Le Toy Van London Car Set Premium Wooden Toys for Kids Ages 3 Years & Up (TV267)

This is the second purchase of Le Toy Van cars we have bought for our toddler. While these may not be made from solid oak (I believe they are MDF or similar) they are nicely designed, the wheels and axles feel solid and they take a good beating. The packaging was also noticeably presentable and had no unnecessary plastic ties etc. The paint finish is fairly solid but don't expect it to stand up to a few dozens crashes, tosses and rolls across the floor. It will eventually start to wear. What was important for us was the confidence that these items are over engineered to the point loose pieces would not be found by our 1 year old, which I have complete faith in as they are solidly built.These are slightly more expensive than some of the competitors but I fell in love with the design. They have a certain "je nais ce quoi" as their website claims, that some other designs do not. Having already purchased the small 3 piece retro set and the London set, we look forward to expanding the collection in-time for Christmas.

These cars and the packaging were a complete hit. Bought these for my 2 year old nephew for his birthday and out of the many gifts he got this was his favourite. He absolutely loved taking them out of the box and putting them back in (with a little help as they are not quite meant for that and so can get stuck). The quality is fantastic, they seem very durable as were dropped many times without any denting. I love the variety and my nephew enjoyed saying “car” or “neenor” as he took each one out. This gift brought many hours of fun and continue to do so, much to his dads annoyance as his fancy remote control car didn’t get a look in - in fact it got kicked out of the way several times to play with his wooden cars.

Good quality cars for the most part. My complaint about them is that they are nicely painted with the exception of the windscreens; those are stickers. While the rest of the toy is great and easy to clean, the stickers started to peel off right away, before I even tried to clean them. I have to be very careful with them now, which isn't really suitable for a children's toy. Why didn't they just paint the windscreen on too?

Have only been owned and played with for a month and the paint had come off the police car.Not robust enough for children to play with and I certainly won't be buying any more toys from this brand especially at the prices they charge. Not impressed.

of course these are more expensive than the plastic version but they are so well manufactured and have stood the test of time