Hello everyone!! Needs sounded too needy, so I went with 'I don't haves', with the clear understanding that some of these I may never have. I started collecting when the Kroger (grocery store) had the original desert cards on 50% sale right before Christmas many years ago, and it has been a fun adventure ever since. I finally did an inventory/tally and this is what I don't have (with * denoting the ones I can actually anticipate getting at some point in time):

I'd give my left two lugnuts for somethin' like that! otherwise known as the untouchables:

-Bessie

-Bluray McQueen

-Apple Car

-Race Damaged Mood Springs

-Dexter Checkered Flag

The un-toon-chables:

-Materdor

-Chuy

"How do I not have these yet?":

-Impound Lightning*

-Bug Mouth Lightning*

-Tar Lightning*

"I'll get you my pitty's":

-Nitroade pittys and crew chief*

-Bumper Save pittys*

Who you Hauler'in at?

-Bumper Save*

-No Stall*

-Vinyl Toupee

-Octane Gain Semi*

-Chick Semi*

-Mack Semi

-Gray Semi*

If I play my 'Cars' right, maybe for Father's Day":

-SDCC Lightning Storm*

Didn't know they existed till 2 days ago:

-Guido and Luigi w/ paint

-Dirt track Doc Hudson

Still don't believe they exist:

-Brian 'Park' Motors

-Stu Bop

-Chuck Cables

Toon Troubles:

-Tormentor's Biggest Fan

-Manji

-Kyandee

-Teki and Paki*

Not until TRU puts those last 4 boxes on Clearance:

-Mater the Greater*

It's just an empty cup:

-Dinoco McQueen w/ Piston Cup

-Bling Bling Mcqueen w/ Piston Cup

-Chick w/Piston Cup

-The King w/ Piston Cup

The Final Lap heard…pretty much nowhere, (otherwise known as "if only shipping didn't make them $15 each):

-Matti*

-Hooman*

-Derek 'Decal' Dobbs*

-Swift Alternator*

-Coriander Widetrack*

-Matthew McCrew*

-Jonathan Wrenchworks*

-Wet Lightning*

-Polly Puddlejumper*

-Blowing Bubbles Mater*

I can justify not having them because:

-Boost repaint (have impound)

-DJ repaint (have impound and metallic)

-Whitewall Lightning (same as stickers, pretty much??)

-Darrell Cartrip normal mouth (have metallic and Cars 2)

So, the questions left unanswered:

How can I own close to 400 vehicles yet still be short like 40 cars?

Of all the things to have duplicates of, why do I have 7 (SEVEN!) Chick Hicks (all attached to other sets)?

Why do I have 4 Lugs but only 2 Nutty's?

Why is the Mater the Greater 4 pack not on Clearance at TRU?

Is there a warehouse with cases of Bessie and Chuy somewhere in the United States?

Are the Showgirls really worth $300?

Who's going to plan Cars Con? Preferably in Detroit (the Motor City) or nearby Ann Arbor ?

So, if you have a great deal, give me a hauler (HA), otherwise, rest assured that I will not go soft into that Cars night…

And just for fun…while my favorite character is Ramone and I will buy any color they make him in, and my favorite Mattel Car that I own is the Elvis RV (with a close second by metallic Dragon), I'd have to say that the best car they've made (Mattel purists are gonna put my head on the engine block) is th…

DISNEY STORE EL MATERDOR MCQUEEN!!!

Oh, and thanks shtgnzz for getting me just a little closer!