Customer Reviews

Cars Mack Hauler

5 star:		(34)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

Contrary to my 2-year-old's reaction when I opened this truck, I was a bit disappointed. We'd already purchased my son all the available die-cast cars from Disney and he really wanted a "Mack" too. So we bought this one. While the truck portion of it is die-cast, the trailer is plastic. I guess I shouldn't have expected it to be all metal, as that would make it too heavy. But I thought it was kind of "cheapy". The trailer opening was flimsy and I suspected it would quickly break under the abuse of a 2-year-old.

Race forward 3 months...KACHOW!! Mack is still in one piece and has been played with hours on end! My son is never without Mack (with McQueen in the trailer, of course). He carries it around everywhere. Like previous viewers mentioned, he loves to put McQueen in/out of the trailer. This was absolutely worth the purchase. Thinking back, I didn't buy this for myself; it was for my son. Why was I so critical of the toy when my son's eyes lit up as soon as he saw it? From my son's perspective, this toy deserves 5+ stars. And mom's rating is also 5+. My son loves the truck and it has lasted all the hours of play/abuse. I have yet to find any pieces come off, even after being dropped several times. Now mommy has to get what my son calls "King Mack" and "Chick Hicks Mack". :0) Any "Car's" loving kiddo will love this!

My son and nephew are huge fans of CARS and love this toy. It is a toy that he always goes back to. It does have some small parts that can come off and may be dangerous if there is a small baby around. I have just taken them all off and put them away.

My son (3 years old) loves the movie "Cars" and was thrilled to get this toy. He loves that you can put McQueen inside Mack just like in the movie. It is easy for him to operate and durable (he breaks everything, but hasn't broken this), and unlike some other tractor-trailers he has, the back stays closed when McQueen is inside and my son is driving him around.

I think I paid $19 for this item......and it is a lot smaller than I thought it would be. It is only about 6 inches from Mack's nose to the end of the trailer and it is about 2 inches tall. If I had known this I would not have bought it because it is too expensive to be this small. Also, my 3 year old son has trouble opening the back of the trailer. It takes a good amount of force and the door/ramp slides out of the trailer instead of just pivoting down. It is not intuitive, so hard for a 3 year old to understand.

Given all that, he still has a lot of fun with it. However I could have bought a lot more fun for $19.

We bought this for our 3-year-old who already had most of the die-cast cars. He was so excited when he opened it-- until he started to play with it. While the truck is die-cast, the trailer is VERY CHEAP plastic. It's light-weight and hard to play with. The trailer doesn't stay attached very well, and it is difficult for a child to get McQueen in and out (it doesn't open and close very easily).

It has led to much frustration on our son's part, who just wants to PLAY without having to worry about the trailer coming off or having to have mommy or daddy help get McQueen in or out.

While it is a cute toy, I would not have purchased it had I known it would be so difficult to use. I have the Dinoco and Chick Hicks haulers tucked away for Christmas, but I will be returning them.

I will say, however, that the cheapo trailer did survive being thrown across the room when my son threw it in frustration! It was hard to punish him for his actions, considering this is such a frustrating toy. I kinda felt like doing the same thing myself.

My son plays with this truck all the time, he's recently into everything "Cars movie" related. However, I'm really disappointed because the trailer doesn't stay attached very well. It frequently comes off and is hard to attach and super flimsy when it is attached. It's frequently in two pieces in our house.

First off, buy MACK as your children will love him!!!!! I do want to note that there are 2 versions of Mack on Amazon.com. I bought the one that the back of Mack simply opens & you can put cars into the trailer; however, this Mack appears to offer a little more on the trailer. It looks like you can open it up & it has a ramp/etc. The other one (the one I bought does not).

At first I was upset I didn't know this one was offered, but you know what? Our little one ABSOLUTELY LOVES the MACK he has & knows no different. Had I known this one was offered too I would probably have purchased it; however, I'm very happy w/ the one I did buy. It makes me very happy when something brings so much joy to the children.

This is the favorite out of everything we bought from the movie "CARS". MACK brings a lot of enjoyment to our house.

I've read several negative reviews about it being plastic, but I don't see any problems w/ that what so ever. Actually it is a bit safter. If it was metal it would be heavy & you'd have to worry about it dropping on toes/etc. Also, while it does seem a little flimsy - this is played w/ everyday & a lot through the day & we've had no problems.

HIGHLY recommend!

We bought this for my son as a reward for giving up his binkie and he LOVES it! We got it along with a little Lightening McQueen to go in the back and he loved that. We've had it for 2 months and he hasn't broken any pieces yet (that says a lot). Totally worth it!

My 2 year old immediately opened the back of Mack and put Lightning McQueen inside! He loves it!

My 3 year old son has just discovered the movie "Cars" and he will use his Hot Wheels trucks and cars to act out the movie while it's playing. He is fascinated with Semi's now and calls them all "Mack". So we decided to surprise him with this truck. We also bought a Lightning McQueen car to go inside it.

He absolutely LOVES it! He sleeps with it every night and brings it out with him in the morning. The ONLY complaint I have is that the back is a little tricky for a 3 year old to open by himself, so I am constantly opening the back for him. But it's worth it, definately! I'm so glad we bought him this truck!