Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Tach O Mint Might Be Mint In Baggie …
Well, Tach O Mint might be back in the Toys R Us Promo plans …
BTW, I drew the X across Gask-Its …
This was the old internal note from late 2008 about the (then) 2009 TRU promos …
As many of you might remember, the Gask-Its Buy 5 Get a Free CAR was canceled at the last minute. No one is sure why or what happened though the Gask-Its promo is available in France.
However, the rumor is the Tach O Mint promo is or will be back on in October 2009.
While the flyer above shows the Race O Rama cards, presumably it will be updated to include the lenticulars as that is the ONLY singles line TRU is selling (and probably any stray leftovers from ROR or WOC or in one store, SC card CARS).
So, don’t buy the 5 lenticular LM’s just yet, wait until October to strip the shelves clear 
However, I would not bet money or stake any body parts that it will actually happen – this way you will pleasantly surprised if you walk into a TRU on 10/1 or 9/25 and there are flyers announcing the event but don’t exactly count all your CARS absolutely on this happening … 
… fair warning …
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10 July 2009
73 Comments
I really hope it does. That is my favorite of the Piston Cup Racers!
I will even buy five lenticulars–which I don’t particularly care for–to get that one!
Mine too — ever since I first read through “The Art of Cars” back in the old days.
The rumour I heard was that Tach O Mint would be a launcher in October. So as rumours go,— only the Shadow knows….
Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas!
Crossing my fingers and hoping that this car will not be canceled!
Looks like Toys For Tots may get some lenticulars for Christmas!
I’ve refused to buy any lenticulars so far. So this would actually work out ok for me as they ‘technically’ wouldn’t be repeat cars I’d end up with.
Great news . . . if it holds up! Fingers and toes crossed. Something tells me they will sell a few cars for this one . . . but I could be wrong . . . anybody have mint???
Cool, I need the Brown One!!! (As does everybody else…)
***Wait a minute………it’s a fake!!!
The ad says Tack(with a “k”)O Mint, not Tach O Mint.
“TACK” O Mint would have me on pins and needles! Thanks, your applause is worth far more than money.
That would be the Tackleberry special edition from the “Police Academy” movies.
That would be bringing in “the big gun”!
So last years Kmart release of the Transberry Juice is an error/variant!
It should have been “Tackleberry Juice”. (That sounds disgusting.)
I had either long-since forgotten or never knew that David Graf passed away 8 years ago – April 2001. I couldn’t believe it when I saw it on Wikipedia today!
It says Gas-its too. That just makes me think of Cheez-its
So, what will finish off the Racers for us?? Buy an iPod Touch, get a free iCar? Buy a Mac Book, get a free Apple Car? How will they end this for us…perhaps with, sorry, but the Apple Car will NEVER be rereleased….Arrrgghhhhhh!
Martin has said many times “everything but the Apple . . . “
Arrgh, that’s when we do like the others- we find some schmoe to make knock-offs.
(Well, if they never release the Apple Car, I’d pay for a knock-off…plenty of people did it with Red Rainsburg McQueen).
Well, perhaps after calling customizers schmoes, I should not reply that I know a good one, BUT, Nathaniel, DarthN8er, on here does a mean Apple Car, for those of you interested… he is the one who made the Take5 Racer and Crew Chief, plus now he has completed the Pitties too!!
“Well, perhaps after calling customizers schmoes, I should not reply that I know a good one,”
Why does this always happen to me!? I try to sound cool, and somehow I end up insulting someone. I can’t win!
Daddy was not making fun of you… but he can be bully sometimes…I should know!!
Awwww, say it ain’t so little Princess. He seems like a big ole teddy bear to me.
Maybe they’ll also come out with the Apple II car, the Apple II+ car, the Apple IIc car, the Apple III car, and the Apple Lisa car.
Phenomenal job referencing the Lisa, but you forgot the Apple IIe.
DOH!! If I had just Wiki’d that! I did it all from memory!
