Get a Head Start on the Holidays With Prime Day Savings on Car Hobbies and Toys

Whether you're getting a jump on holiday shopping or want to get something for your little engineers, RC cars, LEGO, and robots are on sale.
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It’s October, which means you better start thinking about holiday shopping. Even if it’s for yourself. During Prime Big Deal Days there are huge discounts on LEGO, radio controlled cars, robotics kits, model kits and all sorts of toys, hobbies, and collectibles for car fans. I’ll be honest; these deals are going to be my weakness.

I’ve traveled all over the world meeting car enthusiasts at shows and races. Four out of five of them will tell you they are LEGO fans also. The LEGO Technic Formula E Porsche 99X Electric is currently on sale for $34.99. I have one of these myself and it is a really well designed kit with an elegant solution for the pull-back mechanism. If you want something more traditional LEGO, how about the Lego Jurassic World Blue and Beta Velociraptor Capture for $23.99. It has a fairly accurate version of the red and white F150 from the movie.

My son is in his second year of competing in robotics. It’s been great for his mechanical and coding skills. ELEGOO has some kits on sale that can do the same thing for you and/or your kids. The Conqueror Robot Tank Kit with UNO R3 for Arduino is marked down 30 bucks and will teach both mechanical engineering concepts as well as electronics and coding. There are smaller kits as well, starting at just $50.

The deals are looking a bit slim this time on radio-controlled cars. The old standby is the AMORIL AK-917. It’s on sale for $160 but it’s the brushed motor version, so not the one most people are really after. The Bezgar HP161S is a pretty decent deal at $127.99 you can read my review of it right here. Luckily, Hot Wheels is still around I found a couple of cool sets, and Matchbox snuck in there too. At the bottom, there’s even a Power Wheels Jeep, not sure if it’s eligible for an EV tax credit.

More Prime Day Deals on Toy Cars for the Hobbyist

LEGO Technic Formula E Porsche 99X Electric Car Model Building Set for $34.99

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LEGO Jurassic World Blue and Beta Velociraptor Capture for $23.99

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LEGO Classic Vibrant Creative Brick Box for $41.99

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LEGO Friends Heartlake City Bus, Creative Building Toy for $34.99

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ELEGOO Conqueror Robot Tank Kit with UNO R3 for Arduino Robotics for $99.98

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ELEGOO UNO R3 Smart Robot Car Kit V4 STEAM Toy Arduino Robotics for $55.99

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ELEGOO Owl Smart Robotic Car Kit V2.0 for Arduino Robotics for Kids STEM Science Kit for $79.99

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BEZGAR HP161S 1:16 4X4 RTR Brushless Fast RC Cars for $127.99

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AMORIL 1/10, 60 KM/H On-Road RTR Supercar AK-917 with 80A Brushed ESC,550 13T Motor for $159.98

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Hot Wheels 1:64 Scale Die-Cast Toy Cars, Set of 5 Batman 85th Anniversary for $11.99

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Hot Wheels Toy Car Track Set, Action Loop Cyclone Challenge Playset for $18.97

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Matchbox Toy Cars or Trucks 20-Pack for $14.99

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Power Wheels Jurassic World Dino Damage Jeep Wrangler Ride-On for $259.99

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Mike started in engineering for Shelby American. A BMW salesman to working in tuning shops, he’s been writing since 2005. He was on the testing team at Motor Trend and Editor of european car magazine. Still jetlagged.