Iam thinking to update to a Fanatec Wheel

[Ian Craft]

Hi.

Iam thinking to update to a Fanatec Wheel
The GT3 V2. But is this wheel supported by GSC?


..........side question.
Would you recommand to go to a g25/27? Instead of a GT3 V2 from Fanatec?
(I use the DFP)

best regards

 

[Reto Christiani]

imho ... wait for the Fanatec Club Sport Wheel (CSW) ...
that's what I am doing and pray that my good old DFGT will survive until the launch of it (april 2012).
the Porsche Wheels are a bit "outdated" ... but you can make good deals with them.
also the new CSR Wheel is available for a good price.
all depends on how much you want to spend and what system you race on.
so good luck with your decision ; )

 

[Ian Craft]

Clubsport will be really expensive right?

mod edit: please mind the language, this is a family forum.

 

[Ian Craft]

Iam at the moment realy in trouble. Dont know what Wheel should I pick up.
I lost at ebay at this moment a g25 by 160€. This was to expensive for me.(its used. Fresh gt3 is 20€ more)
My pocket is by 200€. (just for the Wheel) (Will bet on g25 pedals this day hopefully I will win them.)
Next auction will be in 4h. There was no conclusion which wheel is better in the mid segment.
Thats make me realy serious headache.

-Other headache factor is that I couldnt find in GSC Userdate/ no Fanatec File.
-Fanatec fresh GT3 is at the store 179€ thats great I could effort it.
-but the g27 is a great wheel too. And its supported by GSC.
-Altough I could later update my wheel both are updateable by a certain company
->The Fanatec uses "better" technologie than the g27. Its update would be better.
-g27 ffb is better to react on oversteer(dramatic situations) GT3 Fanatec is precise and has better "road" feel.


Ahhh thats hurts ! (its a little bit dramatised)

 

[Reto Christiani]

well mostly/unfortunately the better the quality, the higher the prize ... !
if you want a Fanatec: wait till the CSW is out ...
I am pretty sure, there will be many more used wheels on ebay available.

 

[Ian Craft]

So I should stick with my DFP?

And wait till Avril. Then get a cheap GT3(what do you think: which price would it be at avril?) from Ebay?

I dont want a Fanatec. I want a good wheel.

 

[Reto Christiani]

... I want a good wheel.

as I mentioned above: the better the quality, the higher the prize!
so I suggest: start feeding your piggy bank and be patient

 

[Ian Craft]

as I mentioned above: the better the quality, the higher the prize!
so I suggest: start feeding your piggy bank and be patient

I think youre right.

The decisions who are made in stress are most times not the best.

I think I will feed my piggy and wait until I can effort a highend wheel.
So the step from my DFP will be giantic. It would be a waste of money on a mid class wheel.
If I would go later to a higher wheel. And I think I will. So I will update to wheels
like the T500 or the Fanatecs.


My patience is boosted by the knowledge that I know now that Mr.Huttu used the DFP for a long time.
So I will wait and learn a high virtue.

The only thing that is bad at the DFP are the pedals which I use.
The brake is weak. The throttle is weak.
I moded my with a squashball. So it is ok.
But I drive cars which are normally driven with clutch.
And I dont have a clutch.

Here some things I experienced today:
-The G25 Pedals where sold for 49€
-Clubsport Pedals and the Fanatec GT3 V2 for 284,00€
-G25 for 160€


.....

Did you noticed that the wheel is 10x more than the game isnt that unfair?

best regards

 

[David Ignjatovic]

Get a G27 for the PC, and in future, you can always add CSPedals if you feel you need them.
G27 is a champ with open wheelers.

 

[Ian Craft]

I thought I will go to T500RS in avril.

But I will wrack my brain to this topic later, again.


(And Iam not an Open-Wheeler, like them too but drive them too seldom)

 

[David Ignjatovic]

GSC has 4 cars, 3 are open wheeler though....
I won't try and talk someone out of T500, they sound like a top unit.

 

[Ian Craft]

Cant find good reviews the CSW will be released soon. Which is probably on the basis of the csr elite.
But cant find reviews which are helping to decide.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Hey Ian have you checked out our hardware forum? There is a lot of information posted about various wheels, rigs and everything sim racing hardware related.

Also some reviews posted in our Hardware News section on the frontpage.

 

[Ian Craft]

The problem of the reviews is they dont go in the vs. x-model.
So its just like a ad. I cant judge by an ad how good a product actual is .
Just saw one benchmark test.

 

[Reto Christiani]

well the CSW just went to the first testing: round 1 ... I guess it will not be released before end of may ... so a little patience is required to get the first "objective" reviews. on youtube you can have already an introduction-look at it ...
well I couldn't wait any longer because my DFGT fell apart and I went for the Thrustmaster ...

 

[Ian Craft]

and it feels great?

 

[Reto Christiani]

compared to the DFGT ... world's apart and made GSC even better with a whole new feel to it!!!!

 

[Ian Craft]

I decided to buy a T500RS. ...

 

[Wilson Santos]

T500RS worth the sacrifice, but I'm having problems with Game Stock Car. I think it's just a matter of setting up, but I don't know, since it doesn't have official support.

 

[Reto Christiani]

Thrustmaster has a GSC ini-file for the TS500 included -> "Game-Setting" (there is also a pdf-guide with all the settings).
works like a charm!