Customer Reviews

HOT WHEELS Speed Racer Mach 6 and Battle Rig

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

When I bought this product, I needed to buy for my 5 yr old nephew for Christmas and it was a screaming deal here on Amazon. I didn't research it at all and nobody had written a review. My concern was this: I hope this is not one of those toys that don't latch and fall apart when the kids try to play with it. The back does open and close 4 ways all latching at the same point (the 2 sides, back and top). I decided to open it and put only the the truck together to see how well it transformed. To my surprise, it latched nicely. I did notice that sometimes you have to push the sides together a second or third time in order for it to latch, but didn't consider it a drawback once I observed my 7 year old (who sucked it in on his tractor beam) "testing it out". I noticed that even when the sides aren't aligned and latched the way intended, it is only open a hair and he was still able to play with it without it once popping open and/or the sides flipping out. Some toys you have to sit and fight to get it to latch in order to play with it without it falling apart or flipping back open. This one is well made. It flips open when prompted and stays closed even when not latched. The only possible frustrating factor in my opinion is that if you hold the truck up vertically, sometimes the weight of the car inside will push the back open and fall out. My son doesn't carry it around that way so it's not a worry here. It does have several parts that are interchangeable from the car to the truck and also blasts missiles, so a younger child may not enjoy it as much as say my 7 year old- who's hands I have yet to pry it from. Which is just as well since I was unable to completely disassemble it in order to put it back in the box. He thinks it is the coolest thing and has played with it using his sound effects for 2 days now.

Toy has a lot of small, brittle plastic parts. My nephew loved it, but it won't take any kind of rough play. My feeling is that when a child is old enough to not break it, they'd be too old to want it.

I bought this for my brother sons, 4 and 6 year olds. They loved it and they are still play with it after 6 months.

I got this as a Christmas gift for my nephew. He seems to like it and played with it all day. It was a good buy for the price

This was supposed to be gift for my nephew, but we kept it after finding out that he has one. My three year old son loves how the car and tower shoots. and it does fit into the truck (it does fit in the truck as long as you dont have all the accessories on it, those go in as storage). He uses his two other Speed Racer cars of the same size (they shoot, light up and come apart, really cool) and he lays them on the open flaps of the truck and drives them around the house to get the mean guys. I really think these toys are great for imaginative play and the kids love the shooting featurs..

My kid had a great time playing with this gift. Santa brings it to the house and my kid just love it!

My son received this for Christmas. It will not stay together and the small parts get lost easily.

I ordered this for my 7 year old nephew for Christmas. I wasn't familiar with the toy nor had I seen it at the store. I got a great deal on amazon.com and it was way better than I expected. My nephew loved it. One thing though, once it came in, I tried to order more but the price had already more than doubled. If you see a great price on something on amazon, the best thing to do is NOT pass it up because more than likely the sale price won't last.

We have 2 of these Speed Racer branded toys and they are very durable and well-constructed. They transform into different forms and this one has the truck that other cars fit into. My 5 and 7 year old boys love it and their older and younger friends also gravitate towards it when they visit. Its a big hit and great value.

The missiles shoot about 6 feet.
Christopher (Age 5)
I don't know why, but this toy is the hit of all my son's 5 year old friends (Christopher's mom). It seems well constructed, has lots of different ways to put it together and play with it. My mom gave it to my son for Christmas. I would not have purchased it, but he LOVES it.