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Welcome to Carlectibles. The Biggest LITTLE car dealer on the planet. How can we make such a claim? It is all in what we sell & how we sell it.
We sell production & concept die cast cars as if they are actual cars. We sometimes negotiate & even take trades. CSI is what makes us go. That stands for Customer Satisfaction Index.
Yep you read it right, the very same cars you can buy in real live dealerships all across America and the same ones you see parked in the neighbor’s driveway are the same you can buy right here. We spend a great deal of time searching the world for a wide selection of cars so you don’t have to. We spend our time and fuel hunting them down so you can sit back, relax and shop like the shooters do; on the Internet.
Some are straight from the factory, some are from the custom shop and others have been driven hard and put away wet. Either way they are complete with our very own Car facts report. One thing you need to know is that some of the facts are actually opinion and will require you to rely on that thing that started you playing with die cast cars in the first place; your imagination.
Before you go off to shop, browse and select your cars allow me share seven things.
1. We desire one hundred percent satisfaction. In order to do that, YOU must be one hundred percent satisfied. That means if you’re not, let’s talk about it. I can’t fix what I don’t know is broken.
2. Cars marked & categorized TLC have been custom detailed. These you don’t get from the factory…
3. We combine shipping. In state rates are detailed in our Carlectibles website. We pack once a week typically on Sundays. If you need an item in a hurry - we need to know about it. We pack as cheap but as safe as possible. You’re paying for the products safe arrival; not pretty packaging. Pretty packaging can be arranged however it will cost you more. S&H stands for shipping and handling. We ship world wide but overseas orders do take longer.
4. We sell everything used even if it is new. That way nobody is ever surprised or disappointed; not even by factory defects.
5. Everything is listed 164th scale. In some cases the scale may vary slightly between manufacturers. If scale/size is critical, please check with us before buying.
6. This store and its cars are fueled by premium unleaded imagination. That means you need an imagination to shop here. If you lack that, please leave now. Sense of humor is a bonus but not required.
7. The people who operate this store are human and because we are, we may on occasion make a mistake. We don’t do it on purpose and it is not intentional or meant to be personal. At times a Matchbox car may be called a Hot wheels car. If it arrives not as described; talk to us, we will try to work it out. If you come strong with threats & insults, there is nothing to talk about. Finally there is never any pressure to buy but keep in mind, the car you looked at today and want to think about till tomorrow could be the very same car someone else looked at yesterday and will buy today. We hope you enjoy shopping with us & will become a long term repeat buyer. Car Facts reports are purely for entertainment purposes only. Finally, this same disclaimer is included with every die cast listing so you only need read it once. Enjoy your play. We try to make it fun which is why we say “enjoy your play” but if you’re a fuddy duddy who forgot how to enjoy life, enjoy your stay anyway...
The Holden Ute is a coupe utility built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of GM, since 2000. Before then, Holden had marketed their Commodore based utility models under the Holden Utility (VG) and Holden Commodore utility (VP, VR, VS) names, although the term “Holden Ute” was also used in their official marketing literature. The Holden Ute name is often used for earlier Holden Utility models (which were produced from 1951 to 1984) as the word "ute" is a colloquial term used commonly in Australia for a utility vehicle or pick up truck. Holden's performance division, an independent company called HSV assembles a high-performance version called the Maloo. Between 2003 and 2007, Holden built a stretched, crew cab version of the Ute with four doors and seating for five, called the Holden Crewman and between 2003 and 2005 a cab-chassis version known as the Holden One Tonner.
The Ute launched with a locally-built 3.8 litre Ecotec V6 engine of Buick design. A 5.7 litre Gen III V8 engine option was also available, but this was replaced by the 6.0 litre Gen 4 in 2006, and updated to the L98 specification later on that year. In 2004, Holden replaced the venerable V6 with a 3.6 litre Alloytec unit.
The Australian-assembled Ute was to be sold in the US as the Pontiac G8 ST starting in 2009 alongside the four-door Commodore-based G8 sedan. However, due to GM's company-wide model review, a result of the 2008 Global financial Crisis, such plans were shelved on 6 January 2009. Exports of the G8 sedan remain unaffected. Sales of the Ute in South Africa as the Chevrolet Lumina SS commenced during 2006/2007.
