Maisto Crawler Control Vehicle Colors: Enhance Your Off-Roading Adventures! Review

We bought two of these for the kids for Christmas. One came with a DOA remote and Revain swapped it out on the fly with no issues. My 12 year old son and husband have quirky custom radio controlled things. So we hesitate to ever buy cheap radio controlled things. But the 4- and 8-year-olds wanted the pushers, although we doubted they would retain their interest. So we didn't want to waste a pack. It was an unexpected joy. We first got a different brand for a 4 year old and when we tested it…

GOOD: Handles bumps well and climbs small hills with ease. My lawn is cut short, it rides well on grass and leaves behind. This model takes six AA batteries in the car. I bought Energizer batteries and my 5 year old plays with them for about an hour without draining (a VERY big improvement over other RC trucks that only run for 15 minutes and then plug in for 3 hours). . This truck just keeps going and going. GOOD/BAD (depending on your perspective): The remote control is small. Perfect fit for

Drains normal batteries in one hour. steer badly to the left. fuse, rotate. Backup again yet. backup pull. relay a message. Very fast for a crawler but a hoot for the price. We jump a lot and chase the cat. Good suspension, but sometimes gets stuck on the left. It needs jacking up a bit - maybe because it's new and the springs haven't broken in yet. Nice plastic front bumper. *** HOT TIP *** Mobile phones are fixed nicely on the front for video recording. Even with a lid. Funny thing. Breaks…