From the article: RC Gift Ideas For Every Situation
Have you bought or received as a gift an RC toy that simply didn't live up to the hype, broke too soon, or didn't work at all? Did you give your child an RC that turned then turned up on the toy recall list months later? Did you almost give up on the RC hobby after spending hundreds on an RC only to have it break down constantly or be too difficult to operate?
Do you avoid certain manufacturers because of shoddy products or lousy customer service? Tell us about your worst experiences with any radio controlled vehicle or gadget -- toy or hobby-grade.
Tell Your StoryMini Anti-Gravity Cars
- The regular size ones were a little bit of fun but not worth the money for the amount of time I spent with them so I don't know why I thought the mini version would be better. They aren't. The most positive thing I can say about the the tiny ones is that if they fall off the wall or ceiling they don't hurt quite as much when you get socked in the eye.
- —Guest John McVeigh
Those anti-gravity cars
- they do work on really smooth surfaces but no house or apartment Ive ever lived in had walls or ceilings that smooth. If you have no place to use it what good is it. When they make one that works on a popcorn textured cieling then I might get another one but probably not. Not worth it.
- —Guest sammyg
XPV terranator
- Ok so i bought this XPV super terranator. It wouldnt cahrge or do anything. It just sat there. I replaced it. My FIRST run. I did a 20cm jump. Wheels wouldnt run. Totla piece of crud. Look on youtube. Look at the ads. Fricking 10 metre jumps. One little 20cm jump and it snaps.
- —Guest G-mann
New Bright
- Bought a new bright mighty max 1/8th scale buggy ran it a week and the circuit board just burned out wouldn't go forward or reverse anymore and the speed there was no speed it was slow as heck and couldnt event go over dirt and grass very well. Now the only thing good about it now is using it for spare parts for my other rc cars. This thing is a total piece of junk and wast of money don't buy this!
- —Guest SA
I liked it, but my daughter...
- We bought our daughter a toy remote-controlled boat. We took it down to a local lake and I thought it worked pretty well. You couldn't take it all the way across the lake because the signal wasn't strong enough, but it was still pretty neat. The boat responded well and went pretty fast. My daughter, who had begged for this toy for Christmas, never used it again. Go figure!
- —Guest Anne W.
XPV = Xtra Poor Value
- The XPV was THE toy to have when it first came out. Just looking at it in the box I had misgivings but my kids wanted it so bad so I gave in. Worst toy ever. Styrofoam body broke on the first crash. It would still fly but never very well no matter what fixes we used. It was a disappointment all around. I've heard that later versions got better but after getting burned so badly I'm not going to give them any more of my money.
- —Guest tom
