Most Nissan GT-Rs demand a life savings. Or at least a very aggressive down payment. This one costs less than the fried chicken and soda you grab after work. 7-Eleven and Hot Waves did it again.
They partnered on a second special edition release. Last year it was a green Toyota Supra with store logos plastered on the side. Collectors ate that up. Now they want Nissan’s R35. The new guy is white. It wears 7-Eleven branding like a uniform. Hood and sides included.
They won’t tell us how many they made. “Limited time only.” Standard retail gas station phrasing for run before they vanish.
You can find it at 7-Eleven, Speedway. And Stripes stores if you live out west. Also online at 7collection.com. They slapped out some matching clothes too. Why not?
Is it worth the gas money?
Ask a collector. They are already screaming online. In-store prices hover around $6.99. The web store lists it at $7.11. A specific price point chosen to make you feel like you got a deal while secretly charging you for the “exclusivity tax”. It’s still cheaper than buying the real car. By about nine hundred thousand dollars.
Small-Scale Gains
People are mad about the markup. Well. sort of.
Critics say it’s the exact same die-cast as the base model silver series. Same car. Same chassis. Just a shinier cardboard backer. “It’s the packaging they’re selling.”
Yeah. Look at the Supra.
Those guys from last year? They went for double on resale markets. Someone on eBay listed one for $269.51. Good luck selling that at $7.11 now. The irony is delicious.
We’re not saying buy these to fund your retirement. But if the Supra is any judge, waiting is the expensive mistake.
Hot Wheels has been doing this since 1968 turning grown men back into kids who still care about speed and shiny paint. It worked then. It works now. Mattel knows its audience.
7-Eleven knows theirs.
Do you really want to regret standing in that aisle three months from now wishing you had the extra seven bucks? The car isn’t getting faster. But it’s getting rarer.
The line is closing. The shelves are empty. What are you going to do?
