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[Brad F]

Just bought the Overdrive starter kit for my kids for Christmas... Had a few questions as I immediately look to expand beyond first two cars:

1) How well do the Drive cars work on Overdrive? I was considering eBay to buy a few Drive cars to round out my set for cheaper. I know they can't be used in Tournament mode, but I'm not sure what that is and if it's the majority of solo play.

2) If you could only get one accessory with your starter kit, what would you get? An extra car, a supertruck, the collission kit, what?  Collision kit seems like the most fun after the complaints about the launch kit and having to spend a lot of time picking cars up..

[NAVYRAZORBAK]

So to answer your questions

Yes the GEN1 cars work with overdrive, but there are some limitations :
GEN1 cars as sold have traction problems on overdrive track. they require you to work with Anki customer service to get tires made out of the new softer material that the overdrive cars are made from. After this they perform excellent.

GEN1 cars do not, and it appears never will, have access to their "signature" abilities from Drive.

All GEN1 upgrades are interchangeable between GEN1 vehicles and as such there is no difference between them. All 7 GEN1 cars are treated as one in overdrive.

As far as extras it depends on you preference. If you don't like cars leaving the track then you should avoid the launch kit, the collision kit, and the supertrucks as all three are designed to cause chaos. Adding additional cars or track are the safest way to add additional versatility.

I hope you and your family have as much fun as my family has. We have been playing it since Drive and overdrive always delivers a night of fun.

[Brad F]

Thanks for your Amazing reply.  I really don't have any idea about GEN1 cars and signature abilities, but it seems, based on your reply, I should probably just spend a little more and get the Overdrive cars.  You can't 'level up' the GEN1 cars in Overdrive right, and leveling up is only done in Tournament mode?  Are all the tournament mode races 1 vs 1?

[NAVYRAZORBAK]

The GEN1 cars behave just like the GEN2 cars. They are avaliable in open play and you can level them up to 20 and you receive loot boxes with upgraded weapons and extras just like GEN2 cars. The difference is that GEN1 cars all use the same loot. If you equip the loot on one GEN1 car you cannot equip it on another unless you have received multiples or unequip it. The GEN1 cars use a pool of loot. What you loose are the individual vehicle "signature" abilities. (In Drive Katal had a reflective shield but in overdrive this ability is not avaliable)

I enjoy the GEN1 cars just as much as the GEN2 cars, but they have less uniqueness.

I have all seven GEN1 cars all six GEN2 cars and the three Supertrucks and I like all of them.

[Brad F]

Thanks, I ended up getting Nuke and Thermo for $30 a piece shipped from eBay, hopefully they are in as good of shape as the seller claims.  They looked great in the pictures. 

Why is Hadion from GEN1 so expensive?  Does he keep his speed advantage in Anki Overdrive?

[ken herman]

ToysRus has DRIVE on clearance $40 a car.
Internet is scalping big time!
Last year all DRIVE cars were still $40