H. Vincent 2008-02-05
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
I bought this for my DS 2nd B-day. He loves having a motorized Thomas. IT does great pulling things on flat surfaces. It does have a little bit of a hard time pulling multiple cars up hills. I bought this on clearance after christmas as it was cheaper than buying the regular battery operated Thomas. It goes through quite a few batteries, we change them about once a week, this may be due in large part to my sons age as he doesn't quite understand that you have to turn Thomas off when you are done playing with him. He has been very durable though. He got a regular Thomas a few weeks earlier for Christmas and the wooden train does show considerably more wear than this train. This train is made of all metal and quite a bit heavier than the little wooden ones. He also loves the musical car and turns it on and dances as he watches Thomas drive around the track. I am very glad we purchased this as it has increased the amount of time my son spends playing with his trains.
This little Thomas is very good at driving on almost every surface and will travel quite well on carpet. As a result, he does drive off the track if the angle is too sharp.