Customer Reviews

Automoblox by Manhattan Toy C9 Red Sportscar

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
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Grandpa got this for our 2 yr old son for Christmas and he absolutely adores it. He is a car fanatic, and gets giddy at the sight of any vehicle! It must be in the genes! ;-)

The car is made up of 3 separate pieces that are easily taken apart and put back together and all 4 wheels/tires are removable as well, but he has not figured that out yet!

When he drives the car around, my husband and I have noticed the occasional squeak, but that is from the plastic wheel rubbing against the wood. Our son doesn't mind it at all, though!

I also feel I should mention that this car is rated for ages 3+, and I was very concerned about this being hazardous for his age (2). However, the only choking hazard are the 2 plastic people that fit inside of the car. So we just took them out and are saving them for when he is a bit older. The rest of the car is harmless and all of the pieces are too big to be a danger.

We plan to get him another automoblox or 2, so he can switch the pieces around and build different cars!

We gave this to our two year old son for Valentine's Day. He absolutely loves it! The size of the car is perfect for small hands and even thought it's recommended for 3 and up, he seems fine with it. It rolls nicely on hard surfaces and even on our longer carpet. This toy combines a puzzle concept with shape sorter with blocks. Our son enjoys taking things apart and putting them back together and this car allows him to do so. You can almost feel your child thinking and processing his/her options when putting the pieces back together. The car is of superior construction and seems extremely sturdy. We can't wait to purchase a second vehicle so that he can interchange the parts and construct new and interesting vehicles.

We bought two automoblox for our daughter, 5, the full sized blue sedan and green pickup truck.

We found them much less versatile than advertised -- with $65 worth of cars you can build one version of a stretch sedan. Not very interesting. Also they are much harder to "rebuild" than it appears -- a circle/square/star/triangle locking system means that a) you can't reverse the pieces, and b) you have to remove the connector from one, maybe two ends, before you can connect them. You can put the pieces together upside down -- but then the car doesn't roll (wouldn't it be cool if you could convert them from "high riders" to "low riders"?). The connectors have a squeeze piece that 5 year old hands can't manipulate so she can't do it herself. We didn't find that this provided (as the instructions said) "a welcome level of complexity". Also the people in the car each fit into exactly one location -- their bottoms are round/square/star/triangle.

I'm afraid this is one of those toys that appeals to adults but doesn't work out for kids. We've gotten a lot more use out of two 1:18 scale love bug cars that were about $10.

-- Kristy

We now have three of the automoblox cars. They are a great toy and happen to be the only toy my 4 year old son hasn't lost a part of. They are easy to pull apart and put together and are sturdy. They are a tab pricy, but the fact that they have lasted as long as they have makes up for that. He enjoys having 3 of them now so that he can mix and match the parts. My babysitter is going to get more of them for all of the kids to play with.

Simply put this is probably one of the most original toy I have seen these past couple of years. Fit a one year old and will probably last an eternity.

Nicely made and crafted. Recommended.

This is an exceptional toy, that combines the gross motor skill training of block, the fine motor skills training of fitting pieces together in the correct manner, and the creativity of learning how to use different pieces to make unique creations.

It's solid wood, good quality, and well-packaged. The vehicles are made in the USA, although the wood is German beech wood.

The price is a bit high, but this isn't a "mass market" toy, this is a toy that seems like it could be passed down to your kid's children. Obviously, you can tell I was very happy with the toy.

You don't have to be middle-aged (and male) to appreciate a nice sports car. And you don't have to be all grown up to appreciate a beautifully-crafted wooden toy. This sportster is just one of many modern Automoblox car model do-it-yourself kits, including coupe, SUV, and compact for eco-concious kids. Every component in the Automoblox system is interchangeable: wheels, tires, roofs and wooden bodies, so the possibilities are endless. A great toy!

We love these, the whole family that is... Sleek lines, aesthetically pleasant to look at, and way fun for my 20 month old boy! We already got another one. Great for motor skills, and "togetherness" play- we can put it back together--- well, TOGETHER!

My boys got this as a Christmas gift and it is by far their favorite toy. The car comes apart but can easily be put back together by little hands. I saw a review that they were made in China and I saw on the bottom of the toy that they were assembled in China (not sure what that means). It is worth checking with the manufacturer to see if they are indeed made in China or the US, if that's an important consideration. I have to tell you these are very well made (heirloom quality) so that to me justifies the price.

Bought three automoblox (red car, blue car, green pickup) for my three year old nephew for Christmas. As soon as he opened them and discovered he could take the cars apart, he was entranced with them, leaving the rest of his new toys behind. He played with them for hours, taking them apart, putting them back together, rearranging the pieces, and them racing them in various configurations. I think he fell in love when he saw he could even take the wheels off and put them back on!

I am blown away by the outstanding design and quality of these cars! They feel so solid, and it is so easy to take them apart and put them back together! It was all perfectly manageable for a 3 year old's motor skills. And he was just thrilled with understanding there were colors and shapes to match when putting the parts together. It is truly amazing how well they function...they roll easily and he had as much fun zooming them around as he did taking them apart and putting them together. They fit just great into a child's hands. When zooming them around, occasionally a part would fall off...but it never upset him because he was so thrilled to be able to "fix" them himself. (The first thing his mom said when seeing the presents was "please tell me this isn't something else we have to put together" - she was delighted too when she found it he could do it all by himself!!)

Really truly, these are awesome toys! I rarely write reviews, but felt obligated to share because this product is that good...made me a hero!