Power Wheels Exclusive Barbie VW Beetle
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Toy (09 August, 2001)
list price: $149.99
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Editorial Review

Emblazoned with the Barbie logo and a cheerful floral motif, this PowerWheels Barbie vehicle was designed in the distinctive shape of the newVolkswagen Beetle. The battery-powered Beetle has a multicolored frame andmeasures nearly 3 feet long and 27 inches wide. Sturdy enough to hold one driverat a time (weighing a maximum of 50 pounds), the Beetle comes with adriver's-side door that opens and closes and a power lock brake thatautomatically stops the vehicle when the driver's foot comes off the pedal.Powered by a 6-volt rechargeable battery (included, along with a charger), theBeetle moves slowly in either forward or reverse. Some parents might find thecar a little on the noisy side when operated indoors. Adult assembly required.--Chris Burns ... Read more

Reviews (40)

great toy
i read all the reviews from this toy and i agree with all the good reviews. it works great on sidewalks, if u want something to go off roading (grass)then u should try looking at the power wheels jeep... my daughter has fun with this and shes only 20 months old. this toy should be only for up to 3 years, there are other power wheels that are for 3 years and up, and on the box it does say 2mph, u have to remember this is for a small kid, u dont want them to be speed racer now do u? but this toy is great even my 8 month old likes to see her sister play in it. love it....

Save your money
We bought this for our little girl when she was about 18 months old, when it would not drive we thought she might not weigh enough so we kept it hoping it would eventually work. She is now 4 years old and this vehicle has never worked right.The battery and charger work just fine, there is just no traction.Called into customer service and they told me to use a traction belt, it still did not work.

Not a bad car for the price
I bought this VW beetle for my 22 month old daughter and she loves it.I was hesitant about buying this one because of all the bad reviews it got, and the fact that the specs clearly state that it is only for HARD SURFACES and not grass (which is where she primarily uses it).I compared this one with the Lil' Trail Rider ATV - they both have the same voltage battery and same max speed but, for some reason, the Lil' Trail Rider said it ran on grass.I figured if that ran on grass then why not this one?So I brought it home, plugged in the battery charger and put the car together (2 hours!).Even though the instructions said to charge the battery for 18 hours before first use, I thought I'd test it out just to make sure it would ride on the grass and it rode fine.My daughter rode around our back yard for about 30 min and it even went up a little slope with no problem!It DOES ride a lot better on the driveway, but I'm very happy with it's performance on the grass.It's a little slow (max 2.5 MPH) and my concern is that the older/heavier she gets, it will only get slower.Guess I'll have to wait and see.

P.S.I went to Toys R Us to buy this 'cause I didn't want to pay shipping charges and in the store it was $149.99.I told them that on-line it was only $99.98 and they matched the price! ... Read more

Asin: B00005BZHC
Subjects:  1. Vehicles    2. Ride-Ons    3. Motorized    4. Cars    5. Preschool   

Barbie Cruisin Tunes
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Karen
So you may not want your child sitting on a toy instead of activily engaging~ I agree but when your child needs a break from his or herself running around; this is a great toy to have them play with. It does not over work them and they have fun. If your child is lazy-do not get this toy. This is only for the child that does not stop and the folks that want them to have fun yet need them to SIT down!
Two active kids Mom

4 Year Old Barbie Jeep Disaster
This jeep looks so cute.I was so excited to give it to my daughter for Christmas.It is very hard to steer and she has played with it three times in the last year.This year we are getting the four wheeler and hoping she'll grow into the jeep as she gets bigger.

pleased with purchase
rides smoothly on low speed.a little jerky on fast speed but 5 yr old driving so can't complain.rugged.kids are really happy to drive it. ... Read more

Asin: B00004S5WZ
Sales Rank: 13147
Subjects:  1. Preschool    2. Ride-Ons    3. Motorized   

Power Wheels Barbie Jazzy Wrangler
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perfect
my sister got this for christmas and i have to say it is durable.we live in a remote part of the country, and she took that jeep over 3 alfalfa fields, and two streems and brought it back covered in mud.She was so happy.and it's perfect because she is always wanting to drive my mom's car. :)

Great buy
Great bike. Runs great on grass. It's acutally pretty fast. My husband and I like that it STOPS when our daughter takes her foot off the gas, instead of continuing to coast.

