Name: Speed Racer & Snake Oiler
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 8158-1
Rating: 80 (5 reviews)

Speed Racer & Snake Oiler is LEGO set 8158-1. It has a score of 80. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 0 reviews, based on 4 scored reviews and 5 reviews total. It is ranked in the bottom 48.77% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2008, and it is categorised in Racers.

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Recommendations

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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 0.09, which is better.

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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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Average PPM for System in 2008 is 16.01. PPM for this set is 11.87, which is better.

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Review breakdown

Scored reviews

Eurobricks Recommendation: meh 35 / 40 → 88 / 100

Eurobricks Recommendation: meh 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 3.9 / 5 → 78 / 100

Lugnet Recommendation: meh 75 / 100 → 75 / 100

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Set information

Set ID: 8158-1
Name: Speed Racer & Snake Oiler
Parts: 242
Minifigs: 2

Retail price (USD):
Original: 19.99
Inflation adjusted: 23.74

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

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 10.00
Inflation adjusted: 11.87

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Recommendation: meh 35 / 40 by Tarfful

A very well designed and executed set. It's only downfalls are that there are way too many stickers, 32 to be exact, and there are no cool contraptions on the cars to take out the other racer.

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