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Points have been well-made here already about the steering and how this can complicate issues with reliability and crashes Try putting one back together once and the resulting headache will make my point. .

Keep in mind that until the more recent issues, the SCX cars have been way out of scale in terms of axle width, and the NINCO cars, most definitely.

I still think the newer SCX cars are still a tad wide but I could also be incorrect, but they're much more proportionally correct than in the past. Actually, I like the SCX F1 cars best to race against one another. They're a hoot!

Really, the main complaints I have about the Scalextric modern F1 cars are that they are very unhappy about people trying to make *any* modifications to them or to try and take them apart at all.

We were looking at creating a serious race series using them and doing some testing with Magnet Marshalls, etc. As part of the experiment, we switched out the stock mag on one of my earlier Renaults with the PM 1063, and in the process broke the motor mount. That does "not* happen when I replace a slot.it motor in their cradle, or heck, even a Fly car. I was quite careful and gentle. Luckily some hot glue in the right spots fixed the problem.

The cars as is are actually pretty decent in terms of handling and grip on low downforce tracks. You do need to turn the volts down and use a good controller as well. The main issue was trying to tune out the magnetic downforce difference issues. We found the Hondas were down on grip significantly as compared to the Ferraris. We believe that's because either the Hondas got bum magnets or that they might be mounted higher up due to the design. One solution was to allow the use of as many magnets as you wanted, after all it *is* F1 racing LOL.

But the cars are fine, steering or no, as long as you don't touch them otherwise...

Blame the falling dollar for the cost issues. We're just going to have to suck it up until the strength of the dollar rises again. Remember, many years ago, a Pound was worth 3-5 USD, not the 2 it is now, it could be worse. Things run in cycles, and the 1.35 USD a pound was a good deal for a long time.

Bob