I purchased this for a sixth birthday present. He put it in the pool and it lasted about 5 minutes before becoming water logged.

Well, if you own a AA and AAA battery factory then you are going to enjoy tis fun car. I don't have a factory, so after spending a $100 on batteries (within 2 weeks) I have decided to hide this car and give it away as a present to someone I'm not friends with. Save your money.

I got this for my 4 year old grandchild, it was easy to use, fun and can go everywhere. I especially like the antenna design, it's like a string with a tube that comes out if grabbed you just put the tube back in and it doesn't get bent up. Very Good product for kids!!

Given to my great grandson for having good grades, he jumped for joy. Everyone wants to use it he says. May just get another one for Xmas.

This was a Christmas gift and it was among the first few opened and played with. It's easy to control and seems pretty durable (it's been run into walls and dropped already). It drives over small obstacles (feet, socks, etc.) without a problem. We haven't tested it's durability driving through puddles or anything but it ran into the dogs water bowl and got splashed and it's still ok. The battery life leaves something to be desired so make sure it always gets turned off after use. The little one forgot to turn it off the other day so it sat idle for almost a full day (which might account for our short battery life). But it is definitely a hit... she plays with it every day.

I would suggest you avoid this product. First, it is nearly impossible for a child to drive because of the counter-intuitive control. The left stick controls the left tires and the right stick the right tires. To move forward, you have to press both sticks up. To turn right, you need to pull the right stick BACKWARDS or press the left one FORWARDS or both. It's kind of like the way a tank drives. This setup is sufficiently complicated that both I and my son weren't having any fun playing with this. Straight driving is fine, but turns become completely silly wipeouts with no sense of actual control. Not fun. Second, the car seems to lose the signal randomly even with fresh batteries. It stutters as a result. This does not seem to depend on the range, it just happens right out of the box. So I have a concern about quality also. It otherwise appears to be durable and has a creative design, so it's too bad that it has such an awkward control system.