Parking Garage & Service Station

I was really excited to purchase this for my 4 year old because I myself as a child had one that I loved playing with. Much to my disappointment, for the money, it is not very sturdy, it does not stay together well, and the car lift is too hard for my four year old to crank herself. It is even hard for me to crank. I would not recommend this toy and am definitely disappointed in the money I spent on it. Besides all of that, my daughter and her friends have no interest in it after they try to crank the lift.

I bought this for my 2.5year old for christmas. It is not very sturdy at all and falls apart very easily. My son isn't even very rough with the toy. The parking spots are cardboard and are meant to be stuck on with double sided tape!! The tape is not sticky at all and comes right off of the slippery plastic. This toy is expensive and a rip off! It is a complete piece of junk and will probably end up in the recycle bin in a few months. My son doesn't even play with it because every time he touches it, something falls off.

This product is not worth the price. The guard rails do not stay in, the gas handles do not stay in the gas pumps, the one ramp does not stay connected to the first floor because the support does not stay connected to the ramp. Overall I would not recommend this purchase to anyone. I just bought it for Christmas and want to toss it.

First and most importantly, my 2 1/2 yr old son LOVES this garage!! He has spent many hours racing the cars down the ramps. Assembly was easy, but the parts don't stay together well. I super-glued some of the pillars into the frame and on the red ramp which made it more durable. Originally, I assembled the guard rails around the parking area, but they got in the way, so I just took them off for easier play and bagged them up with some other unnecessary pieces. I also didn't put the parking spot 'stickers' down because they were cardboard pieces with minimal adhesive on them and I thought they would get in the way of rolling cars. It also travels well if you pop the ramps off. The colors and stickers are cute as well.

I was suprised that the front 'car wash/gas station" piece was not attached to the main frame, and I've since kinda set it aside from the play area since my son is more interested in the ramps. The 'hoses' to the gas pumps don't stay hooked in, nor does the cover to the pumps, but that isn't really a big deal.

The elevator lifts up and down manually but also has a crank wheel at the top (helo pad). However, the wheel to turn it is difficult to use for my son and it shakes the whole car garage....so we usually just use our hand to lift it up and down.

The cars that come with it are cute but we've found that heavier diecast cars work REALLY great on it! The ones that come with it don't roll as well as the diecast ones.

Overall, my son has enjoyed it...a bit pricey for what you get, but the joy my son has had is worth every penny.

My son (age 2 1/2) absolutely loves this garage and I do too. He picked it out of the catalog when we were talking about Christmas gifts.

It was very easy to put together and the construction is pretty good. He is very rough with it and although he can pull the ramps off he can also put them back on. It is easy to move around too as sometimes he likes it on the floor and other times he likes it on his train table.

The filing station piece is odd because it doesn't attach to the parking garage but you can chose whether or not you want to keep it around or put it in the closet which is nice.

My son could care less about the cars that came with the garage - he is more interested in using it with his matchbox cars.

I highly recommend this for busy toddlers who love cars and trucks. It's been a great addition to his playroom and thus worth every penny!

Got this for Christmas for our 18 month old. Should have opened it when we got it so we could send it back. Elevator was broken and the cars don't move easily (were able to fix it enough to work). People that came with it are boring and don't even fit in cars. The gas station/car wash/service area aren't attached. Cardboard with double-sided tape is used to mark out the parking spaces and didn't last an hour. Our son uses his other cars that move well to go down one ramp. Doesn't play with it for very long. Doesn't seem high quality plastic. Will be put up for when he is quite a bit older.

My son loves playing with this, but it has a lot of parts that don't stay together. We have considered gluing it so that the pieces quit falling off of it. We aren't quite sure why it doesn't come with screws or some way to keep it together.

This garage is great for my 3-year old boy. there's so much for him to do - fill up the gas tank, wash the car, change the oil, drive down the ramps. But the elevator really keeps his attention - up and down, up and down. This is a great toy, and was easy to assemble.

We wanted a taller more challenging garage for our 21/2 yr old son, the Fisher Price one is much better even though it is much smaller. I was very disappointed when I bought this for Christmas. I am sending it back and I hope our toddler will understand. (If I glued the garage together it might be more stable), but for that price I shouldn't have to do anything to it at all......

I was hesitant about buying this product because of its price. I see that it is now $20 cheaper which doesn't make me feel good. My daugher likes the garage and has been playing with it off and on since yesterday (Christmas). However, I see that the numbers do not want to stick to the garage and my daughter, who is three and a half, has a hard time cranking the elevator to bring the cars to the first and second floors. I also don't like that the gas station is disconnected from the garage. Overall, I would feel better about this purchase if I hadn't spent so much money. It's cute and seems durable and so far my daughter seems to like it.

My 2 year old daughter loves this product. She pulls the tabs and car parking stickers off it daily (which is a problem at times) and tries to stand on it (I doubt it would hold any weight) but it keeps her entertained and immersed for a long time. The elevator is tough to use for a 2 year old but she can grow into this. Bright, colourful and fun

I donated this toy to my son's class and all the kids are enjoying it.

The only reason I didn't return this was because it would have broke his heart to not have a parking garage to play with. Unfortunately, I found the garage to be terrible quality. The guard rails do not stay in, the parking spaces are cardboard affixed with double stick tape, both of these have lasted about 2 days before my son removed them. The ramps keep falling off, and the car wash isn't even attached to the parking garage by anything, it just sits beside it. The gas tanks have gas nozzles, but they do not fit into the holes to "hang them back up" which frustrated my son, as he wanted them to hang back up like he sees us do when we finish filling our car with gas. Entirely disappointing.

This colorful activity garage met and exceeded my expectations!My 2 and 3 year old grandsons keep occupied for a long time. I keep an eye on the 2 year old but the toy is well constructed without loose small pieces.