I’m an Apple IIci fan myself
Very good news, lets hope it does not fall into the ether like the last promo. Poor Gask-Its
If this turns out to be true, it’s definitely great news… I’d even buy duplicates and lenticulars I didn’t plan on buying to get Tach-O-Mint. I’m still disappointed that Gask-its was canceled. We’ll see what happens…
WTF does Canada get? A rock?
Mattel has really p****d me off.
Canada gets all the Blimps that did not sell in the US…oh and also all the leftover Buzz and Woody!
Those of us in the lower 48 of the US are here for you guys.
Please don’t speak for North Carolina. Our market sucks! The left coasters get all the stuff first. For us with real jobs, we have to compete with the weekend warriors that set up at flea markets and other shows, trying to scam folks for a few extra dollars. Those of you outside of the states, I wish you luck. Maybe some day we can get a few of those Pacific boats up the Atlantic.
The comment about Canada, as I read it, was referring to the TRU promotion for Tach-O-Mint that would not include Canada. I might be wrong.
What are you looking for that is eluding you right now? If I can help out, I only ask that my costs be covered…..what I paid, cost to ship it to you, and enough to cover PayPal fees. tjgraham1924 at hotmail dot com if you want to shoot me a list.
You should keep an eye on the Trading Forum as well.
You got Supercharged Fred & Dinoco Helicopter.
LOL!!!
I never saw SC Fred…. man!!
Yeah, and don’t forget we got Whitewall MQ and Cabbage MQ before you guys, but each came in a movie moment with Cars we already had, so essentially we paid $11 for these. How’s that for a slap in the face?
Seriously, I appreciate the offers. You people are very nice. It just really sucks that we can’t get anything to trade with or that (even at cost with your help) these promo cars will cost us $30-40 with shipping and dollar conversion.
Is 1 promo too much to ask for?
I smell poor communication to employees.
there is a hot wheels promotion that starts on Saturday. And yet no new cars there and no one knows anything (supposedly)
Wow!
Hmf, HW geting a little Cars treatment eh?
Sweeeeeeeeet!
Note: This is a 40% off coupon week at Hobby Lobby if anyone needs display cases(or anything else not on sale).
http://www.hobbylobby.com/weekly/coupons/2009_28c.gif
No stores near CA!
One year later they’ll be offered to stores?
Does that mean Gaskits might come out for the U.S. in March 2010?
MET, getting off-topic a little:
Do I remember Fiber Fuel being on the list for Kmart CARS Day 3 this fall?
Fiber Fuel was not amongst the 7 listed.
Which were the first 7 for Cars Day 3?
First 7 or only 7 racers is the real question.
Here are the 7 we heard about: Leakless, N2O Cola, Octane Gain, Rev ‘N Go, Revolting, Trunk Fresh and Vinyl Toupee.
Looking forward to buying this off ebay!
No! Not more stupid lenticulars! Mattel cancel the lenticulars NOW! I hope they die soon. Also will Tach O mint be avalible anywhere else and is this promo car lenticular?
Unless I’m mistaken, lenticulars are the wave of the future for most retailers, as Target will be the only retailer of the traditional CARS line.
Read MET’s post from the other day:
http://www.takefiveaday.com/2009/07/08/mattel-disney-pixar-diecast-cars-the-cars-stimulus-plan-q4-2009/
Also, from what I’ve seen personally, they’re doing quite well in the retail stores.
Bring them both on…..I would love to have a couple of each.
Oh, Great – ANOTHER store exclusive that is NOT available to us because there is not a TRU near us!?!
Collecting is EXPENSIVE enough without having to pay more for shipping from other collectors or on EPAY if we want new product because too many exclusives are NOT available due to no stores nearby or stores not stocking there own exclusives!
Too many store exclusives equals too many gaps in our collection which is a BIG turn-off from collecting!
I think Pixar Cars die-casts have “jumped the shark”?!?
