Well the Power Wheels Jeep is getting a little cramped for Rory. Becky and I have been talking about this for a little while now and knew that inevitably we would have to get her something else soon. We came across a good deal and a mostly new Power Wheels Ford Mustang. Now I am not much of a Ford guy, but I saw little comparison with this and an everyday Ford vehicle. So we took it.
One good thing about this car as opposed to the Jeep is that this has permanent doors. RaeLynne even gets to ride with her sister on some trips. She really loves that. Frankly, riding with Rory would scare the…well you know…out of me. She misses trees by mere inches. But, she has yet to hit anything. So, que sera sera.
Not to let her new car look dusty. Rory quickly (very quickly) cleans it off.
And then poses with it.
This thing has a faux radio that play songs, beeps a horn, lights for a tachometer, lights for a speedometer, makes engine noises, and startup noises. Wow, I would like to have had one of these when I was growing up.
And they are off….
Addendum:
When we bought this car we had a little problem. The wiring melted down to the battery. Someone had lost the plug to it and rigged up a different one with the wrong battery and wrong size wire. We had a similar experience with the Jeep. My brother and I changed out the Power Wheels battery with a lawn mower batter and put in some appropriate sized wire with insulated terminals. The thing runs like a top. I use a 12 volt battery charger, like the ones for motorcycles, to keep it charged. It lasts longer and is half the price of the Power Wheels battery. The only problem was cramming it into the housing for the battery under the hood. Power Wheels must have realized their error in allowing this much space (barely) and made it even smaller of an opening when it came to newer models. Thus when I came upon modifying the Mustang in this manner, an alternative had to be found. Hidden under the seat/trunk area is a plethora amount of room. All that is housed in this area is two small motors for the wheels. I rigged up a battery holder, re-routed the wires, and hooked it up. VVRROOOOOMMM!!! It has made the car more of a 50/50 weight distribution and gives it more traction in the rear. It also gave Rory a trunk in under the hood. That really seems wrong though. If you would like to do you child’s Power Wheels like this, feel free to ask for help in the comment section below.