LEGO Technic Go Kart (8256)

Bought this set for my six-year old daughter to help illustrate some of the things she was learning about cars from The New Way Things Work. She ended up putting it together in around two-and-a-half hours and had a lot of fun doing it. I did help her in putting on some pieces because she lacked the coordination and/or strength to do so herself and interpreted a couple of the pictures in the instructions for her, but otherwise it was all her.While not an exceptionally accurate representation of an actual car, there's more than enough here to help illustrate such things as steering, axles, power transmission, and engine function. The highlight for both of us was the engine as it includes a piston moving in the cylinder on a crankshaft, even if it does work in reverse from the way it would in an actual go kart (of necessity the model's wheels move the piston rather than the other way round).There is an alternate riding lawnmower model which can be built but does not make use of the engine parts (it does steer). Having built the go kart first, we decided it was too nice to take apart to build the lawnmower; perhaps we should have built the riding lawnmower first.All-in-all a fantastic product that delivers the best bang for the buck (function and technical principles vs. cost) in the Lego Technic line.

I bought this Go-cardt at the same time I bought the lego helicopter. This cost twice as much as the helicopter so I expected it to be a bigger kit. WRONG!! It even had less pieces than the helicopter. It was going to be one grandson's big gift. I was disappointed but he seems to like it. I will know better next time. Check kits out in stores first to SEE what I'm getting; then order on-line.

I bought this as toy to share with my 5 yo. He and I put it together and he began to love Legos. He is even able to assemble all the different models himself just looking an the manual. It says age 8-14, but it is great for younger ages. The functions of the car are really cool even down to the drive train. The lawn mower is pretty cool too!

I recently gave a 2 for a review and would like to change that, the manager was extremely helpful in helping straighten out the problem , and I appreciate how much he helped, and now I have the gifts to give for christmas, Merry Christmas to all , Kim New feedback grade is a 5!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great educational toy. My son and I put this together in about an hour and a half. As another review pointed out, the turning circle could be a lot smaller. My son and I are going to try and modify this. I wish they included a larger size Lego figure though. I'll look for more in this mechanical series for my son. Worth the purchase.

This was one of two Lego Techno toys I gave my grandson for Christmas. He loved them both and has had a great time playing with them.

My 7 year old son received this Lego Technic set for Christmas this year and has been very pleased with it. Not sure how long the pieces will remain seperate from the large box of Legos so I am unsure of the items' use once they are in the mainstream.

This is a very good set, once it's built. The steering doesn't work as advertized. The steering range is only about 1/2 of what the picture shows, but with a small modification, it can be made to go that far. The piston is not attached directly to the rear axel as the picture leads you to believe, but is turned by two gears, one on the axel, and one on the rod that turns the piston. Once it's built, though, it has a very low profile. It sits very low to the ground, just like the real thing. It also has a very "fast and mean" look to it, no matter what angle you look at it from. However, it is not for the begginning builder. Sometimes, Technic can be hard to work with.In closing, good job Lego Co., they've produced a very nice set.