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April 2024 by Kim M.
I saw a coupon for the store. My kid can name car makes and models from 60's to now. Yeah, he's almost 7, and has seen all 11 Fast and Furious movies - he's on another level. 1. Out the door final cost before coupon, $110.00 Components purchased: Top Body, SRT Challenger (it's gotta Hemi!), BASIC R/C package**, tires, rims, blower motor, underglow and side pipes. I used a $10 coupon. 2. We all know we are paying for the memories with our kids. Questions you want answered: Cars can be sold as basic, free rolling cars, OR as R/C cars*** #1 6xAA batteries, lowest speed car. #2 A rechargeable battery pack option, faster, etc. #3 A best rechargeable bat pack, fastest car. Extras were: blower motor, under glow/pipes, R/C package #1 (vs. A free rolling, push car.) Must buys were: rims, tires, body top, bottom chasis (free roll or R/C). The top body was $30. TBVFH, my kid has a walmart F&F drift car and hand me down RCR, 3 cell LiPo, that'll rip your face off at 60mph, so this car was for the memory. Like 'Build-A-Bear', but for kids who love cars. The Ridemakerz car remote control has a "turbo" button, giving a bit more torque, and lighting on off on button. It does make sounds. This performance of this car (***R/C Pkg #1) is no better than your $15.00 R/C car. Yes, those crappy ones. I don't think it has steering alignment lever, and it pulls to the left. We got treaded tires, and it doesn't drift unless youre on ice. You can buy slicks, but the torque doesn't allow you to truly drift, but rather "donut". The steering radius/angle is terrible. If wheels are straight, full turn left or right is no more than 15-20°. If this was his first R/C ever, I would've gotten the #3 package and a rear spoiler for my son, but as I said, it was for the memory. To me, the car's performance is absolute trash. Your kid walks around with a basket, and picks the stuff they want. The only thing with a price tag is the top body. Then you go to the assembly area (see pic). An employee partially assembles some components. They 'start' the screws for the child (4 coarse threaded screws for plastic), so they don't cross thread them. Once all is kid proofed, they do a Pit Stop Challenge, and time your kid when they assemble it. 4 screws with zip gun. 4 rims to tires. Then put them onto car. We, had to remove hood center piece and pop on blower. Slide side pipes into undercarriage, which had basic circuitry to allow for underglow to be powered on. Oh, and for some reason, the blower motor is held into the front hood via a crappy magnet, so when dude crashes, it flies off. I see some JB weld in this cars future. If my son was 7 years old, I would've given a hard NO to this purchase, simply bc the car is verging on toddler cartoony BS. Did I see older boys in there making cars? Yes, but for $50 more, you can buy a ready to go, Hobby Grade, R/C car that'll make any elementary school kid drool. This store would pull more $ if they had a "teenager/dad" option. Faster. More realistic, less cartoony. If you are on a budget, F this place. If your kid is bright, and ahead of the rest, skip this place and go buy a starter Traxxas ($150), or find one used on the market place. This store and purchase are super subjective. Price is absolutely DUMB. What dad sees is trash. What son sees is fkg gold. Your call.
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October 2023 by Jordan Griggs
Went on 10/5/2023 and made my Corvette. Zach was a great help and explained everything in detail and helped us get the best stuff at a great price.Went back on 10/6/2023 to look for some more accessories for the Corvette and Torie helped out and was great as well. Definitely will be back in th future.
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October 2023 by Zora Geffre
I seen this place on tik tok a little while back and we went today with my boyfriend and im just so happy about the experience. Brought our cars back to where we were staying and I did end up seeing a problem with mine they answered the phone when I called and said I could take it back and get it fixed. Their customer service is amazing. Very professional in what they were doing and so so friendly. I will definitely make a trip to come back again to get another rc car.
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August 2023 by Ryan Workman
Very cool custom build your own cars! Lots of parts and add one to customize
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August 2023 by Patti Pierce
This place is AMAZING!!! The staff was so helpful and indulged my giddiness despite me being nearly 40. I’ll be visiting every single time I’m in town!
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August 2023 by Chad Beheler
Awesome time with my 5 year old son. The staff let him build the car while helping him. Great customer service. We went with the remote control version, which was a little more $ but worth it. Great memories made that I'll always remember.
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August 2023 by Elisa Bailey
Great fun for adults too! Took my sister for her birthday. We all built cars. I like the options, if you want remote control plan on spending minimum $55 (if you buy batteries there). Unfortunately the day we went, only one employee working and one unloading a truck so instead of lining everyone up and telling them how to do it, she did must for us to herd us through. Even to the point of opening our batteries....?
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August 2023 by Nicole Burdett
Zachary was great with my son! Such a fun thing for my son to do for his birthday. Thanks Zachary!
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August 2023 by Maria
My son had a great experience building his car it was fun, the staff is very friendly and helpful, there are plenty of options.
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July 2023 by David Valdes
This place was awesome! Whether you're a parent or a kid, it's cool for everyone! We went there because my wife found it online when we were visiting Myrtle Beach. She wanted to go build a toy car for our new grandson. Turned out you can make them remote control also! It's like Build-A-Bear but for RC cars. I loved it so much that I built and bought two!
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July 2023 by Shannan Kimes
We always have the BEST experience at Ridemakerz and today was no different! Thank you for your patience and kindness. We can't wait to come back and see you again!
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June 2023 by Jonah Vess
INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE I got to build my own custom car for a pretty cheap price!
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June 2023 by Jessica Davison
We had a great experience at this store! We highly recommend stopping by. Caleb helped our 2-year old son, with his sisters, build an awesome firetruck. He was really attentive and funny.
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May 2023 by Kacie Day
This place was so much fun for our little one!! As the employee (Kit) explained it, which was perfect. It’s like a build a bear for cars. Although there are a lot of accessories to choose from, there are free options that you can pick for rims and tires. The prices on everything is reasonable too. We are glad we went. Actually went back a couple hours later to make another one! Also, Kit was great.
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May 2023 by Kaitlyne Lam
My 2 year old had the best time picking out all of the parts and building his own car. Torie did a great job explaining everything, showing us all of the options (both what was included and what was an upgrade) and helping put everything together.She even helped us test some add-one to make sure they worked right.Overall an amazing experience.
