I really miss the small Technic sets like this. 10-15 USD sets like this were all over the place but now you need to settle for an ugly truck every few years if you want a functional small Technic set.

Aww. Can we go back to Aquazone?

I got this one a couple of years ago but it was never complete, still a fun little set, it looked cool and had a piston in the back, which gave it a neat sound :)

I have to admit even the smaller TECHNIC sets really have a lot of detail to them.

I like the use of those T-like half beams on the bottom model. They add a surprising amount of texture!

There were so many of these random little Technic dune buggy/go-kart sets. I had 3 of'em, but never this one.

I own this one!

OH MY GOODNESS! First random set that I have.

@david.m77: $13.25 25 years ago equates to over $20 today. In just the past few years, Technic has given us 42032, 42045, 42057,and 42071 at the $20 price point. I'd consider all of those "functional".

It's fine not to like the cheapest Technic sets from recent years like the hook loader. It's true that they don't have a lot of complex functions. But understand that $13 to $15 today amounts to less than $9 back in 1993. A fairer early 90s comparison to the hook loader would be sets like 8808 and 8826, which were slightly more expensive but with even LESS building and functionality than the hook loader.

LEGO can do a lot of things to please kids and AFOLs, but they can't make the value of the dollar go back to where it was in the early 90s.