The first time I saw this car, I wanted ...
587130
The first time I saw this car, I wanted to get it for my grandson! And he loves it so much! He is only 8 months old but he Loves it! Thank you so very much!
4614667
I am in love with this car. I have to satisfy my desire to own this car by buying a tiny version of it. Thats okay because it looks great and has amazing detail for its size. Hot wheels cars have always been my favorite over Matchbox, Corgi, etc. They always have the best designs.
2309475
It was pretty pricey but looks great. Also you need to get this spot on where you want on the first.
3614581
I purchased a similar car to this one about two years ago for my son's Christmas gift, but sadly the main feature of the R/C car didn't work, the video screen.  I returned it to the store quite disappointed and subsequently wrote a bad review for it on Amazon's UK site when I got home.  I would have entered the review link here, but the product is no longer available for purchase (for good reason I suppose). When I first saw this Spy Gear Video car, I had my reservations, but I decided to give it a shot since it was a different company and I was just so curious to see how it worked.

Getting this car out of the box is needlessly complicated.  The car itself is literally screwed in to the inside cardboard and you need medium length Philips head screwdriver to undo the screws.  I am guessing because of the camera inside the car that they needed to be sure that the car stays secure, but I have purchased much more expensive and complicated equipment (XBOX 360,  PS3), and they seemed to do just fine with snug fitting styrofoam in order to absorb shocks during shipping.

I got the car first, and figured I would get the batteries later so I didn't even bother (nor had time) to read the battery requirements.  When I had the package in my hand, my jaw dropped when I saw the battery requirements;  TEN AA batteries are required to get this thing working.  (6 for the car, 4 for the remote).  So because of this I highly recommend rechargeable batteries.  Batteries are not cheap, and I'm figuring this thing is a battery hog so you may not want to be buying 10 AA batteries every  1 - 2 weeks.  For me personally, I bought some cheap Grocery store batteries at first, to see if my son would stay interested in this long enough to warrant spending more on rechargeable batteries.  If he stays interested, I will invest in rechargeables.

When I finally got the car and remote out the pack and put the 643 batteries in and powered it up for the first time, I was relieved to see the camera actually work.  The quality of the camera is not that good, but I suppose what you would expect from a toy.  The screen is tiny and there is very little detail in the image.  Unless you have good lighting, then it will be somewhat difficult to tell what you are looking at on the screen.  Night vision however works a lot better and is surprisingly good.  My son seems to enjoy it and we would put the car in the kitchen with our two dogs and watch their reactions to the car through the remote control.  One just looks at it curiously, while the other tries to get away from it.  Looking at the camera on the remote, it's possible to drive the car without actually being in view of it, but again, unless you have adequate lighting, it will be very difficult to avoid bumping into things.

The actually movement controls on the car are ok.  It seems to be a little slow and has a hard time driving over obstacles, but that could very well have to do with the cheapo batteries I bought for it.  As far as it being "stealth", that term is quite the misnomer with this toy.  It is not quiet enough to be stealth, and in a dark room even with other noises going on (TV, radio, talking, etc.) it's still easy to hear this car moving around even if you can't see it.  Of course it doesn't record sound either so not really a "spy" car.  Still it's a fun toy to play around with.  The instructions tell you not to take it outside, but I may take it out in the back yard anyway at night to see if I can see any critters scurrying around and how they react to the car.

All in all a nice little toy to play around with for you or your kids, and you won't be disappointed if you do not expect too much.
451991
I wish I had an exploded diagram of the carb to go by to put it all back together again
2188571
I just received my car and I'm blown away with the detail. It's an awesome model.
3629854
I wanted to hold off reviewing this until I had a chance to start my car at least twice after allowing the Battery Tender to charge the battery up.

I have a secondary car that I keep in my garage most of the time. Since it went from being my primary car to my secondary car about 4 years ago, it's gone through two batteries simply because it's not out on the road enough to maintain the charge. My dealer was nice enough to honor the battery warranty after the first failure, but I didn't want to push it. Plus it's still a pain to get a tow and find a ride home. I read about these gadgets in an article in the automotive section of the newspaper, and decided to look into it.

I hooked it up to my car's battery as directed by the manufacturer. Initially, it took several hours to charge it up to the point where its indicator lights switched from red (charging up to full charge) to green (maintaining full charge). But it was worth it - the next time I started the car, it roared to life without a struggle compared to the last time before hooking this up when it sounded like the battery was losing steam again. After I came home and reconnected this, I noticed it didn't take as long to get the battery back up to full strength. And sure enough, when I finally started the car again today it started easily once again.

