F1 Grid with VCARB & Sauber Race Cars is good value for a City set

$29.99 MSRP 313 pieces 3 minifigures 3.7 / 5 from builders #42 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces
F1 Grid with VCARB & Sauber Race Cars box art
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71 of 100

Good value

#42 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

Two race cars and three minifigures for $29.99 work out to about 100 pieces per $10 against a typical 65 for City sets with 200–499 pieces, and roughly 60% more minifigures per dollar than usual. Builders are cooler on it (3.7 of 5, below most of its group), so it settles at good value, costing about 18% less than similar contents.

#42

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.

71

Chart 2 · The score

How the 71 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
119 vs 110 +22 of 35
Pieces per $10
100 vs 61 +28 of 30
Minifigures per $100
9.6 vs 6.0 +17 of 20
Builder rating
3.7 vs 3.9 +3 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 $37. Each brick is $5.

$29.99
you pay

$37
sets like it usually cost

See 60474-1 on Brickset How scores work