Are Lego Speed champions a good investment to double your money? 

The short answer is a resounding yes. Lego speed champions are a great investment. They are highly popular sets with children and adults, very collectable cool little sets, that always do well on retirement. Popular and collectable is always great to have in a Lego investment, next is that they are discounted. As you will see often a 25% discount is enough to double your money. But I have been able to pick up many speed champions sets up at 50% off. 

Why are Speed champions a good investment?

I think everything comes together with Lego Speed champions to make them a good investment. They are popular sets first and foremost, sets with great utility, they fit nicely on a shelf of any car enthusiast, with many adult fans of Lego, wanting to display their pride and joy of their favourite cars on the shelves.

But not only that kids love them as well, so they get bought to be built and played. So you have both sets of the market.

The speed champions are built around popular brands as well, Ford, Ferrari, Chevrolet, Lamborghini, Porsche and so many others. They are therefore unique to their models. You may see 5 different Lego fire engines around the same time. But there will only be one of a particular model of car in Lego format. So people will be prepared to pay extra if they want it. 

Lego speed champions also has a good cycle, unlike potter and star wars really popular sets they don’t tend to stay on the market as long, normally between 18-30 months on the market. 

What discount is good for these sets?

Many Lego speed champions sets i have been able to pick up at half price, mainly from clearance supermarket deals, and at this price it really is easy money. But much more comfortably you can get them for 25-30% off. Which is a good barometer for me with these sets. If I can pick them up for a third off that is a great price. The best thing is you can still be confident of a great return with a 25% discount as well.

Review of previous Lego speed champions sets

The proof is of course in the pudding. so having a look back at previous Lego speed champions sets, shows why they are a great investment. Some of these being my first Lego investments. Which is why I am keen on getting even more and more. 

2019 speed champions sets

Lego 75890 Ferrari F 40  Release date Jan 2019 – Retirement date July 2021 RRP: £12.99

Available at 40 % off:  (2 for £15 at Argos if recall as well) 

Price after retirement: Within a year was going for £20 – currently at £26 – Easy 100% ROI

Lego 75891 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1  Release date Jan 2019 – Retirement date July 2021 RRP: £12.99

Available at 25% off: (£10)

Price after retirement: Quickly hit £25+ Currently at £30+ (Easy 100% ROI)

Lego 75892 Mclaren Senna  Release date Jan 2019 – Retirement date July 2021 RRP: £12.99

Available at % off: 25% off £10

Price after retirement: Another comfortable 100% ROI within a year of retirement currently at £30+

Lego 75893 Dodge challenger and dodge charge  Release date Jan 2019 – Retirement date July 2021 RRP: £34.99

Available at % off: 20% off (£27.99)

Price after retirement: This higher priced set currently at about £50 not hitting same heights – Return on investment: long way off our 100% ROI target, making about 25% Return

Lego 75894 Mini cooper S rally and Mini cooper buggy  Release date Jan 2019 – Retirement date December 2020 RRP: £44.99

Available at 20% off: comfortably (£35) maybe as lucky as £30 or a third off

Price after retirement: Currently sitting at just under £100 – 

Return very close to doubling our money

Lego 75895 Porsche 911 Turbo  Release date Aug 2019 – Retirement date July 2021 RRP: £12.99

Available at 35% off: £8.50

Price after retirement: Currently at about £33 – has been as high as £40-45 – 

Return on investment: Doubling our money at current price

2020 sets

Lego 76895 Ferrari F8 Tributo   Release date Jan 2020 – Retirement date Dec 2021 RRP: £17.99

Available at 20 % off: 

Price after retirement: Currently at £50

Return on investment: More than doubling our money about 150% ROI

Lego 76896 Nissan GTR Nismo   Release date Jan 2020 – Retirement date Dec 2021 RRP: £17.99

Available at 25% off:

Lego 76897 Audi sport quattro s1   Release date Jan 2020 – Retirement date Dec 2021 RRP: £17.99

Available at 25% off:

