Seven bucks for a dune buggy chase scene with actual moving parts — City's small sets don't always justify shelf space, but this one justifies the impulse buy.
Is the price fair?A-A lean $6.99 that's easy to justify, even easier to impulse-grab at checkout.
Will you love it?B-Fun for an afternoon, but the scenario wears thin once the chase is done.
Holds its value?C-The secondary market on small City sets is brutal — don't expect a payday.
True ValueA-
$7
MSRP
$9
Parts value
127%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 127% of the MSRP — the basis for this A- price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$4
Figures (×2)
$4
BargainThe parts alone are worth more than you pay — $9 of parts for $7.
The Full Take
Off-Road Chase is City doing what it does best at the small-set level: a tight, legible scenario that clicks together fast and gets out of the way. The dune buggy has enough angularity to look purposeful, and pairing it with a police quad keeps the chase dynamic alive even at this scale. Thirty-seven pieces sounds thin on paper, but the set never feels sparse — every element is doing a job. At $6.99 it's the kind of set parents throw in alongside a birthday gift without a second thought, and kids don't overthink it either; they just play. Where it stumbles is longevity — once the chase is over, there's not much to come back to, and the secondary market has essentially forgotten it exists.