So first of all, I bought this for my 12 mo nephew who is already obsessed with cars. I’m really excited to give it to him, now that it’s all put together. I have to say, for the price, this is amazing. The next price up of “ride on” cars was at least ten dollars more, and all the reviews said that one fell apart after a few weeks, and also the rider could not turn the front wheels. I really like how this Radio Flyer car looks a lot more expensive. I really like that the front wheels turn, there is a (non-obnoxious) horn, the frame is all metal, and the plastic/rubber other parts are very sturdy too. The wheels and body are very solid. I can tell that even the most destructive of boys would have a hard time trying to break this car! Now...to the negative part. I’m not sure if I just got a fluke, but...it was NOT easy to put together the way other reviews have claimed! I have very advanced STEAM skills, am really good with my hands, and put together most of the furniture in my house, and I STILL struggled with this car! Let me explain exactly the parts that were the most frustrating: 1. The directions say to put the wheels on each leg, and then snap the red stoppers on the ends of the wheels. This is very misleading, because on the red stopper diagram, is the word “SNAP” in all caps—as though it’s the red stoppers that you have to really force on. Not so!!!! It’s the wheels themselves that need to be REALLY pushed on first! I am very literal, so I took the directions to mean the most force would be necessary for the red stoppers. So, I put the wheels on and snapped the red stoppers on....and the wheels promptly fell off!!! It took me a while to figure out that the wheels need to be extremely forced on FIRST! So I had to get a flat-head screwdriver and pry the stoppers off. Now there are small dents in those pried areas. :( At least I figured it out. I was so confused for about five minutes. 2. The back red hump. This part was super hard to line up and snap on. It could be because the Amazon package had been sitting outside in the cold, and maybe the plastic had frozen compared to the metal body? I dunno, but for about another five minutes, I was SURE that I’d been sent the wrong piece! Finally, it worked out, but...again...flat head screwdriver to pry it all back off and try again a million times... 3. The chrome front. I lined up all the snaps and popped it on. Of course, all but ONE popped into place. Flat head screwdriver...and now there is a small dent in that area as I had to work it all back out and get all the snaps to line up at once. So...needless to say, have a flat-head screwdriver handy if you get this car!! I am really glad I had the forethought to have it sent to my place versus my sister and bil, because neither of them would have gotten this thing together and it would have sat in their garage until their kid was probably 16!!!
