After around ten months of waiting, a new selection of Hot Wheels (2018 D Case) has finally hit the stores of Tbilisi (I’m still waiting for some new Matchbox models). I visited XS Toys last week (on Wednesday) and was surprised to find some new models on the shelf, sadly at a new price, too (7.90 lari up from 6.90 lari). (7.90 GEL = $3.23 (US))

Difficult decisions, should I get the ones from my wants’ list or should I wait until there is a sale day (Once or twice a month, there is a day when the entire selection is reduced by 30% a significant saving!). They also carried the new Zamac range, the first time I have seen Zamac models here in Tbilisi.

On the Wednesday, after much deliberation I bought the Fairlady 2000 in light blue with “fifteen” livery. I got it because there was just one and there were 3 models of the ’85 Honda City Turbo II, which was very tempting, I also left the Batmobile (1989), which I’m already regretting as it had gone when I returned. The following day I went to Pepela in Merani Mall and found they ,too, had new models and the Zamac range (my local Pepela still has the old selection (2017 G Case)). This time I got a Mazda Repu and a Zamac ’67 Ford Mustang Coupe.

I checked on YouTube, the Race Grooves D case unboxing video to see what I should be looking for in the D Case selection. These were the models that interested me the most:

’85 Honda City Turbo II 2015 Ford Mustang (Super Treasure Hunt) Mazda Repu 2016 Ford GT Race Morris Mini (Urban Outlaw decoration) 1989 Batmobile ’16 Cadillac ATS VR VW Golf Mark 2 ’16 Mercedes AMG GT3

On Saturday, I could resist no longer the pull of the ’85 Honda City Turbo II. Then today, I saw Pepela was having a -30% sale but only in the stores in Rustaveli Avenue and Pekini Street. I strolled down to the Pekini Street branch. They had a few of the new models but more 2017 models. They had the ’85 Honda City Turbo II and Mazda Repu, had I waited I could have saved some money. They didn’t have the 2000 Fairlady, ‘16 Mercedes AMG GT3, 1989 Batmobile or 2015 Ford Mustang (Super Treasure Hunt).

I had a difficult choice, they also had some of the Zamac series, I finally opted for the ‘68 Copo Camaro from the Zamac series for 8.40 lari instead of the usual 11.90 lari.



They had a regular version of the 2015 Ford Mustang but not the Super. The Regular Treasure Hunt is Street Stealth, which I did see but it doesn’t interest me. I have broken the budget again this month. I’ll be looking out for the 1989 Batmobile (the one that got away!) and the 2015 Ford Mustang (Super Treasure Hunt). I still might be tempted by some of the others.

