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Not all it should be
Too many small spaces.Flimsy flap inside wore out very quickly and caused much frustration.Two of the $7.95 models would be much better!

wow
well, i really love this toy because it really helps a lot to my kid when it comes to things that he packed up...wow!!! really fascinating.. i know u will also enjoy this product ... ... Read more

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great
I'm 8. I think this toy is great. I think everybody should have it. I do not like the video. It is short. ... Read more

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WOW
This is a great way of teaching your clildren about car safty in a fun way! ... Read more

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Hard To Put Together
It takes 5 seconds to crash it, but 1 to 5 minutes to put back together. After awhile it isn't much fun. ... Read more

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My grandson loves this toy !
Recently visited my grandson, who is 5 and a 1/2 and he said it is a great toy!I thought it was a little noisy and thought it would be allot neater if it shot out if you pressed a button but he didn't seem to mind.He hooked it on to things himself and watched it pull itself up.... He would highly recommend this toy to other 5 year olds.

Crappy
this toy is crappy. i thought it would be cool with the grappling hook but the hook doesn't fire it just pulls with a pulley mechanism and thats not all, its also loud and slow and durable(tried to burn it didn't work:( anyway dont buy it its a waste of money;_; ... Read more

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maybe their right part 2
you guys didn't look close enough.i got it yestrday, thought the same thing, looked at it and figured it out, the corections are:


first:
it doesn't run on fuel, it runs on the fuel's energy, it just uses the batterys to start the energy draining process

correcion 2:
it has 2 modes(don't you guys read the instructios carefully),mode 1 is fuel and mode 2 is batterys.

maybe they're right
yea they probly put old batteries to make it slow and fresh energiser lithum batteries to make it fast

Maybe Not What It Seems, but Still Fun
My son jut bought this toy with his "gift money" he received for his 8th birthday.At first he was a little disappointed that the car didn't actually use up the fuel.But he tested it with water and found out that the engine wouldn't turn over so he got busy making different fuels.There is only a slight difference if any in how fast the car goes with the fuel, although milk seems to make it go pretty slow, while soda works the best. The fun is all in the mixing and seeing which mixtures fizz the most and make the best colors.
Hotwheels should have been a little more clear in their advertising. ... Read more

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Poorly Engineered
The manufacturers of this toy never should have released it for sale.As noted by other reviewers, the Batman car does not operate properly.It is the wrong shape for maintaining contact with the track, and either does not move at all or is knocked out of its track slot by the Joker cycle as it whizzes by.Given that the Joker cycle moves quickly and stays on the track, there is no point in racing the two vehicles.If your child is content to watch the Joker cycle go around and around the track by itself, then the toy may hold his/her attention for about 10 minutes.That works out to $2/minute to keep your child entertained.Still interested?

very frustrating
The track did not fit together very well, it left small gaps between each piece.The batman car did not make contact with the track 90% of the time.The contacts for the batman car was made from braided wire (not a very good design).I have a 6 & 8 year old that played with it for about 15 minutes before becoming frustrated.I played with it and I also could see thier frustration level.

The batman idea is a neat way to suck you in to buying this product, but don't waste your time.

So far I'm not impressed!
The Joker cycle runs ok, but the Batman car.... doesn't run.Went to the store where I got it to try to replace it to see if another one worked better but they didn't have any more.So for now, until I can replace it I'm stuck with a race set where one one vehicle runs... so much for racing! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Vehicles    2. Play Sets   

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Doesn't work after 1st use
I was skeptical after reading the review that this toy doesn't work after its first use and thought that the others just didn't clean it correctly after its first use. However, after cleaning this toy EXACTLY as stated in the directions, the toy failed to work after storage.THIS IS A TERRIBLE TOY.

Very dissapointed
I am surprised there are not more bad reviews here for this toy!
This toy looked like a lot of fun, and since my son loves to mix stuff up, I thought this would be a great toy! Turns out, that is about all you can do with it is mix. Once you mix up the fuel and pour it in, It is pretty much so a wait and wait and wait kind of thing. What are we waiting for, was the question. The directions were very complicated. It started out with taking an hour to try to get it out of the box, then had to rip the box finally to open it up. Then put a total of 4 AA batterys in. That was the easy part. The directions took up our entire table, so we had to set the toy on the floor and go back and forth from the floor to the table to work on it.
Finally after all our hard work, because that is what it was, the motorcycle didn't work at all! We replaced the batteries 3 times with brand new ones to make sure it wasn't the batterys.
The lab worked. Oh boy did it ever. It leaked this messy fluid all over the floor. WE ended up having to put a towel folded under it while it was mixing and draining. So, even tho the motorcycle didn't come on, we went ahead and set it up so our little boy wouldn't be too dissapointed, and what did it do? It sat there! It didn't do a thing!

This was a waste of money and unless you like a full blown migraine, I would not reccommend this toy to anyone.

