My son age almost 3 got this for Xmas this year and it was an instant hit with everyone. The car itself is easy to use, switch it on, press down Roarys head and wave the flag frantically over the sensor on the top of the car, a few seconds later the car revs up and off it goes over the ramp and into the cones, smashing the 'wall'. On Xmas day we had 5 girls and boys ages 2-8 and they all loved this toy. The only negs were impatience on the childrens behalf as you have to rebuild the wall which is like a jigsaw after each run and the fact that even the 6 year old had a bit of trouble putting the wall back together by himself which is a little tricky - only minor points though as its very quickly sorted by a grown up. Seems pretty sturdy as its tolerated quite a few knocks by my son. Overall a very clever toy appreciated by kids of various ages and erm a few grown ups too!!