Mattel Disney Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: Crew Chiefs 2011-2012 Update
I hope you’re having good luck finding the Jeff Gorvette & Francesco Crew Chief 2-packs. The good news is that after the Carla Veloso crew release …
Carla Veloso Crew Chief: VW Beetle – Cruz Besouro
It all changes for the better for crew chiefs! No more exclusives!
Yep, apparently the relying on the Kmart thing might not be the optimal plan.
🙂
Miguel Camino will come in a regular 2-pack with his crew chief Petra Cartalina – she is an Opel Corsa.
(Here’s what she looks like with his headphones … and no, no word on driver Pitty’s).
And Max Schnell will come with his crew chief …
Otto Bonn, an Audi TT.
Both will be 2-packs that are NOT exclusives – available to any Mattel retailer and reseller.
There’s also a NEW 2-Pack with Francesco & McQueen … hopefully it’s this 2-pack but no detailed info as of yet …
Trading Words on Bumper Stickers 2-pack?
AND even more good news – now Bruno Motoreau, Raoul Caroule’s crew chief will be available as a SINGLE … no longer do you need to buy him in a 2-pack. It’s unclear if the 2-pack will still show up at Kmart but seems unlikely now?
Along with Rip Clutchgoneski, the missing racer available as a single or in an 11-pack.
Start your wallets, go, go, go dog go …
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10 December 2011
22 Comments
“I must scream my excitement on the top of some place very high!!”
-Luigi and D J
Regarding Kmart:
Kmart was saddled with the same problems other stores had: Zen Master pitty two packs and the other 2 packs. But Kmart stepped up and got the 2 new Chief packs out well in time for the holidays ONCE Mattel got the cases to Kmart.
People are finding the Lassetire and Bernoulli 2 packs at Kmart.
This is quite different to the Security Finn and Sal 2 packs which have never been distributed widely – Never seen at TRU or Target for instance.
So props to Kmart and thanks.
Actually, we haven’t seen a single crew chief out here in Oregon. I’m not sure how not getting their own exclusives out to all their stores within 5 months (and counting) constitutes “stepping up to the plate”. I know you have a friend at Kmart, and granted, he seems like a very nice and helpful guy, but their system just plain bites.
Does everyone remember “Baghdad Bob” from the early days of the Iraq War? I sometimes wonder if he works for Kmart corporate now, constantly denying anything is wrong, just as the infrastructure is crumbling all around him:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bd8c248ca2
It will be great if these are easier to find. Fillmore, Besouro, Lassetire and Motorosi were spread over 6 months.
I thought the other big stores would clear out the Tombers and Zen Masters to make room for the new, but no, everyone is still jammed with them…
It’s good news if and only if these crew chief 2 packs show up… of the latest 2 packs:
Security Guard Finn/Acer
Race Team Mater/Sal Machiani
Mama Topolino/Uncle Topolino
Finn McMissile/Leland Turbo
I’ve only seen the Sal Machiani 2 pack in a store and that was at a Gordman’s store 120 miles away in Fort Wayne (Indiana)… there are only 4 Gordman’s stores in Indiana…
Mattel needs to put product in stores where we can easily and affordably purchase them.
I am looking forward to getting the Cars2 crew chiefs and pittys.
Good news! But…still haven’t seen Guiseppe Motorosi or John Lassetire…
Found Guiseppe! Things are looking up!
Wait, why did you say “after the Carla Veloso crew release … it all gets better….?” Did you mean after the Gorvette and Bernoulli Crew releases? Anyway, here’s hoping the forthcoming ones get successfully widespread distribution in a truly wide array of different stores.
You forgot to mention that Bruno Motoreau is a Citroen DS.
Ciao means goodbye, its all in the context of the Italian sentence.
I just looked up Ciao and it means Hello. That does not really work does it? Hello McQueen? Should’nt it be “Addio McQueen”?
I always thought it meant either hello or goodbye; so I looked it up and found it means either. Where is Luca?
I was not going to get any of the crew chiefs, but there is an Audi TT!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Hallelujah! 🙂
AHHHH!!! Just release every car as a single!!!
N E A T !
Nice! Now that’s some great news!
I saw my first Miguel Camino launcher at TRU this morning.
FINALLY !!!!!!!!!!!
I want to be the FIRST person to get a Rip single
Best Post I’ve seen in a couple of days! Mattel is starting to listen to our pleas! THANK YOU!! 😀