To be fair, my parents probably realized that me chucking cars at my older brothers heads at high speed would probably have created more problems than it solved.
My younger brother had this, I had the hotwheels service town. This was scaled for something for fisher price so it was a lot bigger. But we used hotwheels and matchbox cars on it.
My mom got lucky. My first toys were hot wheels. She could literally take me anywhere as a toddler, and if I had my hot wheels I would be focused on those the entire time. Cross country on a bus... No problem! And I had that service center. It might still be at my grandma's house in the old playroom.
I had this one as a kid. You could fill the set's reservoir with water and "clean" (read: dampen) the cars. Also had one that had a little flint wheel and a spinner in a plastic housing that would spark and make it look like someone was welding underneath the car.
OP reminded me of this. Then I saw your picture and was motivated to post my pic. I'm almost sad I left if behind at a previous residence cause I gave my all my Hot Wheels stuff to a youngster I knew would had a good childhood with them but this would have been a good addition if I still had it
Yup, though I remember it as "super van city" The one pictured is different from the one I had, only in small details, but largely the same. I also had the military one too.
Lucky. 👉👈 Can ... Can I swap my wife with your husband? I have the car mat, and some cool colour changing hot wheels that go from navy blue to light blue, and from dark purple to hot pink, and a creepy crawlers oven, and an original gameboy, some power rangers stuff, and a lite brite with extra black construction paper! 🥹
Same. Well, I kinda inherited it from my big brother, and it was missing a couple of items, and I remember being sad that I didn't get to play with it in its full glory. Still a great toy that I spent hours on.
THATS WHERE THOSE ORANGE I BEAMS WERE FROM?!?! Hoooly fuuuck.... I remember playing with those when I was probably 3 or 4 then. Omg.... I had an older brother who would get all the cool shit, and he is 7 years older than me. I remember the service centre more because that came later. Omg. I'm sending this to my brother.
Awesome! When I was looking for a photo of this thing, all the pics were from ebay, and all the sets were missing those I-beams. That's why I showed the photo of the box, because it was the only picture that had the I-beams.
diggetydug
We still have ours. Niece and nephew play with it.
Voojagig
Oh man I used to have one of those things when I was little.
masiakasaurus
This thing was cool
Silverbananahorse
Still is
DosPadres
My son still uses it and the one with the alpine-snowball nonsense
GeneralPrower
Mine had a talking cash register attached to it.
zcorneli
You can still buy this. They changed the plastic color, but it's the same design
TheMayorOfTittyCity
I had this. The ramps detatched, and it folded up into a case of some sort.
KingreX32
I miss being a kid
lightfoot2
I had a supercharger. It was a thing that went on the track and two spinning cylinders in it would launch the cars forward pretty fast
TheUnnamedPoet
My parents wouldn't buy me one of those. They were afraid I'd use it to launch cars at my older brothers... Rightly so, but still...
ThisGuyHere
"Don't use it to launch cars at your siblings."
"Oh my god, that's GREAT IDEA...."
Burke616
"They were afraid I'd use it for its intended purpose."
lightfoot2
Oh yeah, we did that too....
TheUnnamedPoet
To be fair, my parents probably realized that me chucking cars at my older brothers heads at high speed would probably have created more problems than it solved.
A12Roadrunner
There's a 1:64-scale-Camaro-sized hole in the drywall of my parents' basement from when I strung three of those together and put a jump at the end.
TheUnnamedPoet
GhostOfAnrui
Your Facebook is leaking again.
OaksParcel
I had the parking garage one, I don't think it was Hot Wheels though.
shawnmilo
Memories! I don't remember if I *had* this, but I definitely remember playing with it.
EasternPotato05
I had them both and a backpack full of cars.
mikeatike
My younger brother had this, I had the hotwheels service town. This was scaled for something for fisher price so it was a lot bigger. But we used hotwheels and matchbox cars on it.
OaksParcel
The bell that would ring when the elevator hit the top level 🤌🤌🤌
mikeatike
Oh shit I forgot about the bell. Thanks for that memory!
mham7611
I have the exact same one. My neighbour had one that connects to it. I still have two of the original cars that came with it
Elijahrock
My mom got lucky. My first toys were hot wheels. She could literally take me anywhere as a toddler, and if I had my hot wheels I would be focused on those the entire time. Cross country on a bus... No problem! And I had that service center. It might still be at my grandma's house in the old playroom.
