Mack LR Electric Garbage Truck — B- · The Brick Drop Score
B-
The Drop Score
Mack LR Electric Garbage Truck
42167-1 · Technic
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A working garbage truck with a tipping body and functional arm — at $33, this Technic set does more than it has any right to at this price point. The electric-truck angle is a nice modern touch, even if the finished model won't stop anyone mid-scroll.
Is the price fair?A-$33 for a truck with working functions — that's a fair trade.
Will you love it?C-Fun to build and operate once, but it won't hold your attention long-term.
Holds its value?C+Modest retirement upside at best — too common a theme to drive real secondary demand.
True ValueA-
$23
Street price
$43
Parts value
188%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 188% of the street price — the basis for this A- price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$4
Functional piecescalc
$39
BargainThe parts alone are worth more than you pay — $43 of parts for $23.
The Full Take
The Mack LR Electric is one of those Technic sets that lives and dies by its functions: tipping refuse body, side-loading arm, and a cab that actually looks like the real truck. For $33, the mechanical payoff is solid — this is a working model, not shelf candy. The electric-truck branding adds a timely real-world hook that separates it from a generic garbage truck build. That said, once the functions are explored, the 'wow' factor fades fast — it's a sturdy B-minus set, not a crown jewel. Parents will find it surprisingly capable for the price; collectors will walk right past it. At this price it's an easy enough impulse buy, but it's hard to call it essential.
