Tow Truck Trouble gives a little less than similar sets

$24.99 MSRP 144 pieces 3 minifigures 3.6 / 5 from builders #169 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces
Tow Truck Trouble box art
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28 of 100

Below average

#169 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces

Three minifigures put Tow Truck Trouble at about the usual figure rate for a small City set, but the bricks fall short. It gives about 42 pieces per $10 against a typical 57 and roughly 27% less plastic per dollar, and at $24.99 it costs about 36% more than similar contents usually do.

#169

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 199 City sets under 200 pieces

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

28

Chart 2 · The score

How the 28 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
69 vs 92 +6 of 35
Pieces per $10
42 vs 55 +6 of 30
Minifigures per $100
8.7 vs 8.7 +10 of 20
Builder rating
3.6 vs 3.7 +6 of 15

$6 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 $19. Each brick is $5.

$24.99
you pay

$19
sets like it usually cost

See 60137-1 on Brickset How scores work