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 3 Year Old Nephew Loves It Dec 26, 2009
Bought three automoblox (red car, blue car, green pickup) for my three year old nephew for Christmas. As soon as he opened them and discovered he could take the cars apart, he was entranced with them, leaving the rest of his new toys behind. He played with them for hours, taking them apart, putting them back together, rearranging the pieces, and them racing them in various configurations. I think he fell in love when he saw he could even take the wheels off and put them back on!
I am blown away by the outstanding design and quality of these cars! They feel so solid, and it is so easy to take them apart and put them back together! It was all perfectly manageable for a 3 year old's motor skills. And he was just thrilled with understanding there were colors and shapes to match when putting the parts together. It is truly amazing how well they function...they roll easily and he had as much fun zooming them around as he did taking them apart and putting them together. They fit just great into a child's hands. When zooming them around, occasionally a part would fall off...but it never upset him because he was so thrilled to be able to "fix" them himself. (The first thing his mom said when seeing the presents was "please tell me this isn't something else we have to put together" - she was delighted too when she found it he could do it all by himself!!)
Really truly, these are awesome toys! I rarely write reviews, but felt obligated to share because this product is that good...made me a hero!
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 Too expensive, not versatile enough Nov 17, 2009
We bought two automoblox for our daughter, 5, the full sized blue sedan and green pickup truck.
We found them much less versatile than advertised -- with $65 worth of cars you can build one version of a stretch sedan. Not very interesting. Also they are much harder to "rebuild" than it appears -- a circle/square/star/triangle locking system means that a) you can't reverse the pieces, and b) you have to remove the connector from one, maybe two ends, before you can connect them. You can put the pieces together upside down -- but then the car doesn't roll (wouldn't it be cool if you could convert them from "high riders" to "low riders"?). The connectors have a squeeze piece that 5 year old hands can't manipulate so she can't do it herself. We didn't find that this provided (as the instructions said) "a welcome level of complexity". Also the people in the car each fit into exactly one location -- their bottoms are round/square/star/triangle.
I'm afraid this is one of those toys that appeals to adults but doesn't work out for kids. We've gotten a lot more use out of two 1:18 scale love bug cars that were about $10.
-- Kristy
Love Automoblox (but pricey) Jun 23, 2009
This was one of the first Automoblox cars I purchased. The others were a Blue Sedan and a Green Truck.
The fit and finish is very nice. he wooden body is nicely detailed with grooves and small decals for the brand, logo, and car model.
I like that the parts are interchangeable which promotes creativity.
Excellent "Model" Car For Young Ones May 26, 2009
We gave this car to my 3 yr. old for his birthday - Best Present Ever! It's sturdy and well designed a great model/puzzle car for young kids. We will add to his collection. Nice toy!
Great Keepsake and toy Jan 12, 2009
See my review for the sedan and truck. Great toy for children and a great collectible. I love the wooden toys and have bought three for my son. Will be buying more in the future.
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