Hot Rod is great value for a City set

$9.99 MSRP 81 pieces 1 minifigure 4.3 / 5 from builders #6 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces
Hot Rod box art
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85 of 100

Great value

#6 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces

Builders rate this little hot rod higher than any other City set under 200 pieces, 4.4 of 5 from 46 ratings. Add 80 pieces per $10 against a typical 57 and about 30% more plastic per dollar than its group, and the $9.99 car ranks fifth of 163, costing roughly 32% less than similar contents usually do.

#6

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.

85

Chart 2 · The score

How the 85 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
123 vs 92 +30 of 35
Pieces per $10
80 vs 55 +28 of 30
Minifigures per $100
9.9 vs 8.7 +13 of 20
Builder rating
4.3 vs 3.7 +15 of 15

$5 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 $15. Each brick is $5.

$9.99
you pay

$15
sets like it usually cost

See 60485-1 on Brickset How scores work