Airplane vs. Hospital Bed Race Car Pack is about typical value for its size
Average
#83 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces
Two minifigures for $9.99 is about twice the usual rate for a City set under 200 pieces, and this soapbox race pack gives 67 pieces per $10 against a typical 57. Plastic per dollar, estimated from the parts list, is below its group, and builders rate it just 3.4 of 5, which pulls it to average despite a price about 14% below similar contents.
#83
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.
55
Chart 2 · The score
How the 55 is built
Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.
Plastic per dollar
83 vs 92
+13 of 35
Pieces per $10
67 vs 55
+24 of 30
Minifigures per $100
19.1 vs 8.7
+17 of 20
Builder rating
3.4 vs 3.7
+2 of 15
$2 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 $12. Each brick is $5.
$9.99
you pay
$12
sets like it usually cost
- Plastic estimated from its parts list (too few part weights known)