My Child's First Car
My husband and I just got this Jeep for my daughter's second birthday.My daughter was THRILLED to say the least when she seen her "new car."She is a little above average height for her age (a little over 36 inches) and she was able to reach the pedal just fine.She has had it for 2 days now and has gotten pretty good with steering it.I highly recommend taking your child to an open field where they can practice without mowing down pedestrians.:)I gave this Jeep 3 stars for durability because we have only had it for two days and that is not an adaquite amount of time to fully judge it's durablity.However, my daughter id ride it around are small kitchen and hit the stove, chairs, and wall a few times and the Jeep was fine.This Jeep goes over grass, gravel, concrete, and just about anything!We were wuite surprised because we thought she would be getting stuck a lot and we'd have to do a lot of pushing.We had Toys R Us put together the Jeep because though my husband is quite the handyman, he just didn't have hours to put aside to asemble the Jeep.Toys R Us forgot to give us the instruction sheets so when we brought it home, we just winged it.It is very simple to operate, there's one pedal on the right that the child pushes to make the Jeep go forward.By pressing a botton near the cup holder by the floor, the child can make it go in reverse.We haven't showed her how to go in reverse yet because we want her to be able to feel comfortable going forward first.Without having an instruction sheet, we had no idea how long to charge the battery.We ended charging it for about eight hours.We intent on calling Toys R Us to get all the instruction sheets that come with the Jeep that we never recieved.Well I guess we didn't charge the battery long enough because it died about 2 hours later.Our daughter was so upset, she thought she had broken her "new car."So, my husband actually had to push her home in the Jeep-and the Jeep is not light.We fully intend on buying an extra battery and charger so that never happens.I highly recommend it for all of you who want to buy this Jeep for your child.I thought it to be educational because it teaches my daughter forward, backwards, left, and right and improves her motor skills.And fun?This toy is a definite 5 STARS!We could not keep her off of the Jeep.She was the envy of all the kids in the park.This Jeep is a definite MUST HAVE! ... Read more

Asin: B00006JZ1G
Sales Rank: 7515
Subjects:  1. Preschool    2. Ride-Ons    3. Motorized   

Power Wheels Barbie Trailrider Refresh
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list price: $159.99 -- our price: $159.99
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Much too slow, has problems with any incline.
I bought this for my 5 year old daughter who is a light weight, but it is so slow even my skinny 3 year old son cannot get it up the smallest incline.I bought it with an extra battery but what a waste of money.My 3 year old has the jeep and it is so much faster and goes for quite a good time all over the yard. Save your money and buy the jeep!!Wish I could return mine now but I do not have the receit and its been a couple months now.

Needs help.
I am in total agreement that Fisher Price Power Wheels is "sexist" as put by another reviewer above.These are much too slow, even for the most timid little girl!We took ours back and got our 3-year-old the Kawasaki for boys.It is sooo much better and I wish they would wake up and read these reviews and do something about it.I'd love to spend whatever to get my little girl a quad ride on that lets her keep up with her older brother on his!It's obvious a change should be made after reading all these reviews!Come on Fisher Price!

Great toy-but not worth the money
We bought this for our daughter's 3rd bday, and my son who was 2 got a boy version(cant remeber the name)but the barbie one didn't go near as fast as his.We have had no problems with it other than its not that fast!!She refuses to ride it and I am hoping to sell and buy her a boy version!!One with two speeds.Why don't they make girl ones that go faster? ... Read more

Asin: B00006JZCT
Sales Rank: 8004
Subjects:  1. Preschool    2. Ride-Ons    3. Motorized   

Vw Dune Beetle
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Great Fun but poor traction
My wife and I bought one of these Beetles for our niece in the spring. She absolutely enjoys it just about every day I think! The traction was poor as expected so we put some traction bands on it from tractionbands.com like all our other machines. Happy Riding!
John

Pricey, but very cute!
We purchased this item for our daughters 2nd birthday. She absolutely loves it!!! After reading so many negative reviews I didn't expect a lot, but I was happily surprised. We haven't had any trouble with it thus far. We will probably purchase the traction bands (check out ebay) but only to save the wear and tear on the tires, not because we have had traction issues.
We also have the Power Wheels Barbie Jeep (for my older daughter) and I can see little difference in the performance of the two. I think the complaints on this item have come from people with outragious expectations. No, it cannot climb mountains, but it's a TOY - Not an SUV!
I highly recommend this Power wheels toy. It's pricey, but if you're tired of the Barbie jeeps, it's a good choice.

Must have traction bands!!!
The overall vehicle is just precious!!!But if you are wanting it to climb any sort of incline, then you can forget about it.The back wheels will start spinning and you will end up pushing your child up even the smallest hill.I think that it should come standard with traction bands.I have not found a place to purchase these bands at this time, but I would surely hope that they will help!!Otherwise my daughter will not be enjoying this car for much longer because I do not plan to push her around the yard for the next three years.There are two seats in the car, but if she had a friend to ride with her, she would most likely not be able to move at all.I believe the wheels would just spin and spin.Power Wheels should really let people know where they can purchase these so called traction bands!!!It is very frustrating to spend this amount of money on a toy and your child cannot even ride it in her own yard.The car is really cute, but it just doesn't work!!! ... Read more

Asin: B00008XYO9
Sales Rank: 15103