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LEGO 2008 / Racers / Power Racers Sets

8490 Desert Hopper

Theme / Subtheme Racers / Power Racers
Year 2008
Pieces 92
Availability Retired
8490 LEGO Power Racers Desert Hopper
Retail $9.99
Value $90.57
Growth  806.6%
Annual growth 9.0%

8491 Ram Rod

Theme / Subtheme Racers / Power Racers
Year 2008
Pieces 72
Availability Retired
8491 LEGO Power Racers Ram Rod
Retail $9.99
Value $26.27
Growth  163.0%
Annual growth 3.5%

8492 Mud Hopper

Theme / Subtheme Racers / Power Racers
Year 2008
Pieces 59
Availability Retired
8492 LEGO Power Racers Mud Hopper
Retail $9.99
Value $20.41
Growth  104.3%
Annual growth 4.6%

8493 Red Ace

Theme / Subtheme Racers / Power Racers
Year 2008
Pieces 82
Availability Retired
8493 LEGO Power Racers Red Ace
Retail $9.99
Value $16.42
Growth  64.4%
Annual growth 4.7%

8494 Ring of Fire

Theme / Subtheme Racers / Power Racers
Year 2008
Pieces 268
Availability Retired
8494 LEGO Power Racers Ring of Fire
Retail $29.99
Value $43.87
Growth  46.3%
Annual growth 2.2%

8496 Desert Hammer

Theme / Subtheme Racers / Power Racers
Year 2008
Pieces 510
Availability Retired
8496 LEGO Power Racers Desert Hammer
Retail $49.99
Value $57.68
Growth  15.4%
Annual growth 2.1%
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Year Details

Year
2008
Theme
Racers
Subtheme
Power Racers
Sets
6   (all retired)

Year Pricing

Retail
$119.94
New/Sealed
Value
$255.22
Growth
+212.79%
Annual growth
+2.89%

2008 Set Lifespans

The average lifespan of a 2008 Racers set is 11 months where 8496 Desert Hammer had the longest lifespan of 14 months.
Desert Hammer
Desert Hopper
Mud Hopper
Ram Rod
Red Ace
Ring of Fire
Average (11 months)
Lifespan in months
0
7
14

Community Stats

The following are the top 6 most owned 2008 Racers Power Racers sets by LEGO collectors.
#1Ram Rod
#2Desert Hopper
#3Red Ace
#4Mud Hopper
#5Ring of Fire
#6Desert Hammer

About LEGO Racers Power Racers

The LEGO Power Racers subtheme of LEGO Racers was introduced in 2005 and focused on TECHNIC and System vehicles with various functions such as pull-back motors, falling apart on impact, or slammers which propelled it forward. Power Racers was discontinued in 2010 and consisted of 35 sets in total.
2008 LEGO Sets
In 2008, LEGO celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the Minifigure. It was also the 50th Anniversary of the LEGO Brick. This year also marked the release of LEGO Cuusoo which eventually paved the way for the highly collectable LEGO Ideas theme. In 2008, LEGO and LucasFilm released the Indiana Jones theme, making it the second LucasFilm theme to be released along with Star Wars. Notable set's in 2008 LEGO released the now infamous Green Grocer (10185-1) which started the investments of other collectable modular building for decades to come.