One of the best parts of doing product reviews is learning about toys that we had never seen before.  Our latest product is Ridemakerz, a remote control car that you put together like a Build-A-Bear.  Their website walks you through selecting the car, chassis, free-wheel or remote control, and additional parts that you can swap in and out like the spoiler, hub caps, engine blocks, and even sound effects.

Everything arrives in a cardboard box with a handle, like a large lunch box.  The boys and I got all the pieces out and started following the directions to assemble the car.

Assembly

The only tool you need is the one that comes with the kit.  The boys had no trouble putting the tires on the wheels, but I helped get the screws started to attach the chassis and I put the wheels on the chassis to make sure nothing broke.  They finished screwing it all together.

A couple things I really love about the design.

1) The engine block attaches to the hood using a magnet.  Makes it so easy to swap on and off.

2)  Side pipes are also easy to attach, but kept catching on our carpet so we went without.

3)  The spoiler was on really tight so we never bothered swapping it for another one.  This didn’t bother us though since we liked the black one better.

You will need a phillips screwdriver to open the battery compartment.  I was thrilled that AA batteries were included, but unfortunately ours did not have enough juice for the car to drive on our carpet.  We swapped them out for a fresh set and were ready to go.  A rechargeable battery pack is an available option.

Performance

Once we had fresh batteries in I fell in love with this car.  The sound effects are cool, but the working headlights and brakelights are awesome.  The car is a great speed for indoor driving.  Fast enough to be lots of fun, but not so fast to be out of control.  Steering works great although it is almost 12 inches long so the turning radius is a bit wide for smaller rooms.

My worry once I turned the control over to the boys was our brick fireplace.  I gave a lesson on how to stop and do three point turns to get around obstacles, but each crash made me jump.  I was sure our review product wouldn’t last long enough for me to take pictures.  Boy was I wrong.  The car is made out of very sturdy plastic and after multiple high speed collisions into brick,wooden furniture legs, brothers, dad’s shoes, and numerous toys there are no cracks and only minor scuffing.  It works just as well as the first drive

Here’s our car with all the bells and whistles.

For driving we went with the sleek look.

Overall

The best thing we can say about Ridemakerz is that we loved our review product so much that Santa will be bringing a second one so the boys will be able race.

I love products like this one where every detail was so well thought.  I also found the pricing quite reasonable for the quality of the car and the extra features (swappable parts) that it comes with.  From ordering, assembly, to driving the experience is a lot of fun.

Ridemakerz is offering $10 off orders of $30 or more.  Just use coupon code 93453.  Offer expires January 4th.

Looking for a last minute Christmas gift?  Their shipping prices are very reasonable.  2 day Fedex is $9.50 and overnight is $16.75.

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