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Hot Wheels Turbo Glo Turbo Tunnel Track Set

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Features:
  • The ultimate track set to utilize the awesome Turbo Glo motorized, glow-in-the-dark cars
  • Upside-down mega loop
  • When played in the dark, cars make a laser-like trail when traveling through the tunnel
  • Set includes 1 motorized Turbo Glo car
  • Requires 3 D batteries (not included)


Temperamental but kids love it anyway:
My kids love this set, even though it rarely works as it is supposed to. The car often comes off the track, falls over in the tunnel or keeps going round and round in circles in the tunnel instead of going back onto the tracks. Fortunately my kids think these bugs are features -- watching it go round and round in the tunnel is kind of cool, and the kids and the dog think it is great fun to chase the car when it runs off the track. Still, I think it is a bit disappointing that it only get through the regular course about half the time, and only very rarely successfully gets through the overhead alternate track. It was a pain to put together. The clear plastic tunnel walls were very hard to fit, despite the combined efforts of my husband and I. At first we thought that our set was missing the special Glo car. We would have called Mattel for a replacement but when I was flattening the box to put it in the recycling I discovered that the car was in a tiny little compartment way up in one corner. If you open the box from the other end it would be very easy to miss the car as you can't see the cardboard compartment unless you use shine a flashlight into the box. I don't think the set is worth the full retail price, but amazon's 70% off price made it worthwhile.


Track arrived without a turbo glo car!!:
The track set is supposed to include 1 turbo glo car. After putting the track together on my son's birthday, I realized that there was no car included, and regular Hot Wheels cars DO NOT work on this track. I called Hot Wheels/Mattel and was told they'd send me a voucher for a car. Only after telling them it was ridiculous to only send a voucher for what should have been in the package in the first place did the representative offer me a voucher for two cars (not exactly customer-service minded). I have tried Target & another regional Target-like store & have yet to find the cars, so I still have a useless cheaply made plastic track sitting in my family room. Needless to say, my son & I are NOT satisfied.


I threw it away...:
I have never been as disappointed in a product for a child as this tunnel track. It was a nightmare to put together and never worked properly. It was a gift for a friend's grandson. After spending Christmas Day trying to assemble it, they brought it over to my house as nothing ever defeats me. I was so digusted that I got out a 33-gallon trash bag and threw it away; I was too mad to even pack it up and return it.


Doesn't Work!:
My son received this for is birthday last year and was very disappointed when the car rarely made it around the track. My husband tried numerous times to adjust the track, but the car was only able to make it around the loop about 1 in 15 times. The best part was the glow-in-the-dark car. My son would turn out the lights, charge the car, and let it go across the room... he found that more amusing than the failed attempts on the track. We ended up throwing the entire thing away... very disappointing. Good idea, but poorly made.


As new still in the box...:
I purchased this as a gift for my two nephews assuming I could easily purchase an additional Turbo Glo car (the set includes only one). After searching retail stores, Amazon, and even the Mattel Hot Wheels website I cannot locate a single car except through private sellers and priced more than what I paid for the set. I am extremely disappointed in this product. PLEASE avoid purchasing ANY Turbo Glo track sets if intended for family fun and pray that the car does not get eaten by the dog!!!!


Amazon Maximum Age:120 months
Amazon Minimum Age:60 months
Batteries Included:0
Batteries:3 D
Battery Description:3 AA
Binding:Toy
EAN:0027084410105
Is Fragile:0
Manufacturer Maximum Age:120 months
Manufacturer Minimum Age:60 months
Model:K4103
MPN:K4103
Package Quantity:1
UPC:027084410105



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