I have a similar issue brewing as my girlfriends nephews become of a suitable age I want to get them into something interesting to do with their time. As they are only a couple of miles from Stotfold I am sure there would be enough RC activity to keep them interested.
My concern with the micro cars is are they any good on grass (typical park / lawn height) and gravel .... that is what most parks and people's gardens are surfaced with. With young kids it is important, I think, that they can play when THEY want to and not need taking miles to do so or else they get bored quickly!!!
Based on that it has to be a 1/10th buggy and as per the others mentioned above I'd go with one of the simple tamiya's ...... less stuff to go wrong (no dampers to leak for a start).
As for the age I'd say as soon as they are coordinated then that is the time to hand them a transmitter!!!
Look at Doom's lad Calium. Started with a Tamiya quick-drive at a very young age and now, only a couple of years on, is sometimes lapping quiker than the big man himself!
That is the great thing about RC, anybody can get involved. So long as you have enough fingers to hold and opperate a transmitter, no matter about age, sex, able bodied or otherwise you can get out there and have fun!
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