Customer Reviews

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Parking Garage

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This is an exceptionally well made toy. My boys are hard on their toys, I see this garage lasting from generation to generation. I highly recommend this Toy.

My son loves this toy. We got it for him for Christmas when he was 2, and he still plays with it now that he is 3. He loves to put his Cars cars on them and line them up. The structure is made from wood. There was some assembly required. The wooden man is lame, as well as the cars that come with it. The gas station and the car wash are fun for him, though. It has 4 levels and each level has lines painted on it for each car. The elevator squeaks sometimes, but is well made and holds up to his hard play. If your kid is interested in vehicles, he/she will love this toy to park them.

Gave this to my son for his 3rd birthday. The quality seems good although the paint job is a bit sloppy. The lift already broke off the rope but I didn't see how that happened and with 3 boys I'm hesitant to blame the toy. I think I can reattach it. He enjoys matchbox cars and when we place this next to matchbox tracks to make a city he really plays with it. On it's own he doesn't spend much time with it. Good toy but still a bit pricey for what it is.

Our daughter is 4, our son almost 2. We have lots of toys, I try to go for high quality ones. This parking garage is by far the toy that is played with the most. by our kids, by their friends. I am not sure what it is about it, but this toy gets played with Every Single Day! it fits most cars such as matchbox, little people racers, trains etc. And my daughter also uses it as a doll house. she has a doll house but still uses the garage. Assembly was very easy and straight forward and it's held up well over the 9 months we've had it. Get this, you won't regret it!

Overall the toy is good, bellow par for a Melissa & Doug product though. The problem comes in three areas:1)the hole that is drilled in the grey support columns are to shallow for the length of the bolt. They stick out about a 1/4" to much on the top of the garage. If you dont know this and tighten you pull the screw threaded insert that is tamped into the wood column. If that happens you have to glue or shim them to keep them in. I didnt have a drill to fix this problem so I had to put a cardboard homemade spacer under the top floor of the garage to suck up the extra room or the bolt head would of stuck up and the top floor would have been loose. I was lucky and two (out of six)of my columns were drilled deep enough or I would have been forced to send it back due to the damage to the hard wood floors (because of the heads of the bottom bolts would have stuck out). 2)the screws that go into the ramps stick out a little bit and could scratch little hands while playing. 3) the instruction say to firmly insert garage floor levels into the elevator but if you push a little bit too hard you can knock the little piece that is glued into the back of the slot and crack the paint. It was my son Birthday present and it arrived on his birthday, so I had little choice but to make it work. He loves it. P.S. Some people on other reviews I read didn't like the elevator but mine works great. Also the gas pump is crap, not the wood part but the hose, it is just a tube (no nozzle)I only mention this as it is not in any picture.

As the father of 2 little boy's who love cars the imagine that this sparks the imagination of little boys combined with imaginarium train table these items have been a hit this season . this items was a true hit with my son's .it nice to see them play with it all the time , ton's of fun for them . Doug and Melissa hats off to you , workmanship, is right on point easy to assemble and sturdy construction .

Will our son spend hours and hours playing with it? Yes. The colors, style, and lack of sound are all great. The craftsmanship is poor. The elevator does not align properly making it akward to put cars off and on. It does not lower to the bottom... Like the wood is not cut correctly.

The gas hose is never actually pictured in any advertisements or reviews. There is no nozzle. It is simple the tube and it does not insert into the piece as shown in photo.

As I said... it will get a gazzillion hours of play.... But so does a cardboard box. For the price tag we expected better"

My 2 1/2 year old son received this from Santa and loves it. What surprised me is that my 4 1/2 year old, girly-girl daughter enjoys playing with it too. We have had no trouble with it's durability. In fact, I found my son standing on it the other day and it seemed super sturdy (though I made him get down). The assembly was pretty easy except I had a little mental challenge with the plastic joints that connect the ramps. I thought the directions were pretty easy to follow and the parts fit together nicely. It took me considerably less than an hour to put together (maybe 40 minutes?).

My son also easily uses matchbox cars with this garage as well as the two wooden cars that came with the garage.

My son loves this parking garage. It is very sturdy and made of all wood so that it does not fall apart when playing. He uses it for his hot wheels and matchbox cars. It is big enough to keep him interested but small enough to put in the corner of the room.

I am so glad I did not focus on the negative reviews when researching this toy. First, it was packed well and organized in an easy to understand with like items together. The directions were easy to follow and it took me all of 15 minutes to put it together. I did not have any problems getting the ramps to line up. I purchased this for my two year old daughter and she loves it! She uses it with her matchbox cars as well. What a great toy.