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"A pretty little display piece let down by minimal build depth and a minifigure-scale mismatch that divided buyers, the Yellow Taxi earns its Skip It verdict from experts despite a surprisingly warm reception from the 185 owners who knew what they were buying."
The Yellow Taxi (40468) earned a BrickScore of 44.8, landing it in Skip It territory, though the disconnect with owner sentiment is stark: 185 buyers across Amazon, Walmart, and LEGO.com averaged 4.39 out of 5, and 75% would recommend it. Expert reviewers found the set too simple and too constrained by its non-minifigure-scale design to recommend broadly, but the owner base largely came in with the right expectations and found it charming as a display piece.
Where they split: The sharpest split is between expert scoring (44.8, Skip It) and owner ratings (4.39 average, 75% recommend). Owners who understood the scale context were generally satisfied; buyers expecting a minifigure-compatible CITY vehicle were frequently disappointed. One owner articulated the divide well, noting that the set was never designed to hold minifigures and comparing it favorably to the more playful CITY taxi lineup.
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"The sticker sheet is a little disappointing for a small build, but they do add key details to the cab, such as the signs that say "Taxi"."
Brickset Reviews
"The 124-piece New York taxi is strangely crushed in the passenger compartment and we can't really say that LEGO succeeds in selling us a Ford Crown Victoria."
Hoth Bricks"The sticker sheet is a little disappointing for a small build, but they do add key details to the cab, such as the signs that say "Taxi"."
"The 124-piece New York taxi is strangely crushed in the passenger compartment and we can't really say that LEGO succeeds in selling us a Ford Crown Victoria."
Walmart4.4LEGO.com4.4Amazon4.3