Fed Up With Toys that Break
This was the only toy my 5 year old asked for.He was very excited to get this for Christmas.
We filled the 2 chambers with "fuel" and pushed the lever so it would pump into the main chamber.It worked fine the first time.We tried to use it again a second time and the pump failed to work.The liquid started to drip out the bottom of the chamber. What a dissapointment! The motorcycle itself works great.Don't waste your money buying the lab, you can purchase the motorcycle by itself. Can't anyone make a toy that doesn't break? ... Read more

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Another Hot Wheels disappointment
My two boys (ages 6 & 5) begged me for this toy.Since we have so many other Hot Wheels sets, none of which ever work correctly, I should have known.The assembling instructions are ridiculous.The toy never worked.DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!

My son's favorite Christmas present
I was very hesitant to buy this set after reading some of the bad reviews.However, I did not want to buy Slimecano, which was my son's first choice on his list to Santa.I thought this set would be a good substitute.It was a hit on Christmas morning and he says its his favorite new toy.It is flimsy, but my son has learned how to put it back together on his own (he's 6).I found a big piece of cardboard to use as a base for it so it can be moved around and stored on top of a cabinet in our laundry room.I'm going to try the super glue suggestion also.My son loves Hot Wheels and actually doesn't seem to mind if pieces fall off.He still plays with them and loves them.
Don't let the bad reviews scare you.If your child loves hot wheels and has the skills to build tracks and a little patience, it will be a hit.

The Superglue review was right!! We love it!
All my son wanted for Christmas was the "slimecano".He's only four and a half, so I didn't think that it was quite appropriate.We have been big into Thomas the Tank Engine, so putting track together was no problem.With a little bit of glue to set it together, we were racing up a storm.I think I'm going to buy the other sets to complete it.It is a very resonable cost (compared to sturdy wooden track that is equally as frustrating to keep together) and has provided hours of fun so far today!I reccomend this toy with a little hesitation - I have an only child who is very responsible with his toys!If your boys are rough, you might consider another toy!But, overall, we love it! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Vehicles    2. Play Sets   

Editorial Review

Linear racing becomes old hat once kids try the Hot Wheels Fireball set.Its star feature: a 21-foot-long, 360-degree racing surface on which cars defygravity. A motorized "quad booster" increases car speed for those vertical featsand inevitable crashes, which are even cooler with the lights out because thetwo included racers glow in the dark. Also, this set can be used as an extensionfor existing Hot Wheels sets, creating even more racing action. Somethingparents should look out for when the cars are crashing: they can come off thetrack unexpectedly. The manufacturer says crashing cars may "exit the play set,"which basically means someone could get popped in the kisser. There is a safetynet that covers the sphere, but it can come off if not secured correctly, socaution is advised. Assembly and four D batteries are required. --DianeBeall ... Read more

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Not very fun - a Dad's review
This was a birthday gift for my 6 yr old, who LOVES Hot Wheels and everything about cars.Assembly of the toy was not that bad, you just matched the letters on the tracks.It required some effort to put the screws in, as it was hard to see with the track in the way.Toy requires BRAND NEW alkaline batteries to propel the cars.Anything less will not work.The meteor in the middle is flimsy, poorly designed, and unimpressive.Toy is very loud.

Worst of all the toy is just not fun, even for kids that adore Hot Wheels.You drop a car in, they zip endlessly in loops ... and that's about it.When they crash it can be challenging for a small one to sometimes fish the cars out.6 year old walked away in less time than it took to build it.

-- A dad.

Too loud even for a 6 year old boy.
Even my son can't stand the noise this thing makes!It is going to Goodwill soon.It really made him sad that the toy in the cool ads isn't nearly as much fun as he expected.Guess hotwheels put all the money into great ads and not into making great toys.Ripped off again by hotwheels.

cardboard super track
I'm sorry, I don't own this toy. but this toy is dumb. just follow these steps and you will have your own super track. for 4 months, collect paper towel and toliet and foil rolls { the carboard part[. when you have your desierd amount of pecies start bulding your track. you can tape the tubes together or cut slits and slide them together. tape works better and saves time but slits can let you build loops and turns and weird tricks. you do ethier method. leave two ends open for the entrance and exits. remeber to have supporting objects for track parts with nothing below them. you can use hot wheels cars or marbles. have any questions? if so include them with a reveiw for this toy and i will get back to you! SECRET BOUNUS: if you cut a few tubes in half and then add them to your track, you can see your cars go while on the track! ... Read more

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crash dummies are cool
Finally hot wheels has got a well made product out.We boughtthis for our 5 yrld son.He wanted a car, but at the time they were not available.So we settled for this.We like it. It is a great way to change things up a bit.There's not many toy's out there for 4-5 yrld boys that are of good quality and don't use batteries.I recommend the crash dummies. ... Read more

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Fuel
the fuel is part of the power. the electricity go through the fuel and makes the speed fast or slow.

