Mercedes-Benz G 500 PROFESSIONAL Line is great value for a Technic set

$249.99 MSRP 2,891 pieces 0 minifigures 4.4 / 5 from builders #3 of 81 Technic sets with 1,000+ pieces
Mercedes-Benz G 500 PROFESSIONAL Line box art
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87 of 100

Great value

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

A large licensed model that still rates great value, ranked second of 66 big Technic sets. You get about 108 pieces per $10 against a typical 77 and around 21% more plastic per dollar than its group, and builders give it 4.4 of 5. The one catch is price: at $249.99 it runs about 8% (roughly $19) above what sets with similar contents usually cost.

#3

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.

87

Chart 2 · The score

How the 87 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
126 vs 102 +35 of 35
Pieces per $10
108 vs 72 +35 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 not counted
Builder rating
4.4 vs 4.2 +16 of 15

$16 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 $234. Each brick is $25.

$249.99
you pay

$234
sets like it usually cost

See 42177-1 on Brickset How scores work