First year ever that i'm buying nothing... car+car+car=coma.

[TeamThrifty]

17 hours ago, allanp said:

would there be so many complaints about the number of cars if the non car sets were better, because I really don't think there would be.

No there wouldn't. If Cars made up 70% of sets, but the remaining 30% were excellent i wouldn't mind at all. But what are the big-set, none-car options this year? Little sets don't float my boat... the cars are 3 or 4k pieces. Give us a comparable big set.

[gyenesvi]

22 hours ago, Jundis said:

It really comes down to this I think:

I would add to this one that at least some car sets should also have some innovative stuff in them.

17 hours ago, allanp said:

I do wonder, would there be so many complaints about the number of cars if the non car sets were better, because I really don't think there would be.

I think there would be less complaints, but people would still point out the emptiness/repetitiveness/lack of functions in those car sets. But at least then it could be defendable by arguing that it's just extra on top of the good amount of good quality sets.

[mahjqa]

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I would add to this one that at least some car sets should also have some innovative stuff in them.

Like some sort of drifting mechanism with spinning rear tires and new suspension components.

 

So sad that no set like that was released this year. 

[Amt0571]

Last year I bought a used 42043 Arocs since it was a set I always wanted and I didn't find anything interesting on the lineup. This year the lineup is even less interesting and I'm considering buying my first CADA set... probably the Remote Control Excavator C61082W.

I have bought the Temple Bounty for my son though, but only because I found it with a 25% discount.

Edited Friday at 09:09 AM by Amt0571

[howitzer]

On 11/6/2025 at 11:33 AM, Jundis said:

It really comes down to this I think:

Most Technic fanatics don't mind that cars are making the majority of new entries, if:

- the number of non-car technic models is still sufficient (lets say 10 cars per year and 10 other models, or even 12 / 8 would be fine for me)
- the quality of the non-car models is still consistently high (looking down at you and spitting out, 42215)
- a decent mix of Heavy Machinery / Trucks / Agriculture / ... is maintained
- a decent mix of small / medium / big models is maintained
- a decent mix of non-electric, electric, RC and pneumatic models is maintained, focus is on non-electric.

In the video of @kbalage at min 1:00, the graph shows that the sum of non-heavy and other machines are very consistent over the years with 7...11 models.

This is very much it. Cars are not interesting (especially when they don't have any interesting mechanisms but just the repeating the same functions over and over again) but I don't mind them being out there - it's the low number and poor quality of non-car sets that I find disappointing. Small sets are not very interesting either way, there have been some nice medium sized sets but even them are too few and far between to really be that satisfying and the largest sets feel much too expensive for what they do.

Edited Friday at 12:50 PM by howitzer

[gyenesvi]

4 hours ago, mahjqa said:

So sad that no set like that was released this year. 

I did not mean to say that we didn't have it this year, I meant to add it as a requirement in general. You are right, and on multiple occasions I said that I am satisfied with this year's new parts and hope this trend continues in the future.

[Jundis]

10 hours ago, gyenesvi said:

I would add to this one that at least some car sets should also have some innovative stuff in them.

That's true, we are still missing a convertable since the 8448 from 1999! Also where are the FWD cars, which make the majority of streets vehicles?

4 hours ago, howitzer said:

I don't mind them being out there

A big plus for more sets each year are the new pieces they bring us. Especially new suspension components, gears and panels. The latter in multiple colours.

Edited Friday at 05:45 PM by Jundis

[Auroralampinen]

And the most depressing thing is. That in finland the jesko has always been cheaper than the crappy dump truck. So cars do sell better because they are priced much better than interesting stuff. And the interesting stuff usually is really basic and boring:(. 

[GoldVillage]

On 11/7/2025 at 8:31 AM, TeamThrifty said:

No there wouldn't. If Cars made up 70% of sets, but the remaining 30% were excellent i wouldn't mind at all. But what are the big-set, none-car options this year? Little sets don't float my boat... the cars are 3 or 4k pieces. Give us a comparable big set.

We gonna need years with 0% cars/bikes and 100% construction equipment (and similar) sets. Theres plenty of options here; like a large heavy duty forklift, log stacker, backhoe, forest machines, wheel dozer, scraper. Some of them could work great just as manually mechanical operated while others with pneumatics. And bring back the universal sets!!

[Auroralampinen]

4 hours ago, GoldVillage said:

We gonna need years with 0% cars/bikes and 100% construction equipment (and similar) sets. Theres plenty of options here; like a large heavy duty forklift, log stacker, backhoe, forest machines, wheel dozer, scraper. Some of them could work great just as manually mechanical operated while others with pneumatics. And bring back the universal sets!!

I agree:). 

[howitzer]

11 hours ago, GoldVillage said:

We gonna need years with 0% cars/bikes and 100% construction equipment (and similar) sets. Theres plenty of options here; like a large heavy duty forklift, log stacker, backhoe, forest machines, wheel dozer, scraper. Some of them could work great just as manually mechanical operated while others with pneumatics. And bring back the universal sets!!

I wouldn't mind (though my wallet would) but never going to happen, not unless something changes drastically. Cars are obviously very profitable so that's what they're going to make.

[allanp]

Lots of comments here I agree with. Absolutely bring back universal sets, and make them studded (parts are still in production) and it would serve as a bridge between Regular Lego and studless Technic. 

And yes, where are the front wheel drive cars? They make up most of what we see on the roads and are what probably most drivers have experienced. A front wheel drive car with sideways mounted inline 4 engine, compact 4 speed gearbox with a linkage/flex cables to a manual 8880 style stick shift and McPherson strut suspension would be one of the most innovative Technic sets since the Airbus helicopter, I'd say more so, and it's a car so it's win win!

[Kostq]

mcpherson in Technic is too high will raise the hood/bonnet line and requires a big vehicle to look proportional.
1:8 scale hot hatch as a flagship wouldn't sell as much as a hypercar imho

[Toastie]

37 minutes ago, allanp said:

Absolutely bring back universal sets, and make them studded (parts are still in production) and it would serve as a bridge between Regular Lego and studless Technic. 

This: Nothing to add. Absolutely my world.

And then there are the sales/revenue numbers in whatever AI driven spreadsheet apps (as "programs" have become old school) TLG uses, telling them to make more "cars". And flowers, X-Wings, minimalized "Whatevers".

I am just sticking to and bying the old/used TLG stuff: Technic, Train, System, Electric, Education, Model Team ... it is so nicely "safe". It simply feels very good. For everything glitzy - there are soooo many options.

Best
Thorsten  

[2GodBDGlory]

2 hours ago, allanp said:

Lots of comments here I agree with. Absolutely bring back universal sets, and make them studded (parts are still in production) and it would serve as a bridge between Regular Lego and studless Technic. 

And yes, where are the front wheel drive cars? They make up most of what we see on the roads and are what probably most drivers have experienced. A front wheel drive car with sideways mounted inline 4 engine, compact 4 speed gearbox with a linkage/flex cables to a manual 8880 style stick shift and McPherson strut suspension would be one of the most innovative Technic sets since the Airbus helicopter, I'd say more so, and it's a car so it's win win!

That's some MOC inspiration there!

I've done FWD transverse engine cars with motorized sequential transmissions, but I don't think I've ever done one with a manual shifter. It'd be some interesting linkage work to get that to work with a transverse transmission