Car Transporter is great value for a City set

$29.99 MSRP 342 pieces 2 minifigures 3.9 / 5 from builders #27 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces
Car Transporter box art
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78 of 100

Great value

#27 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

Plastic per dollar does most of the work for this car transporter: about 68% more than a typical set, better than 96% of City sets with 200–499 pieces, with 92 pieces per $10 against a typical 65. Minifigures are a little below the usual rate and the rating is average, but at $29.99 it costs about $12 less than similar contents usually do.

#27

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

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

78

Chart 2 · The score

How the 78 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
172 vs 110 +34 of 35
Pieces per $10
92 vs 61 +27 of 30
Minifigures per $100
5.4 vs 6.0 +9 of 20
Builder rating
3.9 vs 3.9 +8 of 15

$13 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 $43. Each brick is $5.

$29.99
you pay

$43
sets like it usually cost

See 60305-1 on Brickset How scores work