A poorly conceived, poorly made product

My 6 year old son bought this car with his birthday money, because an RC car has been on his want list for some time. Right from the start, we had problems putting the batteries in because the screw to the battery bay is apparently manufactured from butter, stripping even with a lightweight, handheld screw driver. When we finally managed to get batteries into the thing, my son played with it for about 4 minutes before, out of frustration, he just put it aside. My older sons tried to have fun with it and teach him how to properly drive it, but they, too, gave up. When I tried to use it myself, I found the controls very non-intuitive, especially if you've ever used an RC car before. The two thumbsticks operate more like a tank or a zero-radius riding lawn mower, except unlike RC tanks I've driven in the past, to turn, you have to remember to leave the opposite stick absolutely neutral, or the car does this jerky, motor-stepping spasm. On top of that, the tires, quite thin-walled and flimsy, keep coming off the rims. Meanwhile, the battery panel on the controller falls off frequently. We haven't even bothered to make the thing flip yet, as we can't even have fun just driving it around normally! Overall, a bad enough experience that I felt compelled to warn others to stay away. There's a reason this product is so inexpensive. It's poorly conceived, and poorly made. You'll be much better off dropping 10-20 bucks more on an RC car your kid will actually get some enjoyment out of.

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