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Joe Marques

You obviously never put your hands on the Momo. I had the MSFF before and
there is a BIG difference in quality. Leather wheel, metal gear shift
paddels (a lot more usefull than the rather silly buttons on the MSFF) and
absolutly precise ball bearing wheel shaft. Enough to justify the price, IMHO.

The pedals are the only negative point, but you can get used to them.

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l8er
ronny

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Mitch

BIG difference in quality. Leather wheel, metal gear shift

In terms of longevity, my version 1 Logitech FF wheel
is now about 5 years old and still works perfectly.
It is still quiet, still puts out the same level of
feedback and is still precise.

whats more, i've fitted logi pedals to both my real
cars because they are so much easier to use (ok that
bit not so serious).

I don't think any judgements can be made about the
longevity of the momo wheel in comparison but I would
expect it's construction to be pretty durable.

I agree with another followup to this post - strength
of forcefeedback isn't the most important feature of
a wheel.  I'd rather listen to a great sounding stereo
than just a loud one.

iksteh

That's how I see it, too.  Of course, I had previously conditioned myself to
the LWFF pedals, with half a squashball substituting for the brake spring.
After that experience, the Momo's pedals (with the squashball transplanted)
were awesome in comparison.

The problem with the old pedals was that their travel was so weak that you'd
floor the brake with the slightest effort.   A squashball will only compress
so far before the resistance builds up exponentially - not linearly like
with the weak-ass springs.  This is similar to the increase in pressure in a
car's brakes.  If you try this (a good single- or double-dot ball is only a
few bucks) you'll look at the pedals in a whole new light.

And I didn't even mention the spring-loaded, tilting pedal blocks.   That's
a huge improvement in their own right.  Yeah, spend at least a couple of
days with the pedal unit before you condemn it - they might surprise you..

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MadDAWG

Regards

[snip]

Guess the old ones are just that - old.

cyas

Had (have) a MSFFW, and bought a Momo.

Loved the wheel, simply could not deal with the pedals.

The Momo went back in the box and stashed away as an emergency spare, the
MSFFW went back on the desk.

-Larry

We'll have to see if a Momo can do the same :)

-Larry