A $10 City race car with two minifigs that kids will wear out — the love grade lands at A- for a reason. The price grade tells the other half of the story.
Is the price fair?D+Fifty-six pieces at $10 is on the steep side for what you're holding.
Will you love it?A-Kids will run this thing into the ground — that A- is earned.
Holds its value?C-Retires cheap, resells cheap; don't bank on it.
True ValueD+
$8
Street price
$8
Parts value
93%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 93% of the street price — the basis for this D+ price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$3
Figures (×2)
$4
FairParts are worth about 93% of the price — close to what the set is worth.
The Full Take
Fifty-six pieces and two minifigs at $10 sounds like a slam dunk until you look at what that money buys elsewhere in the City lineup. The race car itself is a tight little build — clean lines, recognizable silhouette, the kind of thing a six-year-old will zoom across every hard floor in the house. Two minifigs in a set this small is a genuine win for play value; you get a driver and someone to race against right out of the box. Display collectors will look past it and builders will be done in twenty minutes, but neither of those crowds is the target. For parents, this is a reliable birthday bag stuffer or a checkout-lane grab that actually delivers some fun. Just know you're paying a slight premium for the City branding on a set that size.