Customer Reviews

Safety 1st Red Corvette

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Not fair! They didn't have toys like this when I was growing up! We bought this for our son on his 2nd birthday. We know he can't really play with it yet, but he likes to just sit in it and dance to the radio! We were going to go with the Power Wheels Jeep. My son kept saying NO when we had him in the Jeep. He kept wanting to sit in the vet! For $80 difference, this vet is SO MUCH more sturdier and cooler looking (we just made a birthday/Xmas combo out of it). Not to mention, if we took the Jeef home, he wouldn't play with it. It truely lost his attention. This toy is definitely not suggested for a 2 year old. He can't reach the pedals sitting back. My nephew who is 8, has no problem sitting in it. He actually LOVES it. Plenty fast for him and his buddies. I weigh 145#'s, and the car still moved. (Little note, this definitely rides better on the sidewalk for sure!)

Under the hood, it looks like a fully stocked Corvette engine. As I mentioned, the plastic is BY FAR a lot sturdier than the rest. We have played with the vet for over a week, and never had to charge it after the first initial charge. I don't know what people are talking about their batteries dying. Only downfall about the car, is with the real radio. It take regular AA batteries. If your child is young, they will turn the radio on, and you will probably not hear it. So it might die fast. I try to keep an eye on it everytime he's done playing with it.

Honestly, I know it's an expensive toy. But we never grew up with toys like this. I guarantee you, your kid and YOU will love it. Not to mention, you have a good 10 years probably out of it too! So add all that up, $300 is nothing! Plus, your kid will be the cool kid on the block! hehe

P.S.. nice option for the young riders. A slow speed of 2.5 mph on the car right away. Basically, there is a screw that you can take off to change it to the regular 5 mph speed.

After much hesitation we bought our son this vehicle. We were concerned because we did not want to set a precedent of $300 toys. It was a huge hit on Christmas. We loved the radio and blinkers. It was fun and watching him made all the previous concerns disapper. The problem has arisen a little over a year later. The rear wheel drive is not working properly and the vehicle constantly gets stuck. Without repair this vehicle has been rendered worthless. I should also add that we have taken meticulous care of this vehicle. It has never been left out in inclement weather and always garaged when not in use. My neighbor has a peg perego and the reverse broke on her Gator. The Peg Perego website was easy to manuve and listed a host of places in our state (MA) that repair their vehicles. I know this because I did the research for her. Within a week and for $40 she has her vehicle back repaired. I could not even locate where the Satety First listed their ride on toys much less find a place where they repair them. The vehicle was not worth the money for $300 and a little over a years worth of use. For my money if I had to do it again I would buy the Peg Perego! I should also note that I never write reviews. When I was making this purchase repairing it never entered into my thoughts while making my decision. It should be a consideration for anyone making a purchase like this.

We bought the red corvette for my daughter 3rd birthday.The reason was because of the room inside. it was able to hold my 7 year comfortable. We charge the battery for the first time for 20 hours and they played with it for over 3 hours the next day with the lights on. The 5mph is a bit slow compare to the jeeps, but i like this because it gives my daughter control when they need to stop suddenly.also the car takes about 2-3 seconds to reach the 5mph just like a real car will to reach 30mph.The plastic is very sturdy compare to the jeep, my neighbor daughters has the jeep and when they stand in it it flexis a bit. The seats are wider and the plastic on the side prevents the for falling out if the seat belt failed.I like the fact that you have to turn the key to get the car started. The kids in the neighborhood complement on the car. They love playing with the radio even the teenagers, they do not ride it(teenagers), I could say a lot but i will end here, you have to exprience it to believe it. P.S Give thanks to God for the car before your children used it.

We ordered this Corvette as the "big" present for our Granddaughter as a Christmas present just this past year. When taken out of the box the film on the windshield was scratched and wrinkled, plus a corner of the hood was broken. My husband assembled it anyway, we put it on charge for 24 hours, and stored it in our shop for Christmas. Christmas morning everyone was so excited to watch her open her Corvette. This was the present that she was going to open last. Boy was she surprised when she saw it! She immediately jumped in, turned the key on, turned on the radio that sounded great, the car made a real engine sound, and we all told her to push on the pedal. She did and NOTHING happened. My husband and Son checked out everything and it still would not go forward or backwards. This was a very big disappointment, not only for us, but especially for her....her big present did not even work.

Upon further research of this vehicle we found there was a recall on parts of it. Need we say we would not have bought it had we known that?? We were in contact with the company immediately, and I must say, they were very nice in working with us on this defective car. Would I buy it again?? NEVER. We have one very disappointed 4 year old right now that thinks Santa brought her something that doesn't work.

