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Maisto Honda Pilot Model Now available

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I was browsing the web and noticed that the Power Racer, Honda® Pilot™ diecast is now available...according to
Maisto International, Inc..
 

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Well I went to all the stores that they have listed under their "PURCHASE ONLINE" section, and none of the stores have it. I sent an email to maistro customer service to see what they suggest.
 
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Re: Re: Maisto Honda Pilot Model Now available

kemosabe said:


Boy, am I going to feel like an idiot for paying $158 for mine when it'll cost about $10 at Wal-Mart!!! <img src="http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kemosabe/smilies/togo.gif">
Some of us early buyers were given all sorts of grief for paying a 3% to 10% premium, Wow, you are an idiot 1580% :2:

(Just kidding)
 
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Well not sure how much help they were at Maisto. Below I have copied the email they sent back to me.

Dear Sir/Madam,

You may locate the item you are inquiring at your local Walmart Stores. Thank you for your interest in Maisto products.

Sincerely,

Customer Service


I checked the Walmart.com site out and did not find it there. Maybe it is only in the physical (B&M) stores. If anyone finds them, can you please post.
 
#9 ·
FLPilot said:
Well not sure how much help they were at Maisto. Below I have copied the email they sent back to me.

Dear Sir/Madam,

You may locate the item you are inquiring at your local Walmart Stores. Thank you for your interest in Maisto products.

Sincerely,

Customer Service


I checked the Walmart.com site out and did not find it there. Maybe it is only in the physical (B&M) stores. If anyone finds them, can you please post.
Officer FLPilot: I got back from Wal-Mart AND Target this afternoon and struck out!!! At least in Kemotown, neither store has it yet... :(
 
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Re: Re: Maisto Honda Pilot Model Now available

kemosabe said:


Boy, am I going to feel like an idiot for paying $158 for mine when it'll cost about $10 at Wal-Mart!!! <img src="http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kemosabe/smilies/togo.gif">
Yea but you got some GREAT photo ops outta the early deal! :D
 
#11 ·
I went to all of the distributor sites listed on Kemo's site and found no mention of the Pilot diecast. This only goes to prove how ahead of events we are on this forum. Kemo found it before the manufacturer even shipped it.

Kudos Kemo!!! :18:
 
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Maisto in Fontana?

I just realized that my brother lives about 1/2 mile from the Maisto company headquarters in Fontana, CA. In fact, I purchased my Pilot about 10 miles from there. Next time I go to visit him I'll try to give the place a visit and see if I can't fanagle a Pilot from them in SBP. What do you think?
 
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Re: Maisto in Fontana?

smurray said:
I just realized that my brother lives about 1/2 mile from the Maisto company headquarters in Fontana, CA. In fact, I purchased my Pilot about 10 miles from there. Next time I go to visit him I'll try to give the place a visit and see if I can't fanagle a Pilot from them in SBP. What do you think?
Hmmm... So ya think they have the different colors besides silver?
Now that would be cool! Let us know what you find out. :cool:
 
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Re: Re: Maisto in Fontana?

Sage said:


Hmmm... So ya think they have the different colors besides silver?
Now that would be cool! Let us know what you find out. :cool:

why want other than silver ......silver rocks;) (see my signature)
 
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By definition, only Redrock Pearl is actually a rock. Therefore, only Redrock Pearl can be the one that rocks.

:p
 
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Dear Sir/Madam,

You may locate the item you are inquiring at your local Walmart Stores. Thank you for your interest in Maisto products.

Sincerely,

Customer Service
I called up Walmart - both the local store and their headquarters and they have advised that my local store does not stock it. When I asked them if they could order it for me, they checked with Maisto and it turns out that these are what they call "toys" and are actually sold in assortments - ie random packs of about 24 or more and that the models included in each assortment are random. As such they could not order them for me since they cannot guarantee that I would get the Pilot. This would suggest that this particular model is different from the one that Kemo got from eBay.

I called up Maisto to see if this (being unable to order individually) was correct and they confirmed that this was indeed the case. They added that the Honda Pilot is a 'hot' item and that they were hard to get. Hmmm demand greater than supply for the Honda Pilot - now that's hardly news to us right ? :p

Anyway, if anyone does find one in their local Walmart, can you please post. Thanks.
 
#21 ·
dammit

Well, this is annoying. I've been trying harder to locate one of these than I tried to locate our life-sized Pilot. I actually want 2, one for us and I want to give one to our Honda salesperson as a Thank You. We've had the car over a month and I'm starting to feel guilty that we haven't given her anything (not that salespeople expect anything). I've been holding out hoping to locate this to give to her instead of candy or some other nonsensical gift.
 
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Just wondering if anyone has found the Honda Pilot Model anywhere other than on eBay ? Have been searching Walmart and KB for a long time without any success. :(

Maybe I should just wait for the '04 Model ... :8:
 
#25 ·
Know What ya Mean!

Hey yolk...

I know what you mean about looking all over. I tear the displays apart at KB and WalMart to see if they may have got one in. No luck yet. Let me know if you have any luck.

If I find some I am going to get a few to share with others on the board.

Don
 
#26 ·
Found One!

My dealer Valley Honda in Aurora, IL sells them from their parts department. They were in the display case for $9.95.
I bought one and now proudly display it on my desk at work!