Four minifigs in a City set at this price point is the kind of ratio that makes you do a double-take at the shelf tag. A solid police chase with real play energy — just don't sit on multiples expecting them to pay off later.
Is the price fair?A+A rare City set where the shelf tag felt like a mistake — in your favor.
Will you love it?BN/A
Holds its value?C-Flat as a road — this one doesn't climb after retirement.
The Full Take
High-speed Chase packs a helicopter, a sports car, and a crook getaway vehicle into one box, which is a lot of moving parts for a City set at this price. The four-minifig lineup — cops, criminal, the whole crew — gives kids an instant cast without needing to raid another set. The build itself is straightforward but satisfying: three distinct builds in one session, each with its own personality. Display-wise it's more of a playmat situation than a shelf piece, but it has the kinetic chaos that makes City sets magnetic to kids. The A+ on price is the headline here; $39.99 for this spread of content was a genuine bargain in 2017. The weak spot is long-term value — this one moves sideways on the secondary market, not up. Buy it to play it, because that's exactly what it's built for.