Fun entry level RC car with one major issue...
359822
Great car for my 11 year old son to get his feet wet with...not too fast....but definately fast enough...he's having a blast with it.

My only gripe with the car is the front body mounts broke after flipping it once...the back mounts broke after flipping it again.

It's easy enough to order new mounts for 5.95 off their website but if they just break everytime what is the point in going entry level in the first place?  I would of much rather paid 5-10 dollars more for the mounts to be made of a non brittle plastic.
4282994
My 8 year old son loved this car. It goes really fast for a RC car. But it does pick up lint from the floors even on vinyl and after a few hours of play the wheels and motor seem to be stressing and won't zip like it did new. We carefully disassembled it, reassembled it, and it still doesn't have the pep. Perhaps this is expectable for a RC car, but it was disappointing. It still runs and is cool looking but appears that it will not "zip" any more.
1380024
Ok, let's be honest, anything that can do flips and keep on going at lightening speed is awesome! We love the "fun" factor of this toy. A year later the kids still like to get it out from time to time to play with it. The down sides are:

  *  fuzz & hair got entangled in the wheels and impeded play over and over again
  *  it is hard to get it to flip w/ any obstacle
  *  the cardboard obstacle is really useless.

We purchased another car that we ended up liking better (http://www.amazon.com/Lazer-Stunt-Chaser-Dragonfire-Car/dp/B004TJ4TQE/ref=sr_1_14?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1357659556&sr=1-14&keywords=red+light+rc+car). The Lazer Stunt Car. It comes with a red light that the car follows. That one was far sturdier, and didn't fall victim to carpet fuzz & dog hair.
1244304
This is a nice starter RC for my son. The charger doesn't seem to be working even with the converter I purchased but I called Traxxas tech support and they were very helpful. Stinks it stopped working but thankful tech support was helpful
3669998
Very nice car overall, but has a couple of annoying problems. The driver's side LLED courtesy light in the overhead console goes on and off all by itself while I am driving and shines in my eyes. The power seat switches do not operate properly. It takes 8-10 tries to raise the seat back if I recline it.
4431020
I bought this wheel as an inexpensive entry into racing games.  The games I was in are more the "boy racer" genre with some unrealistic physics; not the high tech racing sims that try to make you feel like you are actually driving a car.  For this application the wheel is great- miles better than a keyboard.
It does have it's flaws.  There is a bit of a dead spot in the center of the wheel.  The force feedback is rather silly (feels like a cell phone vibration motor) and the directional pad button on mine sometimes registers a diagonal instead of a cardinal direction.

But even with those problems, the wheel does what I wanted it to- allow me to have some fun without being too serious.  I got this wheel at about 1/2 to 1/3 the cost of the other entry-level wheels out there and can't be happier.  Best bang for the buck in racing wheels.
499512
My son recieved this for his 2 year birthday. He absolutely loves it. The car is great. So far no problems, everything seems secure and of good quality. The siren is a nice touch, and it's not to loud or abnoxious, although the lights on top don't turn on (the picture on the website is deceiving). The horn works good and there's a "trunk" in back for him to put stuff in.

But there's always a catch! Assembly was a nightmare. While putting this together, I discovered that the hole where the gas tank snaps on had a piece of plastic missing around the edge (it was cracked). So I had to return it and get a new one. That was a total pain and the people at Toys R Us actually gave me a hard time when i wanted to exchange it for another one that wasn't defective (what???!!!) Aside from that, the actual assembly process went very slow. Not a fun thing to do. Some of the parts were really difficult to screw together and putting the wheels on was the worst. But it's still a really cute and fun toy, so just be prepared to be there awhile putting it together. I think it took me an hour!
3035359
This is a very fun toy, and is quite durable and well-built.  It is nice that it has room for two children. The one major drawback is the slick plastic wheels, which have very poor traction. On grass the car almost never gets going without an adult "shove" and it even slips quite a bit on concrete. I talked to other parents who have returned the car because of this problem.  I have solved the problem by wrapping modified rubber bicycle tires around the wheels, but I don't feel that I should have had to do this. Our son doesn't weigh much, and traction may not be as big a problem with a heavier child. However, I do not recommend this if it will be driven in a yard and not on pavement unless you are willing to make the same wheel modifications.
818797
Excellent RC. Great all-wheel power and fun tank-like operation. Power is great for the amount of batteries. Very maneuverable. However, the traction is poor due to plastic instead of rubber tires. I thought this think would rock the snow, but it just spins tires (similar results on soft sand). Still fun on hard/compacted surfaces, but would be off the chart with better wheels.
3919979
Pro's:
1)  RC car is great for my 7 y/o.  Bought it for his birthday.  Its quick, fun, and tears through most anything he hits.  Drives very fast on the driveway and road.  Hits the unmowed lawn with speed and maintains it throughout.  Up and down ditches like a champ.  Through mulched beds with ease.  He drives it through the forest in the back yard over hills and dirt bike ramps with ease too.
2) For a 7 y/o it took a few runs to get used to the skid steer, but that was expected.
3) OUTSTANDING customer service.  His left wheels started to 'stick' causing the car to not drive straight when commanded.  This happened w/in 3 months of purchase.  Emailed Kidzlane, and they took care of it with ease!  Very impressed with their desire to maintain good customer relations!  Thanks Kidzlane!