For the love of Pete, DO NOT DO EPAY for this. Hook up with another collector here. I would gladly buy 5 Cars for you at TRU and ship them (or even just the carbacks) to you as cheaply as possible with the receipt so you could do the mail in, that would only cost you an extra buck or so, unless you wanted the whole 5 cars, that would cost an extra $5 or so for the postage. I have helped out Les Canadiens with this before too. Those poor sods get the extra rip off of paying outrageous international postage rates.
Met, I must say that this is the “coolest” day on here in a long time — Sarge’s Boot Camp AND Tach-O-Mint?!?…
I think I’m going to pass out and fall over like Luigi & Guido!
(MET: Guess I’ll save the RV post for another day …
Wouldn’t want to push you over the edge).
It’s July, right? Not April first?
PINCH!
Yup, it’s July!! My magic 8 ball (if I had one) says “Outlook Good!”
MET, I’m ready!!!! PUSH me over the edge with your RV post!!!
… look for info soon … you know, just in case you decided to stop reading 
now you have an excuse to come back).
(MET: You wallet-savings will need a breather …
Hey Met, it’s another day now here in Indy…
ready for the post, too…. bring it on!!!!
I knew it!!!
They’re going to release EACH AND EVERY RV from the INFIELD at the FIRST RACE at MSOS, aren’t they???
Thank the manufacturer! (As Mack would say.)
Wow it’s like the last 3 days all I can keep saying is wow! I can wait until theft get here !! Now get here!!!! LOL what needs to happen is Mattel needs to bring both gaskits AND tachomint back at the same time ! One for Canadian promo and then the other for us!!!!! And then we can trade with our buds in Canada and we can all be happy!!!!! Only in our dreams right.
That was supposed to be I CANT wait lol!!!
Hahaha…but it would be great!!
Nice “X” Dude-Met-Dude, nice “X”…
Crap! I guess I will have to buy like 25 goofy-eyed LMQs just to get enough trading fodder to get me through the holiday season! Would be nice to get another US exclusive so we can finally trade something for those tasty Creme Filled Gask-Its! Hold on my French peeps … good stuff a comin’ … maybe …
Ladies & Gentlecars,
As I said before, hang on to your bumpers cause the brand new castings/sculpts are coming.
New Mainline, Oversized, Truck/Trailers, Mater’s Tall Tales, Final Lap, Lenticulars, & one last assort. I can’t even talk about yet
……………damn.
You asked for it and now you’re getting what you asked for………..Met hasn’t even posted the photos I sent him of the Christmas Special Pack out yet, he’s saving it
Mat, maybe tomorrow?
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas………
Go Mattel/Disney/Pixar/Cars.
Martin,
You and MET timed it just right!!! Usually a lot of retailers start selling/posting their Christmas stuff in July to get customers ready and excited for it!!!!
This line just gets better and better. NOW, only if the stores around here would jump on the bandwagon and get product out… Just trying to be patient!
Will the Tach O Mint be lenticular?
(MET: If you drink some absinthe and run around in circles).
Awesome MET!
I just tried that with Patti. Only she didn’t just follow me with her piercing, newly created “lenticular” eyes – she also appeared to be mocking me with a glaze that said nothing short of “put your pants back on and trade me to a good home!”. Maybe I should have stuck to Heineken? Damn it all! (Check please)
I WANT 2 HAVE TACH-O-MINT SOOOOOOOOOO BAD
Will the racers that have been released as promos or even in launchers only, be released as singles (and not 4 pks) any time soon? Like Fiber Fuel/Sidewall Shine/Gask-its etc?
Some Launchers will be released as K-Mart singles. Ex: Mood Springs, Easy Idle, Trunk Fresh and Octane Gain.
Promos MAY eventually be released as Launchers or K-Mart singles. N2O was a TRU promo and is scheduled as a Launcher AND a K-Mart car.
I don’t think anyone can say for certain that any promo will be re-released apart from what we already know.
Maybe someone has info on K-Mart Day 4?!?!
Ok, so what’s going on with the Promo, it’s Novemeber 5th?