Car Wash Set (retired)
Jul 7, 2012 13:08:42 GMT -5
Post by JSMT on Jul 7, 2012 13:08:42 GMT -5
Went to AG-Natick today to take a look at this set. Here are some pictures. I hate to dampen anyone's spirits or their enthusiasm for this product if it makes you happy. However, I think it is very breakable. The other adults around the display seemed to be saying the same thing - Cute, but flimsy. They were also talking to each other about why the girls had a car if they couldn't even drive it.
Here are some pictures. (Broken image links removed)
Very thin plastic hood. Not particularly sturdily attached either.
Very flimsily attached sideview mirrors. The windshield wipers are thin plastic, too, and could easily break off.
Interior. Steering wheel not sturdy at all.
Here you see how the windshield is attached to the vehicle.
And here you can see how easily it separates from the vehicle and how flimsy it is.
Here is the boot and you can see how thin the plastic is, just like that of the hood.
Rear bumper, wiggles. Not sturdy.
Rear of vehicle shot.
About 4 girls were around the car with their moms while I was watching. They were opening and closing the hood, and reaching over each other and grabbing at this and that, just like kids do when they explore. It would not hold up to this kind of play for very long, imo. The camper and treehouse (large ticket items from the past) are much sturdier and have many more varied ways for kids to play with them. Also, one good ram into a wall (which kids do, especially when the siblings move in and want to play car-crashes) and it would be smithereens.
As a toy I think it is a failure. For an adult collector that has nostalgic feelings for the era, he/she could make that call on his/her own.
*Mod edit to remove oversized image embeds*
Here are some pictures. (Broken image links removed)
Very thin plastic hood. Not particularly sturdily attached either.
Very flimsily attached sideview mirrors. The windshield wipers are thin plastic, too, and could easily break off.
Interior. Steering wheel not sturdy at all.
Here you see how the windshield is attached to the vehicle.
And here you can see how easily it separates from the vehicle and how flimsy it is.
Here is the boot and you can see how thin the plastic is, just like that of the hood.
Rear bumper, wiggles. Not sturdy.
Rear of vehicle shot.
About 4 girls were around the car with their moms while I was watching. They were opening and closing the hood, and reaching over each other and grabbing at this and that, just like kids do when they explore. It would not hold up to this kind of play for very long, imo. The camper and treehouse (large ticket items from the past) are much sturdier and have many more varied ways for kids to play with them. Also, one good ram into a wall (which kids do, especially when the siblings move in and want to play car-crashes) and it would be smithereens.
As a toy I think it is a failure. For an adult collector that has nostalgic feelings for the era, he/she could make that call on his/her own.
*Mod edit to remove oversized image embeds*