4x4 X-Treme Off-Roader gives much less than similar sets
Poor value
#63 of 66 Technic sets with 500–999 pieces
Much of this motorized off-roader’s $249.99 price goes into motors and hubs rather than pieces, so it scores poorly: about 29 pieces per $10 against a typical 104 for mid-size Technic sets, and about 56% less plastic per dollar. It costs about 174% more than similar contents, so buy it for the motors, not the value.
Motorized: motors and hubs cost a lot but add little plastic, so these measures undervalue it.
#63
Chart 1 · Among similar sets
Where it sits among 66 Technic sets with 500–999 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.
$156 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 $94. Each brick is $25.
$249.99
you pay
$94
sets like it usually cost
Motors and hubs explain much of the gap.
- Motorized: motors cost a lot but weigh little, so it scores low