Quoted from KidRichard:Although a different market (Canada) I can attest this is the same situation up here. I put my name down for Hot Wheels last March and I am still waiting, although my distributor doesn't take deposits for machines that aren't currently in stock anymore so it's not like I am out any money for being on the list.
At the end of the day, Hot Wheels is 100% the next machine I would like to add to my lineup so if I have to wait, I have to wait. I am holding out hope that it eventually does come off the line and eventually makes it into my game room.
Have you guys called around to other distributors to see who has one in stock? I could have sworn Joe Newhart at PinballSTAR had some Hot Wheels in his warehouse. Not sure how recently that was, but it might be worth a call to him