks that it's a half-hour drive from my house to the nearest Target. However I was able to hit a bunch of them in the Salt Lake Valley today and was lucky enough to find the Merc set. I unfortunately have the sneaking suspicion that I'll have to resort to 🤬 evilBay for the other two, unless I get OBSCENELY lucky. Great vid as always Lamley!
Awesome car culture 2 packs you got, you open up, and you reviewed congrats.👍 I will be on the hunt for all 3 of those and I can't wait to add all 3 of those to my hot wheels collection.👍
The collectors pay the employees for dibs here in cali, I stopped hunting and just buy them pre order now. No more driving to the store just to leave cursing under my breath about scalpers lol
@@thegentlemansmith5411 yeah ive tried that. Either their morals are high or theyve already been paid off lol. Or they just kbow they can rip someone off for more $ selling them 2nd hand
Funny thing, I am never able to find the hot releases. However I swung by the local Target after work, and there they were. Only really wanted the GT-Rs, but of course I had to get the Benzes and the trucks too. Thanks Hot Wheels.
So cool. I was lucky enuf to already scooped Larry Chen's, havent found the Merc set yet, hopefully theres plenty of them out there... Passed on the Borla one, Love the "83 and love the Syclone irl, but the casting doesnt do mch for me. Its good, just doesnt excite me.
Sweet more awesome cars I’ll never get to see in person, thanks Mattel especially for us collectors that don’t have these stores anywhere nearby. Already saw them for $50 a piece on eBay WTG more for the scalpers to be greedy for. If I sound pissy I am I really wish non scalpers had a chance in hell to score these sets.
yeah i be mad when i can't find a set of premiums but when i do i get greedy and take more than i need just for keeps not resell unless my buddy needs a set
Saw these at a couple of Targets, I have to say I wasn’t impressed and passed. And it’s saying something that there were several of each set hanging on the pegs
@J I was just there 2 hours ago and there were 2 sets of each on the pegs. I passed on them again. The Porsche, Skyline and Trans-am IDs were all gone from yesterday. I grabbed one of each up immediately
I saw these maybe once, but couldn't get any due to not having any money. I was lucky enough to get the Thunder Roller this morning.(had a little money come in)
Love these cars butttt I really don’t like the HKS color way on the skyline though personally I didn’t like the van premium they did with it either and honestly thinking about the civic I only really like the super and I CBA to pay 30+ for it.. buttt these things look so freaking crazy the quality and detail is nuttsssss. The stance on that truck is perfect. They really killed these. Also 2022 did you see those new 5 pack premiums I think it’s something like “garage” or something like thay
Awesome cars. I am NOT one to really complain very often about hot wheels. But It’s kind of frustrating that each one has a repeat. It’s literally just a way to get another $13 out of you, because they know people will want the new release. It is what it is though I guess!
I'm going to be that guy: These do not feel up to par w/ other premiums. I got the Skyline set just for the red R32 and that one felt decent. Both felt less hefty than other premiums and the HKS felt almost cheap as the livery is grainy and almost faded, and compared to the previous version the livery seems less detailed and fine and the clear coat is almost nonexistent where you can feel every bit of that livery. The previous car culture has a perfectly smooth clear coat and both the HKS and red R32 had a very rough and thin feeling clear coat.
