[Johnno]

ok, some serious reading in these posts. Thank you everyone that posted, all the posts have been very interesting to read, so much so I have read them all three times.

In my original decision making for slot cars I had nailed it down to Scalextric or Carrera, I loved the idea of stainless steel track on Carrera, that was a massive plus for me there, in the end I chose Scalextric. 

Scalextric won pretty easily on the basis that it was the manufacturer that most people associate with slot cars, and my local hobby shop, now closed down  , stocked Scalextric items and cars, not to forget there are lots of collectors in my area, apparently, though I have not seen nor heard of any, I will see how many come out when I throw up some signage around town.

I think Carrera could do a much better marketing job as their product isn't really marketed properly nor in a way that gives it the credit it deserves. Carrera is not just a kids toy with the funny cars that they advertise over actual brand liveries e.g. Ford, Holden etc.

I am still happy that I chose Scalextric today, though I am looking at going in another direction with a routed MrTrax system. Eventually there will be a digital module for the MrTrax system which will be great, a hybrid. 

There are a few tracks out there that have been converted to hybrid already, but they are fully routed, massive boards to move, the MrTrax modules will simply split apart and then you install the digital piece/s and away you go (though I am sure there will be some other tinkering such as power, do not know as yet on this.)