4x4 Fire Truck with Rescue Boat is great value for a City set

$34.99 MSRP 301 pieces 3 minifigures 3.9 / 5 from builders #37 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces
4x4 Fire Truck with Rescue Boat box art
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75 of 100

Great value

#37 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

Three minifigures, about 33% above the usual rate, and 80 pieces per $10 against a typical 65 for City sets with 200–499 pieces make this $34.99 fire truck good value. Its plastic per dollar is a little above its group, the 3.9 rating is average, and it costs about 15% less than similar contents.

#37

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.

75

Chart 2 · The score

How the 75 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
129 vs 110 +27 of 35
Pieces per $10
80 vs 61 +24 of 30
Minifigures per $100
8.0 vs 6.0 +16 of 20
Builder rating
3.9 vs 3.9 +8 of 15

$7 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 $42. Each brick is $5.

$34.99
you pay

$42
sets like it usually cost

See 60412-1 on Brickset How scores work