Hot Wheels Modifighters Live Wire Rollin' Thunder' Transforming Vehicle

I bought this for my son for Christmas as an alternative to the overpriced Transformers ... what a disappointment. The pieces are difficult to put together and don't stay together. The water has to be just the right temperature for it to change colors. And the color changing spots are just that - spots on the hood, the fenders, and the doors. I learned my lesson and should have stuck with the original Hot Wheels "type" cars.

Santa brought this one for Christmas and all the other toys have been cast aside. My son has been playing constantly with it for several days now.It does take a little coordination to "transform" this toy from a car to a robot, and my son often needs a little help. He is not quite 5. He does not mind and loves to play with the water squirters.The color change feature that is supposed to activate with cold water is not very effective. We used very cold ice water to fill the guns and drenched the spot that was supposed to change color. The change was barely noticable and very short lived. I don't think the little water guns vend enough water to cool to the required temperature to cause the paint to change.The doors pop off often when playing with the toy as a robot or when transforming from a car into a robot, but can be popped back on without damaging the toy.