Jet vs. Car is good value for a City set

$29.99 MSRP 259 pieces 2 minifigures 3.8 / 5 from builders #56 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces
Jet vs. Car box art
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65 of 100

Good value

#56 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

Pieces per dollar lead for this jet-and-car race set: about 85 per $10 against a typical 65 for City sets with 200–499 pieces. Plastic and minifigures are a little above average, the 3.8 rating is a touch below, and at $29.99 it costs about 15% less than similar contents usually do.

#56

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.

65

Chart 2 · The score

How the 65 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
122 vs 110 +22 of 35
Pieces per $10
85 vs 61 +26 of 30
Minifigures per $100
6.6 vs 6.0 +12 of 20
Builder rating
3.8 vs 3.9 +6 of 15

$6 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 $36. Each brick is $5.

$29.99
you pay

$36
sets like it usually cost

See 60489-1 on Brickset How scores work