For us this "device" has survived a whole trip when we came home, had gone first, the connecting bolt or screw that connects the pole with the yellow element. Any attempt failed to find a suitable replacement screw so that we unfortunately could use the rod never. Much to the chagrin of our child, which unfortunately u still quite small. Also quite lazy was to themselves to seek a locomotion. The attractiveness of our Bobby Cars Classics thus fell almost to zero. Parallel went well at the beginning of the red pen broken, or the connection between the pin u. Eyelet secured to the rod. The plastic elements are processed in my opinion not good, or the plastic itself acts substandard than those varieties which one is used to from commercial Toddler plastic articles, especially the aspect of frequent u. But quite tiring use concerning. From such a product you just expect a certain robustness, which clearly does not have this.
But since there is no real alternative, gets the rod from me as a complete unit, the 3-star rating. I think the rope does not replace the rod, because you have to spend much more power for the rope, JMD. The small u. Certainly does not have superpowers, the rope is not recommended as an alternative.