Die-Cast Reviews

Our son loves this Tow Truck! He is always towing his cars around his room. Great gift.

St. Louis, MO.

Last Christmas I brought this toy for my 2 year old son and he LOVES it! The lights and sounds give him the real feeling of being the driver of the truck. He's had this toy for 11 months now and so far nothing has broken and the paint has not chipped. It still looks like new. I am so impressed that I am also going to buy him the lights and sound fire engine. This toy was well worth the money!

While my almost-3-year-old grandson and I were opening the box, Jacob was already looking for the buttons to press on this tow truck. He loves the sounds! Then I explained to him the tow truck's job -- to help cars that can't "go" anymore. This truck will take the broken-down car to a garage to get fixed. So, we found a little car he hooked onto the tow truck. Right now, he's learning how to work the winch. And, the lights on this toy are VERY impressive! I told him this truck is not afraid of the dark. It has to help people all day and all night long. Last, but not least, we put M&M candy in the "secret compartment" in case SOMEONE got hungry while on the job. Great toy! Loads of fun! Well made, very colorful, not too heavy.

We bought this track for our five year old son. This track is the greatest. It is well made and the cars stay on the track.
It has a diagram to be able to set it up, so it is easy to put together. My husband and I play this with our son, and we all have a great time. I would recommend this race track.

My 7 year old son and I love this race set. We put it together with the NASCAR set and really have a blast...the cars are very durable and take lot's of abuse when we crash them. We are going to buy more LL race sets....enjoy!!!

We ordered this track so the whole family can race together. It's alot of fun. The parts are easy to put together and a diagram provided for the four lane set up is well illustrated. The cars have proven to be pretty durable,even in the hands of our 5yr old. One thing to keep in mind is that the track shouldn't be set up on carpet,as carpet lint gets caught on the car wheels and slows them down. It is much too large for the dining table. We solved this problem by using the back of large area rug, which has a rubber like backing. We have honestly spent hours in the evenings since Christmas racing. The great thing about this track is it can also be turned into just a two lane and has a diagram for this lay out as well.

Our 3 1/2 year old loves all the Bruder trucks. They may be made out of plastic but, they are still very tuff. Our son sits on them without any problems. We love the detail of all of vehicles. It makes learning about heavy equipment fun. All of the vehicles have working parts and Bruder's attention to detail is unsurpassed. The small details adds intererst and play time longevity to the toys. Our son plays with them every day and knows the difference between quaility constructed toys and cheap toys. The wheels get pulled off of other brand trucks and put into the dump truck bed of the Brueder. Brueder is the only brand that we will buy! These are not flawed third world country plastic toys. All parts are made and assembled in Germany! The cement mixer is next on his wish list.

Purchased this for a 3 1/2 year old boy. Was hesitant about buying any large, plastic truck, but we did not see any alternatives at the time we purchased this. We should have stuck with our instinct. When it arrived, we were immediately struck by the fact that the plastic seemed flimsy, and that many small plastic pieces that are attached to the grader appeared and felt so cheap and flimsy that we doubted they would survive 5 minutes of play, in our humble opinion. We were not going to wait to find out, and we decided to send this back. You can get a STEEL Tonka 18" grader off of ebay for less than what Amazon is asking for this plastic thing. That's exactly what we did. Good luck!

HE SO MUCH ENJOYS PLAYING WITH HIS HOTWHEELS AND PLAYSETS. I ENJOY HE QUIET TIME SPENT WHILE PLAYING.

These cars are the best thing in the world. I am a 24yr old kid that loves to collect them.

These trucks have held up through crashes, falls, 60 lbs of boy riding them. They are durable, fun toys. My boys run around the house all day with them. They are used in ways they are not meant to be used and have lasted for 2 years of daily use and still going fairly strong. I'm thinking of getting another set as back up when they do call it quits. I would strongly suggest these to anyone with active kids, literally hours of entertainment.

This truck is very durable. My 3 year old son plays with it at home, at the beach,and in the mountains. He bangs against walls, trees, and rocks. He pushes it all over the place. Through the dirt, salt water, mud and sand, it has held up as expected. He and his friends are very rough with the trucks. It is one of his favorite toys. He will not leave home without it. If you are looking for a durable, long lasting toy to keep your child busy, this is it!