Cons:
1) Easy to flip.  If he drives to hard into a steep hill, or hits reverse on both wheels when going full speed forward, the vehicle will flip.  No biggie, but it scratches the roof.
2) Battery installation is difficult, requiring a screwdriver (provided).  Understand it's needed to keep watertight battery compartment, but I would think a quick latch system would work.
3) Battery life can be less than desired.  Quick solution was to purchase additional batteries for hours of fun.

Overall - this car is a beast for it's price, and my boy is loving every minute of it.  Kidzlane has been outstanding in their service.  Highly recommend purchasing this if you are considering an inexpensive RC car for your child.

Update, Dec 2015. I can't praise the Customer service of Kidzlane enough!  Our toy broke again, a plastic gear in the wheels stripped.  Kidzlane replaced for free!  If you like amazing Customer service - Go with these guys!
2463585
Amazing little gadget but to be some serious competition on the computer Sim you'll need to shell out enough money for a starter rc vehicle.
4880606
This car looks good, but it breaks easily.  I bought two of them for my sons to find out if they'll be into RCs.  The wires in the transmitters aren't secured well.  I had to re-attach the battery power wire for both cars.  One of my sons decided to jump his car off a ramp and it broke after two jumps......so I'd advise no jumping.  This RC is ok but you gotta baby it if you want it to last.
1933446
I'm not sure I've ever seen so much detail in an RC car in this price range - it's really incredibly well modeled far beyond what I'd expect for a ~$30 RC car.

Performance-wise, I would say it's right about what you would expect in this price range - it gets around fine, but don't expect blistering speed or dramatic four-wheel drifts.
1966668
So far so good, other than one minor hiccup. It seems the red propellors won't get the X5C-1 off the ground. I have no idea why.

I have tested the blue ones, black ones and the white ones, and no problems. Everything works with those, and naturally the propellor guards work, landing feet, etc. Though I haven't had a chance or need yet to test the motors (and hope I don't have to do so).

I am not sure I want to send everything back just because the red props don't work. They simply won't lift the Syma X5c-1 off the ground, and even when using one of the props with other colored ones it won't fly correctly and has to be removed.

Otherwise, all other items are as claimed and working. Other than the motors as I haven't had a chance or need to test those yet.
4251470
If you want an RC car that you can flip around and drive down flights of stairs, this one'll do you just fine. It's sturdy enough to take a bit of a beating, so you can bash it into walls and drive it off desks and it'll survive.

If you want any more than that, you'll be frustrated.

1) The car charges from the remote. You put 5 AA batteries in the remote, and to charge the car you connect it to the remote with a tiny (but at least built-in) cord. It charges pretty quickly, but a charge only lasts 10-20 minutes.

2) The remote has a two-thumb style controller. The left joystick controls the left wheels, the right controls the right. To go forward, you push both forward, to go back, you push both back. To turn, you push only one or the other. To spin, you do one forward and one back. It's pretty basic. So basic, in fact, that there's no gradation. It's full-speed or no-speed. Turning with any finesse takes a tremendous amount of practice, since you can't, for example, have the right wheel going full speed and then just ease off the left wheel. It's far easier to just bash the car into various obstacles until it's pointed the way you want to go than to actually turn it.

3) The IR remote has a pretty short range, and is pretty finicky. (The instructions say this may be due to weak batteries, but even with a fresh set i had all sorts of trouble.) You have to have the remote aimed pretty much exactly at the car to get it to work. Usually. And i say usually because sometimes the car will just randomly go even if you're not pushing any buttons. (Maybe mine has a short somewhere from that trip it took off the balcony, who knows?)

4) The 'special stunt' is nothing more than drive forward, flip, drive backward, flip. You can do that yourself with the joysticks more easily than you can mash the little stunt button.

So again, if you just want an RC car to bash into things and flip around, this one'll meet your needs. If you have dreams of navigating obstacle courses or chasing squirrels, this one won't cut it.
3971009
This RC vehicle is a newer version of an older model by Hotwheels which had a crappier steering assembly and crappier tires. This one turns great and the bigger tires grip better. The only issue I have is that when you play too rough with this one it calls a time out. What I mean is that if I run it too hard  or for too long then the gearing will come loose. I took it apart to find that after playing with the car the motor will heat up and so will the motor shaft. this will heat up the metal gear on the shaft to cause it to expand and disconnect from the shaft. When the motor is left to cool down then it will shrink and reconnect. It is more powerful than most new toy RC in its price range and faster. I think the motor is a 370 type. This vehicle would have been great if not for the gear coming loose when it heats up. If not for this flaw I would have given it 5 stars.
4070227
Trying to be careful on this one.  Frist, good deal IMO for this car.  Perhaps, my experience is rare.  I hope so.  By son handed me the cotnroller while we were just starting play with this car.  He let go before I had a grip on the controller.  Controller dropped maybe 3 feet at most.  And it stopped communicating properly.  It seems to go to safe mode because of it.

Took controller apart, no obvious signs of disconnections.

I binded with another controller and the RC car works fine.  So, it looks like that drop broke it.  I 'd give a higher score if the controller was OK.

So the car drove real nice in our cul de sac and even through grass well.  Controller is very fragile.  I think it should be able to handle one drop of a few feet.  Be careful!