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Can't wait!

back to the wheel discussion I found the DF GT wheel for $99 on both amazon and best buy. I have $50 gift card to best buy so really that wheel would only cost me $50. is $99 the normal price or do they occasionally go on sale??

The G27 wheel is $230 on amazon. Is this a good price?

Also, for the hard core guys, eventually I would want a stand for the wheel and pedals + seat that resembles a car better. Any recommendatoins that don't involve spending a fortune (some I saw go for $600). For the time being I will attach the wheel to a desk and pedals on the floor up against the wall.

Both of those prices are darn good ZMan!!!

tough choice! I wonder if should get the GT wheel for now and learn on it while being in budget and then upgrade to a g27 in the future if I want to (then I can do split player with 2 wheels)

I can't apply the bb gift card to the g27 because best buy doesn't seem to carry them.

the G27 is a higher quality wheel but with the DFGT you can switch settings in race and it has the cool GT logo i liked it really for those 2 reasons... and for $30 you can get the paddels that are made by granturgismo.com


to me i would use the gift card and get the DFGT for $50

:tiphat: Thanks for the advice! I think I'll just get that for now and see how it goes. :tup:

Thanks MC and Alchemy, rep coming your way

Another thing to consider is how you set it up ZMan. I know not everyone has the money to throw away on driving setups. But, how the wheel is mounted and how your seating makes all the difference. I have a similar setup as MC and while it wasnt cheap it makes the experience all the better. If you are handy, like Eric, you can even build your own.

I wish I had room for a sweet setup... ;(

Yeah eventually I want to get a setup like you guys. Any recommended seats/stand combos?

Btw I'm adding you guys so we can follow eachothers progress :)

The DFFGR is a good wheel and cheap, but there is no clutch pedal. The G27 is quite a step up. If you need Xbox compatibility the Fanatec CSR wheel and pedal combo is excellent, but pricey. I use the Playseat Revolution -- a good seat, but others are nice as well. Earlier in this thread there was some pictures of some home built rigs.

:tiphat: Don't have xbox so that's not an issue. Ill test out the DFGT wheel at see how I like it. for $50 it's not a bad deal. Then later may upgrade to G27 if I get more serious. I'll check out the seat :tup:

You could always try looking for the G27 on Ebay.

true, but it's hard to tell on ebay how hard the previous owner used the wheel/pedals. Plus it seems like it's pointless to by the g27 and attach it too a desk. I think one day I'll just get the full setup (g27, seat / stand)

I bought a refurbished G27 directly from Logitech.com for $199. It was missing a plastic screw so they ended up just sending me a new G27.