Two minifigs in a sub-$30 City set is the kind of small generosity that makes a set punch above its weight — the Mars rover scene reads complete right out of the box.
Is the price fair?A+Fairly priced at launch and it shows — $30 for this scene was a genuine deal.
Will you love it?B-N/A
Holds its value?C-One of the weakest appreciators in the City lineup — do not buy this expecting a return.
The Full Take
City's Mars exploration line never got the mainstream hype it deserved, and Rover Testing Drive is a quiet highlight. Two minifigs at this price point gives the scene real life — there's a driver AND a ground crew member, so the story writes itself. The rover itself is a compact but convincing build, all functional-looking angles and chunky wheels that kids actually want to push around. Display-wise it sits neatly on a shelf without demanding real estate it hasn't earned. At $29.99 it was fairly priced from day one, which is increasingly rare in City. The one honest caveat: this thing moves on the secondary market about as well as a rover on actual Mars — slowly and with difficulty.
