Electric Car for 4 Year Old
Discussion
Not sure the right place to put this in, I don't think it's a 'What Car'!
My daughters 4th birthday coming up and we want to get her an electric ride on/in car for the garden. Ideally with parental controls so our 1 (soon to be 2) year old can have a go in without hurting himself. The garden is about an acre so no worries about space. Is 36v worth it over 24v?
I've been looking at this https://vimeo.com/501825783?embedded=true&sour...
Budget of about £500 max.
Any ideas welcome!
My daughters 4th birthday coming up and we want to get her an electric ride on/in car for the garden. Ideally with parental controls so our 1 (soon to be 2) year old can have a go in without hurting himself. The garden is about an acre so no worries about space. Is 36v worth it over 24v?
I've been looking at this https://vimeo.com/501825783?embedded=true&sour...
Budget of about £500 max.
Any ideas welcome!
Have you thought about Ebay? These things have a very short shelf life. We picked one up for about £50 but after a few minutes of excitement followed by a few weeks of sporadic use it got left unloved and uncharged until we sold it on for pretty much what we paid for it.
Ours had a max speed of about 3 miles an hour which may have been the issue, but my wife overruled my plan to modify it by replacing the motor with an old cordless drill
Ours had a max speed of about 3 miles an hour which may have been the issue, but my wife overruled my plan to modify it by replacing the motor with an old cordless drill
They are all apocalyptically s
te. They creak and whine along at a slower than walking pace, build quality is appalling, you’ll be secretly laughed at by all the other parents and you will get peanuts for it in a few months time when you teach her to ride a bike…
Get a balance bike instead..
te. They creak and whine along at a slower than walking pace, build quality is appalling, you’ll be secretly laughed at by all the other parents and you will get peanuts for it in a few months time when you teach her to ride a bike…Get a balance bike instead..
General Price said:
Our neighbours bought this for their grandson, between us we’ve about an acre of garden to explore and the boy and our daughter love it in the summer months. It can properly handle two kids and is fast enough downhill for a four year old. They still like it at seven!One thing I would say is search for one locally online. We picked a quad bike up for £19 with a knackered battery, stuck a mobility scooter one in for about £25 and you’re up and running.
The amount of one’s going for next to nowt prove what a fleeting thing they are for kids, especially after the parents have gotten sick of tripping over the thing for a winter where it’s languished uncharged, only for the kid to get bored in ten minutes after trundling around the tiny garden of a three bed semi.
Many moons ago when I was a lad, my dads mate was an engineer and he used to go to the local tip and grab various electric lawn mowers and refabricate them into electric ‘cars’.
The motors had so much torque they were fking lethal from setting off that if you didn’t lean way forward you end up tipping yourself off the back.
The motors had so much torque they were f
king lethal from setting off that if you didn’t lean way forward you end up tipping yourself off the back.Riroo are really good quality.
We "only" had a 12v mercedes g63, but it was much better built than cheaper brands. That being said, we paid less than £200 from an eBay store, but prices now are considerably higher.
We bought it for my eldest around 7 years ago (for his 2nd birthday at the time) and only sold it on a year ago. Our youngest came along making use of it and only lost interest in it when he turned 6.
The remote was great as it had an emergency stop (didn't use this anywhere near as much as I thought I would!) and a speed control.. It was also great as they could play with it as a giant RC car..
The soft start is good too as it stops them from having their heads yanked backward as they hit the throttle, which is what happens on lower end brands.
I changed the battery once or twice in its life time but kept it on a timer to charge it for a few hours at least once a week. This seemed to lengthen the life of the battery and meant it was always ready to use. Especially when friends/cousins came round as it was charged and ready to go.
4 is a great age, she will certainly love it.
We "only" had a 12v mercedes g63, but it was much better built than cheaper brands. That being said, we paid less than £200 from an eBay store, but prices now are considerably higher.
We bought it for my eldest around 7 years ago (for his 2nd birthday at the time) and only sold it on a year ago. Our youngest came along making use of it and only lost interest in it when he turned 6.
The remote was great as it had an emergency stop (didn't use this anywhere near as much as I thought I would!) and a speed control.. It was also great as they could play with it as a giant RC car..
The soft start is good too as it stops them from having their heads yanked backward as they hit the throttle, which is what happens on lower end brands.
I changed the battery once or twice in its life time but kept it on a timer to charge it for a few hours at least once a week. This seemed to lengthen the life of the battery and meant it was always ready to use. Especially when friends/cousins came round as it was charged and ready to go.
4 is a great age, she will certainly love it.
justin220 said:
Got one for my son and he uses it probably once a week. Bought a basic one, you could get one with lights, radio etc. Get a remote one for when he decides he can be bothered driving home!
Rules are it must match dad's car
I went down the must match mums car (for my daughter) - with Audi TTs - ill dig out a pic for this.Rules are it must match dad's car
Honestly though for what it cost vs the amount it was used, I wouldn't bother if I was in the position again. Yes it was quite cute and novel but in reality it didn't get much use and eventually the battery was goosed and the replacement battery was nearly £200 so at that point it was quite literally scrapped.
Ice_blue_tvr said:
Most seem to use alarm batteries.. Either 6v or 12v.. About £20 each and easy to replace..
£200 for a new battery sounds extreme?
The battery in my daughters TT was massive - much more akin to a leisure battery size (like what you get in a large touring caravan) and was 24v £200 for a new battery sounds extreme?
Alorotom said:
Ice_blue_tvr said:
Most seem to use alarm batteries.. Either 6v or 12v.. About £20 each and easy to replace..
£200 for a new battery sounds extreme?
The battery in my daughters TT was massive - much more akin to a leisure battery size (like what you get in a large touring caravan) and was 24v £200 for a new battery sounds extreme?
APC use the same trick for ups batteries. £200 for two 12v alarm batteries taped together.
Either way, it's perhaps worth going with 12v in that case for the sake of cheap battery replacement.
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