Kid Trax Le Mans Corvette C5 Electric Ride-On
Nothing quite compares to the power, precision, and speed of a Corvette. As an American icon since 1953, the Corvette continues to thrill hobbyists and race-car enthusiasts.With the Kid Trax Corvette C5 electric ride-on your little dragster can join in on the fun without having to wait for a driver’s license. Racing sound effects, a working FM radio, and dashboard LED lights create a realistic driving experience ideal for ages three and up. Kids will love putting their cup in the retractable cup holder and taking this beauty out for a spin. Buttons on the steering column create real-life driving noises, such as a pass-by, change gear, burnout, and horn. Not only is this Corvette loads of fun, its safe and built to last. It features a long-lasting, 12-volt battery, twin rear-wheel drive motors, and durable wheels with a built-in traction strip to prevent slippage. Rest assured that your little speed demon won’t be traveling too fast, as this tiny Corvette has a two-spee … >>> Special Offers and Product Promotions
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I can’t help but notice that every reviewer who has given this car a 5-star review, wrote their review a week or so after Christmas. About a week after Christmas 2006 — when we gave this car to my son — we, too, were thrilled with it. After all, it looks absolutely fantastic. Having stood only a few feet from the actual Le Mans C6R after which this car is modeled, I can tell you it is a clever and very faithful reproduction, visually. The car also comes with fun and exciting features like head and tail lights, a series of noises available for the driver, including start-up noise, engine revs, and a horn, a fully functioning clock radio, and even a retractable cup holder! It is safe and entertaining in low gear (2.5 mph) and it is downright thrilling in high gear (5 mph). Seriously, just looking at this beast in the garage makes me wish I was small enough to drive it myself.
Give it a couple of months, though, and this Corvette will show you it is no Le Mans endurance winner. First to go was the battery. It turns out that this $80-something part is quick to develop a charge memory if you don’t carefully follow the copious instructions in the manual about when, how often and for how long to charge it. There are several pages of warnings about the battery in the manual, concluding with this gem: “The 12-volt battery will eventually lose the ability to hold a charge. Depending on the amount of use, and varying conditions, the battery should operate for one to three years. If the battery will not recharge, you must obtain a new (proprietary) 12-volt battery.” For us, the first battery lasted 3 months. Next the fully functional clock radio became fully dysfunctional. We didn’t bother to replace it, even though I originally thought it was really cool that my 4-year-old could tool down the sidewalk in his Corvette, blasting his jams while wearing little plastic Wayfarers. Next to go, after about 15 months, was one of the plastic gears in the left rear gear box. I took the thing apart, found the culprit that had been stripped, and tried several different ways to jury rig the thing to no avail. Lo and behold, the manual anticipates this problem, too: “PROBLEM: Loud grinding coming from gear box. POSSIBLE CAUSE: Gears are stripped or broken. The Corvette Race Car needs professional repair. Call Dorel Juvenile Group Consumer Relations…” The folks are actually pretty friendly when you call and finally get through to a human. The gear, by the way, cannot be purchased individually, and the gear box assembly is $56.
I think it’s somewhat telling that the name of the company the car is licensed to (by Dorel Juvenile Group) keeps changing — I believe Kid Trax is at least the third since I bought it in December 2006 under the Safety 1st label. It’s a shame, too, because when it works, this thing is a gem. My 4-year-old has actually become pretty adept at driving because of it. He is now able to back it out of the garage, and can park it snugly in the corner, and has even demonstrated precocious driving skills at NASCAR arcade games in the local pizza joint. But, unfortunately, I can’t fully recommend this toy. It’s great looking and fun to drive and a real head-turner, but it seems to suffer from a constant stream of expensive maintenance problems — more like a Ferrari than the notoriously reliable Corvette it seeks to emulate.
My almost four year old loves this car. It is very cool looking and works well. Fast in the 5 mph mode. Great sounds and working radio. He seems to be the envy of all in the neighborhood. My 1 1/2 year old loves riding in the passenger side too. Just wish it had seat belts!
We love this Car… This was a purchase for our 6 year old son, who has has quite a few ride on toys over the years. We never had this brand of toy before, so we were a little bit leary. After some review of the company, we did not hesitate. The car came in good condition, even thought the outer box was quite worn, the inside was packaged very well. Good directions for assembly. Does take 2 people, but not complicated. The look on my sons face is unforgetable. Runs great so far, looks sooo cool everyone in our community wants one, including the adults. Just always follow the recharging directions. Have fun! We love it…