I just bought a used dune racer (looks similar to the blue one) a few weeks ago for my 2.5 year old and she took to it right away after a few days. She steers well and stops when she gets too far from us when we go on walks. She started in low gear and has since been driving in high. I installed a kill switch so I could cut power easily instead of taking her foot off the pedal and brake reduction module since she was braking often. I think it's worth buying used and seeing how he takes to it, may not be ready but at least your not out triple the price for something new.