Volvo FMX Truck & EC230 Electric Excavator is great value for a Technic set

$199.99 MSRP 2,274 pieces 0 minifigures 4.2 / 5 from builders #5 of 81 Technic sets with 1,000+ pieces 68 × 13 × 8 cm built
Volvo FMX Truck & EC230 Electric Excavator box art
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94 of 100

Great value

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

Volvo FMX Truck & EC230 Electric Excavator scores 94, great value among 81 Technic sets with 1,000+ pieces. Its strongest point is contents per dollar, better than 94% of them.

#5

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

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

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94

Chart 2 · The score

How the 94 is built

Each bar is how the set ranks among similar sets; the ink line is typical (50).

Contents per dollarPlastic and pieces per dollar, with each minifigure counted as $2 of contents, compared with sets of a similar size
112 pcs/$10 · 150 plastic better than 94% +94 of 75
Minifigures per $1000 minifigures for the price
0.0 per $100 not counted —

52

Quality · a separate score

How builders rate it

Not part of the value score. It ranks the builder rating against sets of 1,000+ pieces from every theme.

  1. 14.2out of 5 from 23 Brickset members
  2. 24.24after adding 30 ratings at the average for sets of 1,000+ pieces (4.26), so a few early ratings can’t dominate
  3. 352out of 100: rated higher than 52% of sets of 1,000+ pieces

$9 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 $209. Each brick is $25.

$199.99
you pay

$209
sets like it usually cost

See 42175-1 on Brickset How scores work