I'm concerned by all the negative reviews. Are these cars worth buying, or should I try the Build-A-Road cars instead? Thank you!
191122
for the price these were great cars. But they don't light up like some of the other ones so they aren't as flashy. But if the child is playing with them in the day time they are great. They don't run down as fast as the lighted ones either. I would purchase them again..
191123
I know my grandson loves these and they are very fast. They will not take the wear and tear that a small child would dish out.
191124
The cars I purchased were not worth buying. As I said, one didn't work at all and the other petered out after about an hour. I could have returned them but didn't think it was worth the trouble. I've had good luck with most orders from Amazon so I'll keep on shopping here. Maybe you'll have better with these cars. Hope so. Merry Christmas!
191125
The cars I purchased at first had headlights, but the newer model does not. Those would be the ones you'd purchase, and they are just as good..They work well on the tracks.
1737643
Thanks for your input Melanie! I agree wooden tracks seem more available. The wooden tracks also seem more durable than the plastic tracks because my son is pretty tough on his toys. Buying wooden engines & cars even though they cost a little more than the diecast.
2025433
yes.. and the Mindscope cars seems to be better... trouble with the elevator so dont buy that set.. the tracks are great..including the "turn around" and the cross track joiners. I might buy the tower for grandson's bday.. the kids are 3 1/2 and just under 2.. they love it.. both sets
1948849
Yeah it's a really good simulator and pretty realistic. I bought a pretty decent joystick for it too to enhance the experience. You can get one for about $20. I like using all the different plane options, and it'll also teach you patience because dinner flights last pretty long. Overall I like it a lot. You may want to take other opinions though because I don't really know much about flying or how nice other simulators are.
1087743
Hi frank!! I have not used them yet! I'll check tomorrow !! Pepe's classic cars!! Pepesfruit@yahoo.com
2154448
They are great! So much better than stock. They have a reflective back. The turn signals don't have a reflective back but it doesn't matter. I'd recommend HID's with them too. Looks amazing like that.
1998622
we have 3 of the of the brushed exceed buggys and1 brushless motor buggy for 8 mounth they are very good cars for the $ the shock towers bend will but we have been able to bend them back every time it has happend. just like a real car u hit something that dont move running car wide open it will break something.i it is fast especially when u get better battery u will need moor than 1 they last aprox 30 min a charge we love them my sons brushless faster than his friends brand new traxes and his traxes is broke all the time they play with them hard
1049336
Did you ever find an answer to this?? Have you bought one? I was looking to buy the new one and have gotten two OLD ones (one from amazon, one from barnes and noble). I was going to return both in my quest for the new one but upon reading reviews... it seems the old one will accomadate matchbox cars better... but the elevator is more prone to break. I like the overall look of the new one - but I don't like that the elevator is smaller. I really don't like the idea that matchbox cars might not fit. I am going to call plan toys today and see if they can tell me. All I know is this was supposed to be the BIG christmas gift for my twins this year and now it's 2 days before Christmas and I have run into a problem I didn't expect to have.
519063
Chris, a number of reviews (mine included) list suggested components. The beauty of an R/C kit is that *you* get to build and customize it to suit your needs. That said, I know that the Grasshopper is aimed for beginners and beginners don't always know everything they need. You might be best served by purchasing an XB (expert build) version of a Tamiya car. The Grasshopper XB is ASIN: B000FGBME2. It comes with all you need to run it. Other brands of R/C cars call these types of cars RTR or "ready to run". If you still want to build this car and do it as cheaply as possible I suggest the following items: Futuba Attack 2DR remote ASIN: B000ZMATRC Tenergy batteries (X2) and a charger ASIN: B001BKPAR6 Highly suggest that you get a sealed ball bearing kit ASIN: B00MOD2F68 While the Grasshopper is *supposed* to ship with an electronic speed control (ESC) some vendors are pulling the ESC to sell sepertely which IMHO is dishonest. If you don't get the ESC you're supposed to I suggest this one by Neewer. ASIN: B00CIPTPRY I've been using it with my Grasshopper and it works quite well. Contrary to what Miguel stated, the car does ship with a motor. It's a type 380 which is not as fast as the more standard type 540 but is great to learn on and provides much longer battery life per charge. If/when you outgrow the 380 you can simply buy a type 540 and 18t pinion gear and upgrade your 'hopper.
