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16 May 2024, 10:29 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Yesterday, I went on another Hot Wheels shopping spree. I visited 10 stores in search of new items to add to my collection. Although some had just restocked, I only bought five new cars. I'm considering starting a Hot Wheels Monthly Haul se...
15 May 2024, 14:02 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Sometimes, I dream about going back in time and doing something I love for the first time. I'm talking about things like rewatching Star Wars, doing my first Ollie on a skateboard, playing NFS: Porsche, or riding a motorcycle. I reviewed t...
15 May 2024, 06:34 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I've met a lot of kids lately who have zero interest in reading books or watching movies. They prefer spending hours on end watching short clips on various Social Media apps, and I find that to be rather sad. Maybe I'm just experienci...
12 May 2024, 18:38 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I have tried choosing between cars and motorcycles and can't do it. The only thing that would persuade me to give up on the latter is the inherent risk involved. But I truly hope I'll be able to enjoy both until I'm at least 70. ...
12 May 2024, 16:24 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Most modern cars won't have the slightest problem gapping my RX-7 in a straight-line acceleration test. And I simply don't care. That's because drag racing is no way to measure the true potential of the car and the driver. That...
12 May 2024, 14:39 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I worked in sales for a few years before returning to my first love: writing about cars. It was mostly a terrible experience, and I used to hate events like Black Fridays. Don't fall prey to the illusion! I've seen people fighting eac...
12 May 2024, 12:41 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I went for a short drive with my godfather yesterday. I let the rear slide on the RX-7 and realized that you could also think of drifting as art. He only sees cars as a means of transportation, so he doesn't feel the same way. And that'...
11 May 2024, 15:07 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I had an annoying dream last night. I was driving a Range Rover Sport, and the police pulled me over. They said it was suspicious for me to be driving such an expensive car. And they wouldn't believe I was test-driving it for a review. Str...
11 May 2024, 12:45 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I just remembered that part of my automotive collection/memorabilia is locked away in a studio somewhere. Among those items is a poster from the Mazda Museum in Hiroshima. It's a picture of the 787B and the text: Never Stop Challenging. Wi...
11 May 2024, 08:27 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I recently started watching the Shogun mini-series, which reminded me of my fascination with all things Japanese. It's just that my modern-day idols are a different type of Samurai. They are pro-drifters and can "wield" a car lik...
11 May 2024, 06:10 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I get all emotional whenever I talk about drifting. I fell in love with it 20 years ago after watching "Tokyo Drift," and it has been a huge part of my life for the past 15 years. I have been watching the game from afar for a few year...
10 May 2024, 07:46 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Yesterday, I found two more Hot Wheels cars for my collection. One was the Police-themed Mazda RX-7, and the other was the K&N Jeep J10. I thought I could use the latter for a cool photoshoot in my backyard. With all the new Hot Wheels sets...
6 May 2024, 16:54 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I've been driving the world's first production-spec drift car for a few amazing days. I can't tell you more about it now but expect more details soon. Curiously, as I returned home, I was eager to turn my PS5 on and get more seat tim...
6 May 2024, 09:04 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Whenever a friend helps me with something, I always try to reward him with a Hot Wheels car. It's not much, but it's a nice way to say "Thank you." My buddy Mike has spent so many hours working on my RX-7 that I've...
5 May 2024, 18:23 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Yesterday, the world celebrated May 4. I was keen on rewatching the original Star Wars movie with my wife. But then I found myself spending 12 hours doing some more upgrades on the RX-7. She hadn't seen any Star Wars movies before meeting m...
3 May 2024, 17:00 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / When I bought my RX-7, I knew I would spend a lot of cash customizing it to my liking. I could've traded all the upgrades for almost 2,000 gallons (7,570 liters) of high-octane fuel. That would have allowed me more seat time, but the car w...
3 May 2024, 16:36 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Going out for a drive in your car can make you happy. But do you know what's even better than that? I'll tell you: it's going out for a drive with your friends. Connecting with like-minded people is awesome! The automotive industr...
3 May 2024, 09:13 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I have never been obsessed with SUVs or off-road vehicles, like other friends of mine. I've driven all the recent Volvo XC cars, which were formidable. Recently, I've also experienced Range Rover Sport. My brother-in-law drives a BMW X...
2 May 2024, 06:19 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I had a strange dream last night. Misha Charoudin had moved to my hometown. And I had parked my RX-7 in front of his apartment building. The next thing I knew, I was talking to him about my cooling issues. I woke up this morning and noticed the...
2 May 2024, 06:00 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I had an amazing experience this past week and can't wait to share it with you. My "co-pilot" for the trip back home was an ex-motorcycle racer. And he was quite jealous to hear that I had gotten my hands on the new MotoGP 24, as he ...