The car with which I'm using this is a 2003 Oldsmobile Aurora with the larger V8 engine for that model and about 105K miles. It does have OnStar and some other on-board electronics that always bleed power off the battery even with the key out of the ignition which contributes to wearing down the battery if the car goes without running for too long. The Battery Tender Plus seems to be smart enough to build up the battery and maintain power to the electronics once it's done.

Very glad I bought it. I'm only reserving the last star on the rating until I see how it does over the winter with the cold weather when I take the car out less often in order to keep the road salt off of it.
4428604
I got this car when I started to collect cars again. This is great piece of history and I glad that I fond it..
98916
I probably got 10 years out of my first one of these. I'll be happy if I can replicate that performance again.
1300478
I've owned two Ford Taurus's. My first was a 1986 station wagon. My second 1996 LX with the Duratec engine. Only that both had major failures, they left my ownership. I really liked them, they were great cars with failures that just weren't cost effective for ME to repair.

Moving on when I bought this 16 year old car in February this year, I expected it to show its age, it didn't! Having 81,000 miles, clean appearance and clean lines drew me to it. Was it my luck to get a well maintained and performing car, IT WAS! Besides normal wear items, brakes, tires, etc this car is a Gem. There is one very general downside with Ford/Mercury products from this era, Rust and Rot. For a car that lives in the Northeast, mine was not exempt but this car was worth it.

Mechanically, the 3.0 24 Valve engine is smooth and powerful and I knew this going in. The next generation (New for 2000) transmission shifts as it should. I will admit the overdrive lock out is new. The departure from having the ability to start off in Second Gear is one I wish they retained. :( That was why ny 1996 had to go, lost First Gear but used it for several months by starting off in second gear.

I am very happy with the comfort, newer (digital) cabin features, looks, performance and fuel mileage as advertised back in 2000. This is an affordable all around car that can last if well maintained. Shows, if you care, it can pay off in the long run.
3430233
This car was given to me as a hand me down from my sister who took impeccable care of the car while she owned it. She bought it used from a dealership in the Hollywood, CA area and it would seem that the original owner rarely, if ever, used the vehicle so it was in great condition well before my sister or I ever owned it.

I don't have much experience or knowledge when it comes to automobiles. I tend to take my mechanic's word for it when he/she tells me that I need to get some maintenance done. The maintenance cycles are reasonable in that I don't feel like I'm spending a ton of money every year to keep the car up. There will be a very occasional $500-600 piece of maintenance work to do about once or twice a year, if that.

My LX model is one of the most bare bones around. I'm surprised that it features power windows/locks. That said, it's got everything you'd expect from a 2002 model car and nothing more. There's a lot to be said about simplicity, most notably is that the simplicity of the car inside and out keep me focused on driving. I do intend to replace the stock CD player/radio with something from this decade but other than that I don't think there's anything that really needs to be changed as far as the interior goes.

The trunk is larger than you'd think but the opening that brings the trunk and the back seats together is often too narrow. I find that if dropping the back seats seems like a necessity then the opening at the back of the trunk/behind the back seats isn't going to be wide enough for the payload anyways. That's a bit frustrating but it doesn't come up very often in the city so take that for what it's worth.

Gas mileage is great. I do a 10 mile drive, round trip, to and from work 5 days a week and I don't do very much driving outside of that. I spend far less than $60/month on fuel. When I do take the car out on longer trips it still performs well. I drove from Chicago, IL to New Orleans, LA and spent less on fuel than I would have spent for a plane ticket.

As a first time car owner I'd say that I hit the jackpot with this little car. It's been reliable, consistently easy on my finances, and fun to drive. I will buy another Civic assuming that the quality has stayed at or above the level that this model reached.
636903
I wish I use it as much as I thought I would; it worked great the first time
291610
This is a beautiful toy.  However I have bought it twice and it does not work. The car never runs as Its suppose to.
288794
I need him in my car, it gives a nice view of the car
1848959
Growing up, K.I.T.T. was an amazing car and I used to dream of owning such a car...and now I have one! Not the kind I can drive, but close enough.
2803054
It was a gift and she loved it, it was her first car
4923482
After re-watching Car's and seeing how stellar McQueen looks with his old school get-up, I quickly decided that I had to see if any diecasts were available in this look. To my surprise it is, and I absolutely had to have it. Lightning in this classic paint job/ styling is awesome, and this car made an excellent addition to my Car's collection.