The toy itself is fairly good, easy to transform, fits back into alt mode easily enough, the shape of the car mode is quite nice, I mainly got the figure as my missus really liked the convertible car mode.

Blades are not as fun this time around, as mentioned by others, the colour is terrible, it is flat and one toned in a grey that if you painted a room that colour would make the inhabitant manic depressive in about 3 days.
The car mode has no floor, and the weapon is not only redundant as it is another blade, but like all emchtech weapons looks terrible when the weapon is not fully deployed. Why couldnt they have some method of keeping the weapon fully deployed at all times?

Only worth getting if you are a Sideswipe lover, someone who cna paint him in a nice metallic paint (if it will stick) or can get him reasonably cheap, he is not worth the $25-$35 he is being sold for in most stores.