Lifeguard Truck is great value for a City set

$24.99 MSRP 214 pieces 2 minifigures 4.1 / 5 from builders #24 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces
Lifeguard Truck box art
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79 of 100

Great value

#24 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

This $24.99 lifeguard truck is a little better than typical on every measure: about 82 pieces per $10 against 65, roughly 20% more plastic per dollar than other City sets with 200–499 pieces, and a 4.1 rating from 52 builders. It costs about 20% less than sets with similar contents.

#24

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.

79

Chart 2 · The score

How the 79 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
130 vs 110 +27 of 35
Pieces per $10
82 vs 61 +24 of 30
Minifigures per $100
7.7 vs 6.0 +16 of 20
Builder rating
4.1 vs 3.9 +13 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 $32. Each brick is $5.

$24.99
you pay

$32
sets like it usually cost

See 60453-1 on Brickset How scores work