Air Race Jet gives much less than similar sets

$159.99 MSRP 1,151 pieces 0 minifigures 4.0 / 5 from builders #77 of 81 Technic sets with 1,000+ pieces
Air Race Jet box art
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13 of 100

Poor value

#77 of 81 Technic sets with 1,000+ pieces

Being motorized costs the Air Race Jet here, since motors cost a lot but add few pieces: it gives about 52 pieces per $10 against a typical 77 for big Technic sets and roughly 25% less plastic per dollar. Builders rate it 4.0 of 5, but at $159.99 it costs about 74% more than similar contents, leaving it 63rd of 66.

Motorized: motors and hubs cost a lot but add little plastic, so these measures undervalue it.

#77

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 81 Technic sets with 1,000+ pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

13

Chart 2 · The score

How the 13 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
79 vs 102 +6 of 35
Pieces per $10
52 vs 72 +3 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 not counted
Builder rating
4.0 vs 4.2 +4 of 15

$65 more

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $95. Each brick is $25.

$159.99
you pay

$95
sets like it usually cost

Motors and hubs explain much of the gap.

See 42066-1 on Brickset How scores work