Customer Reviews

KETTLER KETTCAR Grand Prix Pedal Car

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I bought this for my 4 year-old's birthday with the hope that my 7 year-old would like it too. It has been a hit. Unlike motorized vehicles of this size, the Kettcar requires pedaling - exercise! The "gear shift" allows the rider to disengage the pedals when going extremely fast, so the legs/knees are not injured by rapidly spinning pedals. The hand break works well. The only thing that needs improving is the ability to adjust the seat quickly and easily without the use of a screwdriver. Otherwise, a fabulous product.

It's darn near perfect! Top quality and design at an affordable price. Worth every penny we paid. After 10 months of abuse it still looks almost like new and nothing has broken. We got it when he was 3 years old and now he's 4. He uses it every day. This toy is SAFE, DURABLE and FUN! It's the most popular toy on the block. As he gets olderr, we can move the seat to make it bigger for him. I expect he'll be enjoying this peddle car for many, many years to come.

Exceptional value for the money. One of the oldest kiddie car companies from Germany produces a high quality product. Easy to assemble (about 10 screws and nuts), reasonably lightweight. A NICE toy for your child/grandchild!

My son really likes it. We had an older pedal car that was my wife's from the 70's that he was using up until now. The kettcar is much nicer - he loves the break on the car.
Only problem I had was on the day of his birthday when I was trying to put it together, I found they did NOT have instructions in the box. I went straight to the company's internet site to download the instructions but found they had a bunch of manuals for other cars but not for this one. I had to wait until Monday and contact the company which had to e-mail me a PDF file (which they did right away). This was the only hang up I had with the product.
Otherwise, it's a good toy.

Very well built. My son is having tons of fun peddling on pavement, dirt, rocks... you name it, he will ride it anywhere. The only disappointment I have with it is the tires are not real rubber tires. They are a plastic/rubber material. It will be interesting to see how well it holds up. I do highly recommend. Like I said, my 5 year old loves his Kett Car!

Cart was exceptional value for product. Easy to put together. Made very well. Was a big hit with my grandson. Only draw back was the braking system. Hand brake hard for child to operate.

I have had this car since I was 5, I am 14 now and I still use this thing. I have made some adjustments, but its still the best toy I have ever had!!! 9 years I have had this thing and today the wheel sheared off. I have worked this thing so hard, You cant go wrong!!

NOTE My version was one of the first (9 years old) so the new ones I assume are much better

This is easily the best car you can get to your kids. I bought this one for my 3 yrs son. At first, I hesitated between this and a motorized Power wheels Jeep. I'm so glad I made the right choice. My neighbors has motorized Jeep for their kids and they all want a Pedal Go Kart now. It is so well built and It will last much longer then any motorized vehicule. It fits most kids between 3 to 9 yrs. The high back seat has 3 adjustable position.

The car is lightweight (30 lbs) compared to a motorized car (75-90 lbs). When I'm not around, my wife can easily put this pedal car in our hatchback car by herself and drive it to the park. This thing can go very fast. Faster then any other 4 wheels vehicule in the neighborhood. My son stuggled the first few days because he was not used to it but now, his legs are so strong and he has no difficulty at all pedaling this thing all day. He is 4 yrs now and knows how to use the gear shift (freewheel) and the handbrake properly. Thanks to this pedal Go Kart, he is in much better shape then most other kids of his age. He can run faster then his 6 yrs friend who has a Motorized Jeep that he doesn't fit in anymore after 1 summer. I can tell that my son adore this car and will ride it for a couple of more years. He likes to pretend he is a mechanic and a Racer.

Pros:
- Great looking Go Kart (even adult and teenagers stare at this thing at the park)
- Solid Steel frame with durable powder coat resistant
- Lightweight (30 lbs)
- Fit most kids between 3 - 9 yrs.
- Good exercise for kids.

Con:
You have to remove the back seat with a screwdriver to change the position. Could be very annoying if you have 2 kids with different height size. Luckily for my son, he's taller friend doesn't fit well in the first position that the car is in now :)

Overall, I really recommended this pedal Go Kart

It's been a year since I bought this car for my god son, He loves it and it still looks like new even with him beats the hell out of it.
definitly worth the price.

I grew up in Switzerland and we used to have Kettcars as kids to bomb around in. I thought that my son would like a toy that lasts and can grow with him. I have had a 3, now 4 year-old whose rough on toys, bang on this vehicle for over a year. He's been doing hand-brake turns on our snowy driveway! Kettcars were -- and still are -- indestructible and cost effective! In this day and age of childhood obesity, they are a great source of exercise. Besides, as I witnessed my son race against the neighbor kid, a pedal power vehicle can beat any electrically powered kid vehicle in a drag race down the block.

Mind you, about a 1/2 hour of assembly is required but most of the assembly is already completed out of the box. Essentially you attach the steering assembly and the seat, stick on the decals, and you're done.

The seat is adjustable so it can grow as he does.
Also there is a Forward and Neutral gear shift, the latter to allow free wheeling of the pedals when racing downhill.

For the price of about $200, this is vastly superior to any battery powered plastic vehicle especially since it will fit (and survive) for many years and could definitely become an heirloom. It is that well built. In a time when eco-friendly is growing value, this car definitely fulfills it.