One of the worst kept secrets that Target is clearly planning on a large CARS endcap or reset on October 11, 2009. There are a couple key thing to know and understand. Yes, the CARS are marked DO NOT FLOOR BEFORE 10.11.2009 but that is ONLY an agreement between the manufacturer and the retailer. If […]

Yea. Yea, we’ve fallen and can’t quite get back up. Top notch interwebs experts are working on it. Hopefully back full time soon – if not, check http://takefiveaday.tumblr.com/ for temp updates – bookmark it because this site goes back down … sorry!

The Pit Stop Shop-SlicePie-Jake contest winner was … “babychristianscars” who guessed “106 cars in the bottle” less than 4 HOURS after the contest was launched! 🙂 But we had to keep it mum until now, of course … of course, since she was first, SHE WINS! WooHoo! Congrats! For those who forgot, it was to […]

Now scheduled for September … Hauler CASE G. As others have reported in the UK and France already, Nitroade Hauler has hit Germany (TRU). CASE H contains NO STALL as the new hauler but also includes Octane Gain … they might want to-need to repack that case … This pic courtesy of SlicePie-Jake but I […]

Of course, his ads have been running a while but here’s the official welcome to the Take Five Family of advertisers – thanks to support of advertisers, this site will stay free because we want 40,000 words on j-hooks, am I right? 🙂 Here is an introduction in Jake’s own words … “Pit Stop Toy […]

Another mystery CARS item – the 9 Pack Box Set was listed as a Costco item and now has disappeared so: Either there is a 9-pack coming or There is NOT a 9-pack coming It could be coming to Costco in another month or so or … It’s not coming to Costco in another month […]

Yea, I know you’re sweating and wishing there was an ill reindeer on your lawn … but hey, only about 100 days until Christmas … bo-lieve it or not! So ring your silver bells, hitch some sleigh bells to your horse*, put on a big ole red sweater, light some logs and buy this book […]

Metroxing and I want to thank all you out in Take5-land who opened up their own wallets to help keep the old Take5 machine rolling in publishing digital ink by providing us with a donation to the new Take Five Tip Jar in July. The monies are already at work oiling the webhosting machine, paying […]

The Disney Store finally comes through … It’s a shot across the bow of Mattel … 🙂 Please thank “Nikko” for these great pictures. And I mean pictures. I kept peppering him with requests 🙂 … Can you send one where the moonbeam is coming off the South? Do you have tiny blades of grass […]

Um, it’s pre-formatted for fun. But hey, what’s the fun of CARS stick inside a blinking box? Let’s crack it open. You do need a mini screwdriver to loosen the plastic electronics covering. More complicated than a 1962 V8 … Sadly, after removing the twist ties (pink) that hold the three CARS, I borked the […]