970070
Play Station has stopped supporting the on line races that they used to provide every month in GT5. I would buy a used GT6 game if you like the time trials. GT6 did not provide any extra races on the online part like GT5 did other than stupid time trials. I thought it was easier to tune your cars in GT5 and had over 700 cars that I owned. GT6 is harder to earn lots of money and there isn't many cars that you can win. (maybe 20) I haven't played it in several months as I got bored with it, something that didn't happen with GT5. If you have a large garage full of cars with GT5 then it would be good to own it again if you can buy it at a decent price. The racing dynamics are not noticeably better with GT6 and some think it is actually worse than GT5. I know Sony is still tweaking it to make it better like they did with GT5. It might be worth while to get it if you can buy it cheap. Certainly not $50 like I paid for it when it came out. Maybe 25 to 30 dollars would be reasonable. Hope this helped you.
843989
I bought the one that was recommended on the Xplane site at the time. It has some minor issues. Check some gaming sites and ask there.
1985062
Yes and yes and yes. The set comes with several excellent plans for real-world tracks. You can makes those or design your own track, which is what I did. You can buy more track also. I did not need to do so, and I was able to make a very challenging two-track layout on my 4x8 table, with one 8-foot straight-a-way and 11 turns, some very tight. By the way, as one buyer previously wrote, the four cars alone are worth the price of the set. They are quick and nimble. The set is loads of fun. Even my five-year-old grandson can do it with little practice, and my wife is the best, having the perfect delicate touch and aggressiveness to keep the car going very fast and never leaving the track. Yes and yes and yes. The set comes with several excellent plans for real-world tracks. You can makes those or design your own track, which is what I did. You can buy more track also. I did not need to do so, and I was able to make a very challenging two-track layout on my 4x8 table, with one 8-foot straight-a-way and 11 turns, some very tight. By the way, as one buyer previously wrote, the four cars alone are worth the price of the set. They are quick and nimble. The set is loads of fun. Even my five-year-old grandson can do it with little practice, and my wife is the best, having the... » Read More Yes and yes and yes. The set comes with several excellent plans for real-world tracks. You can makes those or design your own track, which is what I did. You can buy more track also. I did not need to do so, and I was able to make a very challenging two-track layout on my 4x8 table, with one 8-foot straight-a-way and 11 turns, some very tight. By the way, as one buyer previously wrote, the four cars alone are worth the price of the set. They are quick and nimble. The set is loads of fun. Even my five-year-old grandson can do it with little practice, and my wife is the best, having the perfect delicate touch and aggressiveness to keep the car going very fast and never leaving the track. « Show Less
716891
I feel your pain. my 4yr old has been a Thomas/train fanatic since he was 1.5 yrs old and has about every engine they produce. I found Bash @ WalMart, stumbled upon Dash @ BigLots and cannot find Ferdinand anywhere. The train HAS been released, however, because I've seen them on ebay... one for $99 and another offer to buy all three for $125! The ad says it won't be released until 2011. If that is so, how are ppl getting them to sell on ebay? People are actually paying these ridiculous amounts for these trains... I dont get it, either. All I've heard from my son is, "where's Ferdinand?" "I need Ferdinand."
819184
If you looking for something in rc construction but not too worried about the overall functionality or strength, you could try the Hobby Engine brand. I bought one and personally didn't care for it so I sent it back. But if you want to spend some real money I hear that RC4WD makes a pretty good line of construction rc. But your talking a hole lotta bucks. If your just looking for a kid then just get the $54.00 1/18 scale one here on Amazon.
863886
Yes it is. Bought as a gift, it is played with all the time. The cars vary so don't count on gettng what you see, but all are great!
1148775
Honestly, I would not put them on the cheapest car that's made. They are just too cheap looking. I bought four sets of them and threw them all away.
666246
Personally I love that car, it still runs excellent, even though I've upgraded to a bigger faster model, I still have this one and love it!