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Sad dissapointment- so underpowered it should be a crime,
January 4, 2012 Bryan Campbell (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Bright 1:14 Radio Control Pro Dirt Velocity Buggy (Toy)
My son got this from Santa this year. We charged the battery for 8 hours like it reccomended and then got ready for the excitement to begin. Here is what we observed.
SPEED:
At full charge the cars motor/battery is barely strong enough to get the car moving. It looks like it is being driven by a cautious drivers ed student inside.
TURNING:
As advertised it turns in all six directions. Unfortunately the turning radius it the worst of any RC car I have ever seen or owned. In a large open basement the car needs to go literally wall to wall to make the turn without having to stop, backup and try again.
BATTERY LIFE:
What battery life? The already underpowered car begins to show diminished performance after about 4 minutes of use. It is essentially dead in 10 minutes.
DURABILITY:
We have charged the battery and used the car 4 times and now he is bored with it. During that time it has not broken...Read more