@RJ I posted:My suggestion is to go to your local drug store (CVS, Walgreens, etc)., an art supply store like Michaels, or even a store like Target or Walmart. They always have a small stack of diecast vehicles in a corner somewhere. Although they will not all be 1/43, 1/48, 1/50 scale, I can usually find one or two. For over a year every time I could go into one of those stores I would pick one up for $6 and by the end, I had enough vehicles for my entire layout.
Plus1 on the drug stores. And they often have sales 2 for $5.
Not all, but many of these cars are from CVS Pharmacy.
Stay away from the 1:36. But the 1:43s work well IMHO.