We bought this for our 3yo son as a bribe (ahem) to give up his baby bottle habit. He was able to choose any toy in the store and this is what he chose (good taste). It is well worth the money we paid for it (full price). He loves it, his 1-1/2 yo sister loves it. They will get years' more use out of this tractor. It is very durable; it helps them with their coordination and judging distances and teaches cause and effect (and SHARING). I would recommend you have a little extra garage space if you are going to store it inside as it is larger than your normal trike or Big Wheel type of thing. This is a great price for this item. Grab it up! You won't regret it. Oh yeah. Get a pile of rocks too so they have something to scoop!!

I bought it for my little cousin. He loves to come to the farm and ride on the tractors, so I thought he needed his own toy tractor to ride. He totally loves it! It is very durable and will last him for years to come, a great gift for any farm kid or any one that loves tractors! This tractor was easy to put together, the detail makes it look just like a John Deere on the farm. Great toy!

If any priced these cars atocal hobby shops lately you will know that [$$$] for two of them is a steal. These cars are extremely fast and feature the magnetic tration so even the youngest racers can enjoy them with little or no skill in ho racing. They are far superior from the cars I used to have when I was a kid both in speed and staying on the track. They allow my 4 year old to race like a pro! The pick up shoes are a little fragile, dont even consider cleaning them but you can buy them online; 10 pairs for [$$$] so i guess its not to big of an issue

My son (age 4 ½) likes the paint schemes on most NASCAR vehicles and this twin pack was no exception. He loved the flames on the Dupont #24 car and liked the lightening bolt printing on the Valvoline #10 car. But looks were not the only thing this twin pack had going for it. I liked the price; two cars for the price of one is a great price. I bought this twin pack as an addition to a Life Like Racing set. These two cars run extremely well and really hold the track at higher speeds. They are well built, run well fast or slow and look great. The paint scheme on these cars is not currently being used by the real NASCAR sponsors that they represent (the paint scheme is 2 or 3 years old) but at two cars for the price of one who cares. My son and I have had hours of fun with these cars and I would highly recommend this pack to anyone looking to add more cars to their lineup.

My son loved this toy. I, on the other hand, did not. The batteries wore down way to quick, the plastic hydrolic on the shovel was contantly coming off & needed keeping track of, and lastly, after about a month the shovel broke right off. My son was heartbroken. He want's another funrise tonka but I really don't want to take a chance.

Our two-year old received this when he was 18 months old and he is now just starting to enjoy it. It is durable, but sometimes the rubber track comes off, but it is easily replaced. He spends lots of time putting it on various surfaces - indoors and out. This is a winner.

My 18 month son fell in love with this truck at the playground, so I recently purchased it for him and for my twin three year old nephews. My nephews are currently sleeping with these trucks in their bed at night. My son loves to push the buttons and hear the loud rock music. The music is very loud, and can be unnerving to parents, however it is the only toy to which he returns time and time again. When I gave the trucks to my twin nephews, even the girls at the party were playing with them. Bottom line is these trucks are very loud, and not the least bit educational, but your little boys will probably love them and they are not too expensive. Perfect present for a three year old boy, whose parents you slightly dislike!

I bought the backhoe, dump truck and the back loader and recently purchase the crane for him. He takes them everywhere he goes. His father takes him to see the real ones at work and he know what each one is called.

They are very durable. Great trucks.

I got this backhoe for my 3 year old last year and it has put up with more abuse than any toy should have to face -yet it still works well & looks fine. My son has had an enormous amount of fun playing with it, riding on it, attacking his sister with it, etc. and it keeps coming back for more. Don't bother with motorized plastic, this is the real thig!

My 3 yr old counts 2 of these (don't ask) amongst his collection of 17 (don't ask) Tonkas. These are, by far, his favorites. Crack of dawn finds him out in the sandbox digging away. The ability of these toys to take abuse is consistent with that of all Tonkas. It's very high. They get crashed, bashed, and knocked around; left out in the rain; left out in the sun; and live in the very abrasive conditions of our wet Seattle sandbox. The sole evidence these have of the rough life they lead is the fading of the stickers. The paint colors have held up great, but in one season of use the sticker colors have faded almost completely away. One other issue: largely for the better these toys haven't been dumbed down or made "safer" over the last few years. This means that the corners are somewhat sharp- fine for our 3 yrd old to handle, but our 18 month old daughter has more fun with the (equally durable) processed plastic Tonka Backhoe ... . It doesn't seem to hurt her hands a bit when she holds it hard against the attempts of her brother to add a third backhoe to his side of the sandbox.