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A few decades ago Lego almost killed themselves by having too many hard to reuse set-specific parts. You would think they learned their lesson. I guess AFOL money is keeping them afloat this time around.
Very few of the parts in the new car look like they would be hard to reuse. They're smaller, sure, but most of it is basic slopes, and creative uses of unintended parts, like what looks like spoons for the front mirrors. It's far better than the 2000s with all of those really big and specific parts.
Not really. In fact, I'd say it's more if the opposite, lego is using specific parts in non-traditional ways. You see the rear view mirrors? I'm pretty sure those are minifigure spoon peices. They also have a lego "gold brick" but black as a detail behind the drivers head. The designers have gotten really good at making really convincing shapes using fairly simple shapes and unique blocks, largely in part to the various new blocks with side studs, which are extremely versatile.
The only "set-specific" part I see is probably the wheel well, but even that can be used in different ways
SNOT really has been a game changing technique in LEGO design.
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I mean, they're right. I just got myself the Minifig Vending Machine set which is almost $200. They definitely know what they're doing with their sets and pricing and all these last couple years.