Price after retirement: Very similar story to the 2 above £50 currently 

Return on investment: 150%

Lego 76898  Formula E panasonic Jaguar Racing Gen2 car and Jaguar I pace    Release date Jan 2020 – Retirement date Dec 2021 RRP: £34.99

Available at 20 % off: Was fortunate enough to pick a number of these up at half price on clearance at tesco but usual price was 20% off (£28)

Price after retirement: Currently at £70

Return on investment: Definitely around the 80-100% ROI  

Lego 76899  Lamborghini Urus St-x and Huracan super Trofeo evo    Release date Jan 2020 – Retirement date Dec 2021 RRP: £54.99

Available at 30% off: Did dip a bit lower but comfortably available at £38 

Price after retirement: Currently at £99 

Return on investment again would have doubled our money

2021 sets Only a couple of these have retired – not long since out of the market so wouldnt necessarily have expected them to hit the heights of past years … yet

Lego 76902  Mclaren Elva    Release date Jun 2021 – Retirement date Dec 2022 RRP: £17.99

Available at 20-25% off: Managed to get a couple at half price (always check the clearance shelves around retirement time – standard discount was to get for £14

Price after retirement: Already sitting at £27 – 

Return on investment: need a bit more to get our return but is early days and heading right direction

Lego 76903  Chevrolet corvette C8.R Race car and 1968 Chevrolet corvette    Release date Jun 2021 – Retirement date Dec 2022 RRP: £34.99

Available at 20-25% off: (£27 was a good price)

Price after retirement: Already at £65

Return on investment: Pretty much there for th 100% ROI

Lego 76904  Mopar Dodge SRT top fuel dragster and 1970 Dodge challenger    Release date Jun 2021 – Retirement date Dec 2022 RRP: £54.99

Available at 40% off:

Price after retirement: still below RRP maybe rest of stock leaving market – but was not a popular set this one – should still make money if bought at 40% – but maybe not as good as many of the others

Lego 76905  Ford GT Heritage edition and Brono R   Release date Jun 2021 – Retirement date Dec 2022 RRP: £44.99

Available at 20 % off: couldnt find much data on amazon – but standard discount 

Price after retirement: Currently already at £100

Return on investment: Comfortably 100% 

The most encouraging thing for me with the speed champions is the consistency of the return on investment, as long as you buy at discount you are comfortably going to see a very nice return.

Always check other sources though the BSR on amazon is a great indicator – if a set is wholly unpopular now, it will not do well at all on retirement, maybe that is what we are seeing with 76904. 

The sets currently out on the market and expected retirement dates 

76900 Koenigsegg Jesko RRP £19.99 – Release date Jun 21 – Expected retirement: 2023

76901 Toyota GR supra RRP £19.99 – Release date Jun 21 – Expected retirement: 2023

2022 sets

76906 Ferrari 512 1970 -RRP £19.99 Release date March 22 – Expected retirement: 2023

76907 Lotus Evija RRP £19.99 – Release date March 22 – Expected retirement: 2023

76908  Lamborghini Countach RRP £19.99 – Release date March 22 – Expected retirement: 2024

76909 Mercedes AMG F1 W12& Mercedes AMG Project one – Release date March 22 – Expected retirement: 2024

76910 Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR pro and Aston Martin Vantage GT3  – Release date March 22 – Expected retirement 2023

76911 – 007 Aston Martin DB5 RRP £19.99 – Release date August  22 – Expected retirement: 2023

76912 – Fast and furious 1970 Dodge charger  RRP £19.99 – Release date August  22 – Expected retirement: 2023

2023 sets 

76914 – Ferrari 812 Competizione  RRP £19.99 – Release date Jan 23 – Expected retirement: 2024

76915 – Pagani Utopia RRP £19.99 – Release date Jan 23 – Expected retirement: 2024

76916 – Porsche 963 RRP £19.99 – Release date Jan 23 – Expected retirement: 2024

76917 – 2 Fast 2 Furious Nissan Skyline RRP £19.99 – Release date Jan 23 – Expected retirement: 2024

76918 – Mclaren Solus GT and Mclaren F1 LM  RRP £39.99 – Release date Jan 23 – Expected retirement: 2024 

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