Two HUGE issues with this:

1. Each rear wheel spun in different directions, in other words it would never go anywhere. I was told one of the motors was installed backwards, and that I would have to take it to the repair center 2 1/2 north of my house...yea right tell that to my daughter on her birthday....not that it mattered much (see below):

2. My 3 year old daughter is not tall by any means, and is a hair shorter than her friends, but nothing extreme. She did not even come CLOSE to being able to touch the gas pedal. She would have to wait at least 6 months before being able to drive it. She has driven every other type of car her friends have with no issues. I took this back and got a Hummer instead - she is happy and so am I...after all both wheels go in the same direction.

My son got this car for Christmas (it's now May 31) and he's gotten maybe one month of use out of it. It routinely breaks (battery lasts maybe 2 weeks) and the retailer has referred us to Safety 1st (the manufacturer) to resolve this. Safety 1st has taken an inordinate amount of time to send me parts and is now taking their time to provide me the contact information of someone who might be able to fix the car. It's been a total pain to deal with. My poor son -- this has been a disaster for him. He use to always ask what was wrong with his corvette -- now he just wishes he had a Gator instead. Don't waste your money. Ours was a total lemon.

Santa Claus brought this to our 6 year old son for Christmas, as he has always loved my husband's 18 year old Nissan 300ZX red car with the pop up headlights, so this was an awesome Christmas gift!!! However, he busted the right front bumper the day after Christmas on the curb. We just popped the blinker back on and shook it off. No wonder insurance is higher on boys! We do all love the car and our little 2 1/2 year old girl loves to ride with her big brother. We would recommend it.

My mother bought this for my oldest son's 4th birthday. It was a huge hit and worked fairly well. The car rode on smooth terrain well, but has a bit of difficulty on gravel and grass. The radio is cheap and it's difficult to find a station that stays in clearly. The volume on the radio is fairly low so it can barely be heard while driving.

We charged the battery for the full 24 hours as directed and it would last an "average" amount of time. After a year, the battery's charge became shorter and eventually, it "pooped out" all together. It's been sitting in my basement for over a year because I couldn't find a replacement battery.

There has been a recall on the car, but mine did not fall into that category. They don't sell the batteries online or in the store anymore, so the owner is "forced" to use Safety First to buy the battery. At $110 it is a ridiculous price for a replacement. I told Safety First that I would rather give the car away, rather than drop $110 on a novelty item. After speaking to his "manager," the sales person was able to offer it to me for $85... hmmmmmm. I'm a sucker and I bought the battery. Car is working fine again.

My kids enjoy the car, but in my opinion, it is too pricey to maintain. I don't think that I would buy the car again for this very reason. I will sell it before this battery dies.

Well, here it is, Christmas Day 2007. We purchased a variation of this Corvette for our 5 year old daughter for Christmas. The version we have is the "Barbie" pink Corvette, purchased at Toys R Us. I actually spent about two hours assembling this on December 23rd, and then placed it in our garage, hooked up to the charger. The instructions state to charge the car for a full 24 hours before use. I did go ahead and put in the batteries for the radio (per the directions), and upon fiddling with it, I found it to be of very poor quality. The sound is sufficient, but the channel scan button is inconsistent. At times, tapping it advances the channels, while other times pressing it does nothing.
Unfortunately, after about 36 hours of charging, we brought the car into the living room to have it ready for Christmas morning. When she woke, she made a beeline for it, turned the key, and NOTHING. No sound, no movement when touching the pedal. The sounds play as long as the car is plugged in, but we have yet to see it move. Oddly, the wiring for the turn signals is also screwed up, when the front left turn signal flashes, the RIGHT rear flashes, and vice versa. Obviously quite disappointing that our daughter's big present this year is flat out busted.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised...try Google-ing "Kid Trax"...there is no website that I can find. They are supposedly owned by Safety 1st, but upon going to the Safety 1st website and searching "Kid Trax", shockingly, I received an error message. This does not bode well...it's packed in the back of the wife's van and will go back to Toys R Us tomorrow. What a disappointment! Stay away from this toy!

This care is extremely adorable but after a few times of use it will stop working. It over heats and needs to cool off after only a few minutes. The battery will not hold a charge and it has a recall. Do not buy this product. We were lucky that we had bought an extended warantee from toys r us. They sent us a check with in just a couple of days for a full refund of the car. I have 3 small children who each have there own vehicle. The power wheels brand is the only brand that has not had a mechanical problem. There is a recall on this product.