Gryffter
Still have two different ones in storage, still in decent shape.
baconetiquette2
Still have it. DING!
TheDeathstick
Didn’t have this one, but had the Fisher Price garage with the elevator and the bell.
ColoradoSquid
Huh… guess it’s time for me to take my prune juice.
DataBeardFace
I loved the little foam carwash rollers
TheDentDad
Core memory unlocked
mrmeeseekslookatmee
This is so familiar my first thought was “oh it’s missing the skyscraper on top
Choopsha
firesnake
No need to remember: https://shop.mattel.com/products/hot-wheels-ultra-hots-sto-go-track-set-hdp08
mrshihtzu
shrinkflation!
xj4low
Had to memorize how to put all the individual building back into the foundation tile or else they would never be portable again.
thetonestarr
It wasn't a core memory, but still... Definitely had ONE of my siblings that had this
DadOnTheInternet
Core memory repressed!
Ishman2000
NR97420
I 'member!
Steeveeo
I had this one as a kid. You could fill the set's reservoir with water and "clean" (read: dampen) the cars. Also had one that had a little flint wheel and a spinner in a plastic housing that would spark and make it look like someone was welding underneath the car.
Zanril
OP reminded me of this. Then I saw your picture and was motivated to post my pic. I'm almost sad I left if behind at a previous residence cause I gave my all my Hot Wheels stuff to a youngster I knew would had a good childhood with them but this would have been a good addition if I still had it
sevro77
And the car wash there on the left worked about as good as a real one today.
FrozenCoast
Probably scratched your car less
Kurchak
Got the same for micro machines. Those were so great
DidItForScience
This?
BaalkpanBay
Yup, though I remember it as "super van city" The one pictured is different from the one I had, only in small details, but largely the same. I also had the military one too.
Kurchak
https://www.ebay.com/itm/204248876407
This one
Kurchak
Not that one, but it was more a pocket game like this one https://images.app.goo.gl/B4k2R222mtEe3K9t9
Noyoudontknowmefromsomewhere
we have this. and the construction one. i married a man child.
maincarrot
Lucky. 👉👈 Can ... Can I swap my wife with your husband? I have the car mat, and some cool colour changing hot wheels that go from navy blue to light blue, and from dark purple to hot pink, and a creepy crawlers oven, and an original gameboy, some power rangers stuff, and a lite brite with extra black construction paper! 🥹
Pokegeologist
A couple of the neighbors had this. Another had the huge Micro Machines RV city playset that packed up like a suitcase.
DidItForScience
Pokegeologist
That's the one!
SevTai
I had that and the "Sto N Go city" Playset. https://imgur.com/LdKOuTE
murchant
That’s the one! It’s funny; the similarities.
cyno01
That playset looks like it needs to be gentrified lol
decarnatedame
We had this one.
Bex316
Same here, and you know what, I friggin loved it!
Drix1942
Same. Well, I kinda inherited it from my big brother, and it was missing a couple of items, and I remember being sad that I didn't get to play with it in its full glory. Still a great toy that I spent hours on.
Hitmontam
Ah, I got that for Christmas when I was like 5! Wish I had it now.
DrZombie1983
Yep, I remember that thing. My niece plays with it now.
HorstSheppard
I can hear that picture: DING!!!
decarnatedame
And the texture of the string on the gas pump. :D
tetondons
I had the construction site. Had little orange I-beams that fit together. Loved it.
DidItForScience
Cool, never saw that one before.
maincarrot
THATS WHERE THOSE ORANGE I BEAMS WERE FROM?!?! Hoooly fuuuck.... I remember playing with those when I was probably 3 or 4 then. Omg.... I had an older brother who would get all the cool shit, and he is 7 years older than me. I remember the service centre more because that came later. Omg. I'm sending this to my brother.
tetondons
Awesome! When I was looking for a photo of this thing, all the pics were from ebay, and all the sets were missing those I-beams. That's why I showed the photo of the box, because it was the only picture that had the I-beams.