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May 18
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Who knew that finding a Power Wheels car on a small non-American subtropical island in the Pacific would be such a chore? Sure, we have Toy’s R us, but I certainly wasn’t interested in paying nearly $300 for something that would be taken apart immediately and may never run again. Instead, I decided to waste the biggest part of a Saturday afternoon driving futilely from thrift shop to thrift shop in search of what was quickly beginning to look like a lost cause.
It was starting to look a little bleak. Later in the week however, I was reminded of a small classifieds paper that circulates Okinawa called “The Island Market.” Thirty minutes later, I was the proud owner of a Power Wheels Ford F-150. This particular model uses a 6V 9.5Ah battery, as opposed to some of the higher end models that use a 12V battery. This will obviously impact the performance of the vehicle a bit, but it will still serve our purposes nicely.
The truck is in great shape, save some cosmetic scratches on the plastic tires. I gave the guy $50 for the little truck, although I could have probably gotten it cheaper I was just happy to have found a suitable set of wheels for under $100.
