Name: Desert Hopper
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 8490-1
Rating: 60 (2 reviews)

Desert Hopper is LEGO set 8490-1. It has a score of 60. This is bad compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 0 reviews, based on 2 scored reviews and 2 reviews total. It is ranked in the bottom 2.75% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2008, and it is categorised in Racers.

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We calculate the average rating when we've found two or more scored reviews. This set is bad compared to all other sets. Read more about the ratings distribution chart here.

Recommendations

Avoid 100%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for System in 2008 is 0.13. PPP for this set is 0.13, which is average.

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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We do not currently know how the average price per minifig for this set compares to other sets.

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.

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Review breakdown

Scored reviews

Brickset Recommendation: no 3.5 / 5 → 70 / 100

Lugnet Recommendation: no 50 / 100 → 50 / 100

Set information

Set ID: 8490-1
Name: Desert Hopper
Parts: 92

Retail price (USD):
Original: 9.99
Inflation adjusted: 11.86

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.11
Inflation adjusted: 0.13

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