The TSW products *ARE* quality devices -- it doesn't have the
Mercedes-level polish and paint that the ECCI wheel does, but compared
to any wheel from Thrustmaster, or the Microsoft Sidewinder, or the
Logitech Wingman, et al, the TSW products are quality personified;
these things are durable (nigh-indestructible), and they come with a
lifetime guarantee on the mechanical assemblies. Yes, the TSW
products do have that one-of-a-kind model shop prototype look to them,
but, then again, they're hand-built, and they have that same rugged,
no-frills, purpose-built look that you find in *real* racing cars.
Ever had a chance to look in the***pit of a Winston Cup Monte Carlo?
If so, you know that from a "quality" and comfort standpoint, the
roadgoing Monte Carlo looks MUCH nicer -- but at 200 mph at Talladega,
you don't care how it LOOKS; what matters is how well it WORKS.
Like the Winston Cup Monte Carlo, the TSW works great, and although it
may look a little utilitarian, it definitely doesn't look like a
"piece of crap," as some people would have you believe. The TSW
products are solid, purpose-built, no-frills devices that work great
(OK, so a genuine MOMO wheel does constitute a "frill," perhaps). The
ECCI wheel may be a more polished product, but it's kind of like
comparing a Mercedes SLK to a Miata -- for the price difference, the
paint and leather had BETTER be nicer on the Mercedes, but overall the
Miata pretty much works just as well, thank you very much! <G>.
-- JB
