Rampage Cross Country 1/12 Radio Controlled Scale Monster Truck 27Mhz - V2

This toy was bought for our sons fourth birthday and he, and his friends love it. It arrives fully built and ready to go all you have to do is put the 9volt battery into the transmitter, charge the nicad battery pack and off you go. The truck is well built for this price catagory with a strong chassis and body (both Plastic) The finish is good with glossy paint and nice graphics. Operation is simple with joysticks for forwards, backwards, left and right. The controls are not proportional in that this toy has only on off controls for all function ie full speed forwards or backwards, full left or full right. This is only to be expected in a toy of this price. The size and speed of the truck make it better suited to outside unless you have a huge house as once its built up speed funiture can take quite a battering. Things that would make it better would be. An on off switch on the transmitter, a charger that has a fully charged light, an easyer connection for the battery pack to the truck (Its a bit fiddly). All in its a great toy for a youngster.

Bought this to share with my 4yr old son. It looks great, is really fast and has a good battery life. Its just about powerful enough to please, cos' you expect a monster truck to have monster power. It has a full suspension, but is only 2 wheel drive. Its very light, and the back wheels spin when you select forward or back as it searches for traction. It runs up a steep hill without loss of speed. The turning circle is poor, but then again when at full speed any slight turn will cause it to spin 360 degrees. This can be annoying, but at the same time is great for 'hand brake' turns. at £35 its great value, but if it cost more you would expect it to be 4 wheel drive and have a more powerful motor. Its for tarmac use only, grass is a just a small step too far. overall its great, but at the same time the 'little boy inside' wants it to be as powerful as the real thing... worth the price. I can only assume that the 1* reviews had a faulty truck, but i may be wrong.

I have been looking for a remote controlled car with a rechargeable battery for my 5YO son. It's like all the sellers and the supermarkets are partners with the battery producers and they are all working against the environment cause it's horrible to keep disposing them and they cost so much more than what the actual toy cost after a while! And the kids are not happy after all cause they can't play with it as much as they want as no one will keep spend a fortune on batteries. Have a shop around, you'll see it's hard to find anything with rechargeable batteries even if you're willing to pay a good price! So finally I'd like to say well done to this seller. You've got a really good product for a very reasonable price. Increase your selection and you'll be making a lot more money. Just make sure the next ones will hold the battery better which I sorted with some selotape. Thank you

For around £30 - this isn't a bad product. I have a second RC car which cost over twice as much so I'll point out the main weaknesses (none of which would stop me from spending this ammount on a similar car) - battery: yes it's rechargeable but the charger gives you no indication of when it's done (I usually give it about 4hrs) - battery: it slots into the base but sits exposed ...I wouldn't use it on wet surfaces! - battery running time: we get about 30min of decent play but as the power fades, so does performance (my other one goes full power for 40min then cuts off) - tyres: they're more of a soft plasic than rubber so traction on carpet isn't great - handling: the turning circle is quite poor but this is partly down to the lack of grip from the front tyres (on carpet - may be better on other surfaces) - controller: it is a bit flimsy, especially the aerial but I mostly use it indoors so I leave it retracted - lights: look OK but would be nice to switch them off to increase running time - durability: the front is well protected with plastic bumpers - mine's been run into all sorts of furniture at high speed without getting damaged It was bought for my 4yr old son - he loves it and because it's a bit slower he finds it easier to control than our other, more expensive one.

The first monster truck arrived & I couldn't even get to the charging stage, as when i took the charger out it fell apart in my hands exposing wires. The end of the charger that plugs into the truck is like a telephone cable & had been wired up incorrectly thus making it impossible to plug in & charge. I phoned Amazon who were brilliant. They sorted out a replacement for me very quickly as this was for my 5 year old's birthday. The next one arrived with exactly the same problems. Unfortunately it was too late to try a third time as i needed a Monster Truck urgently. I therefore had to pay £100 at Argos because of this problem. I therefore can not rate this car on play ability as I couldn't even charge it. Very disappointed & out of pocket.

Bought it for my 5 year old. Much bigger than I was expecting, but it is perfect for my son. Goes quite fast, but not too quickly that my son can't operate it. Definitely an outside toy unless you live in a mansion. Better on hard surface/concrete, not particularly good for grass. Battery only lasts somewhere between 20 - 25 mins, but you can separately buy spare battery packs which are quite cheap. I bought two spare batttery packs, which allows my son (or me!) to play non-stop for over an hour. Easy to change batteries, and to be honest, it wouldn't be half as good without them - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003XUZG3K/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_7

I bought this truck for my Autistic son 2 years ago and it is still in one amazing piece. My son is incredibly curious and has a habit of tearing things apart to find out what they are made up of. This truck has survived everything from being thrown down the stairs to being left outside in the garden for days. Not an atom out of place or broken Still in one piece. For me, its a 7 star buy.

For the price I was expecting something of at least reasonable quality but this just is not good. After 10 minutes of indoor play a wing mirror had snapped off, a rear light cover had started to peel away and the other rear light came on intermittently. The wheels don't find any traction on the floor so the truck just spins around. Great for doughnuts but not if you want to drive it around. Took it outside on the concrete (after it's third charge) and had the same problem out there. That is until the battery starts running down, which takes 15 minutes. This was a Christmas present for my son who, after a day, is bored of it because the charge in the battery lasts such a short time and takes so long to recharge, and because it just goes around in circles. I will be trying to return it.