I saw a coupon for the store. My kid can name car makes and models from 60's to now. Yeah, he's…read morealmost 7, and has seen all 11 Fast and Furious movies - he's on another level.
1. Out the door final cost before coupon, $110.00
Components purchased: Top Body, SRT Challenger (it's gotta Hemi!), BASIC R/C package**, tires, rims, blower motor, underglow and side pipes. I used a $10 coupon.
2. We all know we are paying for the memories with our kids.
Questions you want answered:
Cars can be sold as basic, free rolling cars, OR as R/C cars***
#1 6xAA batteries, lowest speed car.
#2 A rechargeable battery pack option, faster, etc. #3 A best rechargeable bat pack, fastest car.
Extras were: blower motor, under glow/pipes, R/C package #1 (vs. A free rolling, push car.)
Must buys were: rims, tires, body top, bottom chasis (free roll or R/C). The top body was $30.
TBVFH, my kid has a walmart F&F drift car and hand me down RCR, 3 cell LiPo, that'll rip your face off at 60mph, so this car was for the memory. Like 'Build-A-Bear', but for kids who love cars.
The Ridemakerz car remote control has a "turbo" button, giving a bit more torque, and lighting on off on button. It does make sounds.
This performance of this car (***R/C Pkg #1) is no better than your $15.00 R/C car. Yes, those crappy ones. I don't think it has steering alignment lever, and it pulls to the left.
We got treaded tires, and it doesn't drift unless youre on ice. You can buy slicks, but the torque doesn't allow you to truly drift, but rather "donut". The steering radius/angle is terrible.
If wheels are straight, full turn left or right is no more than 15-20°.
If this was his first R/C ever, I would've gotten the #3 package and a rear spoiler for my son, but as I said, it was for the memory.
To me, the car's performance is absolute trash.
Your kid walks around with a basket, and picks the stuff they want. The only thing with a price tag is the top body. Then you go to the assembly area (see pic). An employee partially assembles some components. They 'start' the screws for the child (4 coarse threaded screws for plastic), so they don't cross thread them.
Once all is kid proofed, they do a Pit Stop Challenge, and time your kid when they assemble it. 4 screws with zip gun. 4 rims to tires. Then put them onto car. We, had to remove hood center piece and pop on blower. Slide side pipes into undercarriage, which had basic circuitry to allow for underglow to be powered on.
Oh, and for some reason, the blower motor is held into the front hood via a crappy magnet, so when dude crashes, it flies off. I see some JB weld in this cars future.
If my son was 7 years old, I would've given a hard NO to this purchase, simply bc the car is verging on toddler cartoony BS. Did I see older boys in there making cars? Yes, but for $50 more, you can buy a ready to go, Hobby Grade, R/C car that'll make any elementary school kid drool.
This store would pull more $ if they had a "teenager/dad" option. Faster. More realistic, less cartoony.
If you are on a budget, F this place. If your kid is bright, and ahead of the rest, skip this place and go buy a starter Traxxas ($150), or find one used on the market place.
This store and purchase are super subjective. Price is absolutely DUMB. What dad sees is trash. What son sees is fkg gold.
Your call.