Awesome!!!
This toy is super cool! Some people say that the formulas are a waste and they dont work. They say they tried every single fuel and it went the same speed. Which it WILL. But if you only use 2 or 3 different fuels then it works fine and it will go faster. More fuel will mess it up. I hope this review was helpful.
See ya!

Not worth the price
My 8 year old boy wanted this for his birthday so we got it for him.It was fun to mix up the different formulas and run the car around for about 30 minutes.He hasn't played with it since.We never could tell any difference between any of the formulas we used.The car works better off of the batteries.The formulas are a waste of time which is boring to an 8 year old that is accustomed to more interactive toys and remote controls, not slow plastic cars that only go forward in a straight line.This was fun at first, worth maybe $7.00 not $20.00! ... Read more

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Total Ripoff
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!! For the price, we could of bought my son (3) toys that were as much fun and 100 times more sturdy.I was very disappointed, and don't know what "they" were thinking when they came up with this toy.Do yourself a favor, and walk away!

Save your money - junk, junk, junk!!
This was supposed to be one of my son's Christmas gifts.After spending an hour putting it together on Christmas Eve, my wife and I decided that it was such a piece of junk that it wasn't worthy of being from 'Santa'.The quality of the track is horrible.As an adult I would have been afraid of breaking it myself.There is no way it would stand up to the use of a child.The parts are flimsy - dime store quality at best.The only saving grace of this product is that it comes with 10 Hot Wheels cars.Buy your kids 10 cars and give them a (...) to play with.They will be much happier in the long run - and the paper bill will last longer!

My wife called Mattel customer service and they were good enough to issue a Mattel gift certificate for their list price (...) AFTER we ship the curved pieces back.Still, I expected a better product from Hot Wheels in the first place!Bring back the plain old tracks of my childhood!!

This is junk!!
We bought this for our son cause he just loves hot wheels, but after taking forever to put together, I found that some pieces do not snap together, they just balance there. Like the tall sloped track, if you look closely you will see that the very top piece is just resting on top so everytime my son touched any part of the mountain this piece would fall off. Then after playing with it for about an hour and more and more pieces falling off he became upset and knocked the whole thing over and has not wanted to play with it since. Nobody should buy this unless you feel like glueing the whole thing together. Oh and also alot of the time cars would not go around the curves very well so he had to keep nudging them down. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HOT WHEELS!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Vehicles    2. Play Sets   

Editorial Review

Kids can transport up to six Hot Wheels cars in this 21-inch-longmilitary-style camouflage cargo plane. Made of sturdy plastic, the plane hasrear cargo doors that snap open, allowing kids to plunk in a few of their littlemetal cars. Then they can zoom the plane down the runway on its little plasticwheels and head for imaginary destinations. To unload cars, simply pop open thefront hatch, pull out the ramp, and let the cars slide out. The ramp tends tostick and the front cargo doors are difficult to shut, which could be apotential source of frustration for younger kids whose fine motor skills arestill developing. The plane has detachable engines, tail fin, and wings. Thewings, in fact, tend to pop off spontaneously during vigorous play, but they areeasy to reattach. Requires no batteries--just a good imagination. Hot Wheelscars are sold separately. --Elisabeth Fredrickson ... Read more

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PIECE OF JUNK!!- DOES NOT STAY TOGETHER!!
DO NOT BUY THIS TOY! It will be like my son's now in pieces all over the house! The pieces do not stay together at all! If you buy it I suggest super glue, screws -something to keep it together! I wouldn't even give the overall quality ONE star but ZERO wasn't avaliable- I TOO wish santa NEVER saw this toy!

Not as good as the old one
My little cousin has this new version of this toy.I can remember way back in 1982, the year I was born, Mattel released the first version of this Hot wheels cargo plane.That version was HIGHLY superior and somehow had much more durable plastic, as well as a little sound box that ran on a 9 volt battery. It actually made a takeoff sound when you pressed a button on the back, which is now sadly missing.Also I recall playing with this plane for many years and the only thing that completely broke on it was the little clips holding the wings on. But that was like I said after many years of playing with it.

This new version is absolute junk.It has an obviously thinner cheaper plastic, no button sound, and the cargo doors fall off way too easily. If you can find the older model, it is a much better value overall.Due to its age it might fall apart now, but from my experience it was much easier to fix as well as more durable and had that neatplane sound button to keep interest.It looked the exact same as this, complete with the opening hatches front and rear, but with the little button in back and was a whitish color. MY memory of htis toy is a bit fuzzy, but I can remember having al ot of fun with the original version and it pains me htat Mattel would go so cheap with it like htis.todays kids deserve the same quality toy that I got, complete with that sound.

WONDERFUL TOY!
I got one each for my 2 year old son and my 3 1/2 year old cousin. Both of them loved it and spent all day playing with with them. Has easy assembly, and the wings do pop off...but it is just clicked in....so its understandable. The boys had no problem just popping the wings back in. Overall, great toy! Lots of enjoyment. ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. Vehicles    2. Play Sets