[Costco] Carrera Mario Kart Mario and Luigi Remote Control Twin Pack

Oct 22nd, 2020 10:42 pm

#1

marcfar [OP]: Sr. Member; Aug 30, 2013; 759 posts; 843 upvotes

Oct 22nd, 2020 10:42 pm

[Costco] Carrera Mario Kart Mario and Luigi Remote Control Twin Pack

Deal Link:: https://www.costco.ca/carrera-mario-kar ... 04797.html
Price:: 79.99
Retailer:: Costco

These look fun. They look well built. They are nicely sized. Hopefully they can take a little beating. Great gift idea for kids. Even good for a collector.
Saw a bunch at Costco Kenaston in Winnipeg. I want to say they were $71.99 in the store where I bought them.

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Oct 22nd, 2020 10:44 pm

#2

to_vento: Sr. Member; Mar 7, 2005; 798 posts; 257 upvotes

Oct 22nd, 2020 10:44 pm

I bought and returned these. One of the cars was great, but the other would lose turn control for a moment. Was weird. Kids didn’t play with them as much as we had hoped either, so took them back.

+4

Oct 22nd, 2020 10:58 pm

#3

Furtive: Sr. Member; Jun 16, 2007; 858 posts; 411 upvotes

Oct 22nd, 2020 10:58 pm

20 min run time, 50 min charge time kills the fun.

+2

Oct 22nd, 2020 11:01 pm

#4

James Stonehenge: Deal Addict; Dec 25, 2012; 1111 posts; 436 upvotes; Toronto

Oct 22nd, 2020 11:01 pm

This is a hot deal?

JS

Oct 22nd, 2020 11:02 pm

#5

steven80: Deal Addict; Dec 28, 2008; 3422 posts; 5102 upvotes; Langley, BC

Oct 22nd, 2020 11:02 pm

James Stonehenge wrote: ↑ This is a hot deal?

No

Oct 22nd, 2020 11:03 pm

#6

RobinW51044: Member; May 6, 2020; 270 posts; 253 upvotes

Oct 22nd, 2020 11:03 pm

I bought them last year for $50ish in store

+1

Oct 22nd, 2020 11:25 pm

#7

JoJoCan: Deal Addict; Jul 14, 2018; 3908 posts; 6299 upvotes; Kitchener

Oct 22nd, 2020 11:25 pm

Price in title please

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Oct 22nd, 2020 11:33 pm

#8

blazed16: Deal Guru; Jul 8, 2009; 10875 posts; 5113 upvotes

Oct 22nd, 2020 11:33 pm

Seems like a waste of $$ runtime sucks charge time sucks and well they probably just suck.

However ive never tried them and they could be a blast.

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Oct 23rd, 2020 7:14 am

#9

dib: Jr. Member; Nov 25, 2010; 102 posts; 170 upvotes; Laval

Oct 23rd, 2020 7:14 am

Bought them from Costco in store this spring. My kids love them but like others said the short run time is annoying

Oct 23rd, 2020 7:18 am

#10

JL2002: Deal Addict; Jul 16, 2003; 1177 posts; 296 upvotes

Oct 23rd, 2020 7:18 am

I guess it is a cheaper alternative than the new Mario Kart Switch game.

+1

Oct 23rd, 2020 7:28 am

#11

BertL67369: Sr. Member; Nov 24, 2018; 652 posts; 692 upvotes; Montreal, Quebec

Oct 23rd, 2020 7:28 am

RobinW51044 wrote: ↑ I bought them last year for $50ish in store

I'm sure you got the 1 cart, these are two cart.
Anyhow, this ain't hot deal anyways. Not worth the price,

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Oct 23rd, 2020 9:07 am

#12

RobinW51044: Member; May 6, 2020; 270 posts; 253 upvotes

Oct 23rd, 2020 9:07 am

BertL67369 wrote: ↑ I'm sure you got the 1 cart, these are two cart.
Anyhow, this ain't hot deal anyways. Not worth the price,

2 cars, 2 remote my friend.. don't you know Costco only carriers the biggest package?

Oct 23rd, 2020 12:13 pm

#13

goozy1: Deal Addict; Aug 7, 2011; 1473 posts; 1690 upvotes; VANCOUVER

Oct 23rd, 2020 12:13 pm

JL2002 wrote: ↑ I guess it is a cheaper alternative than the new Mario Kart Switch game.

Some poor kid is going to get this for Christmas by mistake from an uninformed parent :-(

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+4

Oct 23rd, 2020 5:37 pm

#14

xdeals: Jr. Member; Dec 13, 2008; 161 posts; 83 upvotes

Oct 23rd, 2020 5:37 pm

to_vento wrote: ↑ I bought and returned these. One of the cars was great, but the other would lose turn control for a moment. Was weird. Kids didn’t play with them as much as we had hoped either, so took them back.

Bought these last year too, luigi turns a little wild sometimes too, we took them to the schoolyard nearby and the concrete was a little wet these definitely did drift and can do quick 180s. The other take from all of this is the battery is stored in the compartment under the car and requires a Philips screwdriver not the end of the world but not entirely easy for kids to put these back charging.

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Oct 23rd, 2020 5:42 pm

#15

S1: Member; Apr 13, 2010; 211 posts; 349 upvotes

Oct 23rd, 2020 5:42 pm

As per the reviews, recharging the batteries is a pain in the butt, but other than that, these are peppy, and fun to drive.

Oct 23rd, 2020 6:18 pm

#16

Pauly Boy: Deal Addict; Oct 22, 2009; 3039 posts; 1242 upvotes; Lethbridge

Oct 23rd, 2020 6:18 pm

Hard the larger Mario a few years ago from Costco - For a <$100 RC, it was heads and tails above the terrible New Bright stuff Walmart or TRU sell. Pretty fast and durable, it saw a couple summers with plenty of abuse before he killed it driving into a puddle.

Comments about the battery are all true - Kids can't really swap themselves, charge time is long & run time is only ~15min.

Oct 27th, 2020 11:42 am

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to_vento: Sr. Member; Mar 7, 2005; 798 posts; 257 upvotes

Oct 27th, 2020 11:42 am

Don't know why they couldn't just have incorporated a charge port on the outside of the car rather than needing a screwdriver every time to pull out and attach to a specific charger. I don't mind so much needing a specific charge cable, but the battery thing was annoying. Oddly, like the previous reviewer, it was also my Luigi which would turn oddly. Maybe this is on purpose so that Mario can always win? These were definitely pretty quick when we used them, could drift and were fun to play with. I thought it was neat that the driver leans into the turns. But at the end, wasn't enough to capture our kids' interest. The Radio Flyer go cart definitely got more use and getting way more bang for the buck on that one. I only wish the go cart came in adult size. LOL