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HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 1:17:00 AM   
ElToroLoco.



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wow, since when do toy makers that sell beyblades and games make nitro cars?

I dont expect them to be great products from the start, but they are dirt cheap.

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RE: HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 1:52:43 AM   
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RE: HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 2:00:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		I would not count them out yet... maybe they will be great cars...they won't be racers but if they are anything like smartechs with a few key part upgrades they can be very decent cars...not top of the line but decent bashers. and these days companies branch out into new territory all the time. they make what they want and where they are lacking they buy a smaller company that specializes in what they are lacking. I wonder who Hasbro bought out, or bought patents from?

As for Hasbro if the cars really take off then a new company under the Hasbro name may be spawned. kind of like how Mattel spawned forth Nintendo. only time will tell. and hopefully they will have lots of hopups.

if the price is really that low I *may* pick up one and strip it down to get a good look at it. maybe improve upon it.
worst case it will be crap and I'll give it to my Nephew.


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wow, since when do toy makers that sell beyblades and games make nitro cars?

I dont expect them to be great products from the start, but they are dirt cheap.



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RE: HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 2:03:09 AM   
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Think of all the Nitro fires that there will be. lol
[EDIT] Ok a 16 year old is not a kid (Im not even 16 yet) but they people buying them will most likely not have any knowledge of Nitro.

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RE: HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 2:05:34 AM   
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Theres going to be tons of recalls because of kids burning their self and so on and so forth.



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RE: HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 2:07:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		then again if a parent buys an 8 year old a Nitro RC and leaves them unattended with it and nitro fuel, well lets just say I don't think they should be having kids....

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RE: HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 2:11:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		This whole concept scares me. Think about it logically, this is just the kind of event that may very well lead to the outlaw of RC. Kids with nitro's destroying property, causing damage, deaths from mistreatment, swallowing nitro fuel, burning down houses; the possibilities are endless. Anybody else agree?

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RE: HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 2:13:42 AM   
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This whole concept scares me. Think about it logically, this is just the kind of event that may very well lead to the outlaw of RC. Kids with nitro's destroying property, causing damage, deaths from mistreatment, swallowing nitro fuel, burning down houses; the possibilities are endless. Anybody else agree?



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RE: HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 2:15:26 AM   
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RE: HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 2:17:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		There could only be good things that come out of this. A major company like Hasbro getting involved in the hobby has many benefits. For one other manufacturers will feel the pinch, sure they are not race oriented but bashers keep the hobby going and if newcomers want to try out RC they are going to do so at less cost. That will keep other companies from inflating their prices, since they don't want to price themselves right out of competition. It would also be pretty cool to run down to Wal-Mart and grab a gallon of nitro........ I don't think it would hurt the hobby shops any worse than the internet.

As for the danger.........that goes with anything really. That's why companies have disclaimers.

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RE: HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 2:23:07 AM   
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This whole concept scares me. Think about it logically, this is just the kind of event that may very well lead to the outlaw of RC. Kids with nitro's destroying property, causing damage, deaths from mistreatment, swallowing nitro fuel, burning down houses; the possibilities are endless. Anybody else agree?



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RE: HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 2:26:15 AM   
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RE: HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 2:26:53 AM   
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RE: HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 2:29:21 AM   
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Depends on what is done and the situation.



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RE: HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 2:30:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hard to say..... Depends who Hasbro out-sources makung the fuel to. Too many guesses right now.

They sell airsoft rifles at wal-mart, surely one could say they are as dangerous as a nitro RC. All hasbro has to do is recommend them for 16+ age and warn of the dangers of mis-use

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RE: HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 2:40:52 AM   
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All hasbro has to do is recommend them for 16+ age and warn of the dangers of mis-use


Yes, but cigarettes are for ages 18 and older and warn of the dangers, yet theres thousands of underage smokers. Mature games are for kids 17+ yet you see 9 year olds playing grand theft auto, if you see what im saying.

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RE: HASBRO MAKING NITRO CARS!?!?!?! - 7/13/2006 2:41:08 AM   
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