Fisher Price Big Action Construction Site with Remote Control $24 + Free In-Store Pickup

We got this set for our son last Christmas. Overall a dcent set, but there is one thing keeping it from being fantastic. The remote control part of the truck is not very responsive which can lead to lots of frustration. It will "overshoot" most commands, so you'll go past the point you were aiming for. To make things worse, the way the truck is made, it is hard to push by hand. It makes grinding noises and pretty much won't roll on its own.

When you get it to work properly though, the set is very cool. If you drive it into the lowered elevator, the stop sign acts as a release and sends the thing up. When you get to the top, the other end of the elevator has a stop that prevents the truck from driving off the end and it is weighted properly so that the entire arm will fall just enough to get to the bottom and latch itself back down. The truck itself must have a fairly strong motor since it goes over most small bumps so it makes a decent toy by itself.

I'd say that in order for it to not be a total frustration with the remote, I'd shoot for ages 5+, but at that point they are probably on the verge of outgrowing the whole setup.

We rotate our bigger toys in and out and he'll still play with this a little when we get it out, but generally he'll push the truck around when playing with the set or drive the truck with the remote separately. For $24 I'd probably buy the set again but with the understanding that the remote keeps this from being a huge hit.