Off-Road Race Buggy is the best-value Technic set of its size

$19.99 MSRP 219 pieces 0 minifigures 4.1 / 5 from builders #1 of 51 Technic sets with 200–499 pieces
Off-Road Race Buggy box art
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88 of 100

Great value

#1 of 51 Technic sets with 200–499 pieces

Second of 39 Technic sets with 200–499 pieces, this $19.99 buggy scores well on every count: roughly 32% more plastic per dollar than its group, about 102 pieces per $10 against a typical 85, and a 4.1 of 5 rating that beats 92% of similar sets. It also costs about a third less than the $30 its contents would usually sell for.

#1

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 51 Technic sets with 200–499 pieces

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

88

Chart 2 · The score

How the 88 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
151 vs 105 +38 of 35
Pieces per $10
102 vs 76 +33 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 not counted
Builder rating
4.1 vs 3.8 +17 of 15

$11 less

Chart 3 · The price

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

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $31. Each brick is $5.

$19.99
you pay

$31
sets like it usually cost

See 42164-1 on Brickset How scores work