Name: Desert Racers
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 31040-1
Rating: 78 (5 reviews)

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Recommendations

Avoid 50%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

better

Average PPP for System in 2016 is 0.12. PPP for this set is 0.09, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

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All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

LEGO Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5 → 90 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5 → 90 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: no 3.6 / 5 → 72 / 100

The Rambling Brick Recommendation: no 3 / 5 → 60 / 100

Unscored reviews

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Set information

Set ID: 31040-1
Name: Desert Racers
Parts: 65

Retail price (USD):
Original: 4.99
Inflation adjusted: 5.32

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.08
Inflation adjusted: 0.09

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LEGO

Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5 from 6 reviews

I don't get why the smallest LEGO City sets (Boxed) are more than the small CREATOR sets. The Smallest City sets are $9 ($8.99), while the smallest Creator are $7 ($6.99)! So I think that the smallest CREATOR sets are better!

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 6 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.5 / 5 from 236 reviews

I am introducing LEGOS to my 3 year old grandson. These sets are too hard for him to build so- I build them, and absolutely have a blast! *WE love this 'jeep'! *I built the car that is the largest picture on the box, which is very much 'Jeep' like. *It is very detailed and so fun for me to put together but most importantly HE loves this car! *It always seems on every LEGO car set I buy and put together, a section continually falls off and has to be reattached. *I love these sets because they are easy to build PLUS we are building up a good set of LEGOS with lots of wheels!

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 236 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Brickset

Recommendation: no 3.6 / 5 from 1 review

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The Rambling Brick

Recommendation: no 3 / 5 by Richard

This set is good for what it sets out to achieve: become the lego equivalent of a toy car, on a similar scale to a regular Hot Wheels vehicle. I think this is a neat set. I appreciate the level of detail able to be included at this reduced scale, and some of the neat parts usage. The inclusion of SNOT techniques beyond a headlamp block was an unexpected bonus. It is a quick and simple, versatile build.

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