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Formula T2

11 posts by 10 people · 09 Apr 1996 - 17 Apr 1996

I want to buy the FORMULA T2 but it costs 200$ here in Quebec! I have some quetions. Is it worth the price ? Does it give good control ?
Neil Yeatma 10 Apr 1996#315588
> I want to buy the FORMULA T2 but it costs 200$ here in Quebec! > I have some quetions. > Is it worth the price ? > Does it give good control ? Is it worth $200? It's all relative...if you race a lot sure..is it a better wheel than some of the others like the ECC or TSW? Probably..is it better than those...nope. But at 1/3 or 1/4 the price...definitely a good deal. By the way, fellow Canadian, you can save yourself $30 buying it mail order from the US...after conversion, taxes, and duty/service charge it cost me $170. Chips & Bits in Vermont is where I got mine. Since they don't pay me for advertising space, you can find their number in any of the major game magazines... -- Meek and obedient you follow the leader down well trodden corridors into the valley of steel.. Neil Yeatman, Ajax, Ontario, CANADA
Mark McCuen 10 Apr 1996#315589
TWO HUNDRED BUCKS???? Jeeziss! People want to know why I stay in Oklahoma. TWO HUNDRED BUCKS??????? heh... That's why.... and I thought 5 bucks for a pack of smokes was bad. I hope minimum wage there is 10 bucks an hour, otherwise I suppose there are people making 30k a year there and living in a box! It's worth what I paid for mine here. I certainly wouldn't use anything else (and go slower when I have to) Later MMc
N Py 11 Apr 1996#315666
I would say $200 is way too high. I own a TSW and have tried the T1 which is somewhat similar to the T2. The TSW is a much better wheel. I paid $260 for the TSW in Nov. I don't know how much the TSW would cost in Canada (the builder lives in Iowa) but if you're interested I can give you his E-Mail address. In the States the T2 can be bought at Circuit City for $99 - then I guess it might be worth it. Ken
Lo 11 Apr 1996#315667
I have a T2 and an ECCI CDS. The T2 only costs $108 down here and is well worth the money. My ECCI CDS was $545. It's a great wheel, but it's not 5 times better than the T2 as the pice suggests. Maybe you can try and get the T2 Los
John J Par 11 Apr 1996#315668
Hi I've had the T2 for a couple of months now and I love it. It only cost me $89 here in Ohio (I don't know what that converts to in Quebec). It is one of the lower end controllers but Its a ton better than a joystick. I have good control with it and find that actually having pedals makes it easier for me to brake going into corners. If you don't have the money to get one of the high end models the T2, in my opinion, is worth it.
Neil Yeatma 12 Apr 1996#315738
Quoted text (8 lines)> I would say $200 is way too high. I own a TSW and have tried the T1 which > is somewhat similar to the T2. The TSW is a much better wheel. I paid > $260 for the TSW in Nov. I don't know how much the TSW would cost in > Canada (the builder lives in Iowa) but if you're interested I can give you > his E-Mail address. In the States the T2 can be bought at Circuit City > for $99 - then I guess it might be worth it. > Ken
Just to enlighten you, and put it in perspective, that $260 US works out to close to $390 Canadian when conversion and duty is added, plus possible added shipping costs ($1.00 US = $1.40 Can, plus 7% GST). Now let's do the $545 for the CDS...that's $820 Canadian...and shipping is probably extra...I think the $170 CAN I spent for my T2 is plenty... -- Meek and obedient you follow the leader down well trodden corridors into the valley of steel.. Neil Yeatman, Ajax, Ontario, CANADA
Jack Frillm 13 Apr 1996#315811
: > : > : >I want to buy the FORMULA T2 but it costs 200$ here in Quebec! : >I have some quetions. : > : >Is it worth the price ? : >Does it give good control ? : > : Hi : I've had the T2 for a couple of months now and I love it. It only cost : me $89 here in Ohio (I don't know what that converts to in Quebec). ItA Where did you get it for $89? I paid $150. I feel like a 43 year old fool. :-( -- \ / \ / ---------------------+ ( ) +------------------ Jack Frillman | ^ " Carrots are devine you | LEXIS-NEXIS (513) 865-6800 | |/ it's magic! | Dayton, Oh 45401 EXT. 4812 | | -Bugs Bunny | ---------------------+ / \ +------------------ | / -- --
Mike Manthe 15 Apr 1996#315935
City I just snagged the T2 at Circuit City over the weekend. It was just what I needed to "get into the simulation". I ran NASCAR for a while, and then moved on to IndyCar II. Well, I should say for *hours*. It didn't take long for my brain to think I was really behind the wheel. there's something powerful about giving your body the "input" it expects when in a driving simulation. For just that feeling alone, it's worth it. ...for $99 anyway. Just the right amount of spring tension for cornering with IndyCar... One small drawback: the steering wheel does not "lock down" as tight as I expected it to. There still seems to be a little play in it. That will be rectified by a dab of "CA" glue in the joint. I don't expect to take it apart again. It seems to have been shipped "apart" so that it would fit in a smaller box. -= Anyone have a reason not to glue it on? =- Mike
Jo 16 Apr 1996#316000
I just got one from Circuit City too- a step up from a CH Virtual Pilot Pro and CH Pedals. I think the T2 combo is great... it'll take me probably a week to get my times back to where they were, but it's worth it, it is that much more fun. About it not clamping down well... did you get the suction cups on the bottom of it? Is the table you are clamping to thick enough? I had to put a ruler under the clamps, but it stays very well- moves my whole table around.
tschi.. 17 Apr 1996#316069
Quoted text (22 lines)> City > > for $99 - then I guess it might be worth it. > > Ken > I just snagged the T2 at Circuit City over the weekend. It was just > what I needed to "get into the simulation". > I ran NASCAR for a while, and then moved on to IndyCar II. Well, I > should say for *hours*. It didn't take long for my brain to think I > was really behind the wheel. there's something powerful about giving > your body the "input" it expects when in a driving simulation. > For just that feeling alone, it's worth it. ...for $99 anyway. Just > the right amount of spring tension for cornering with IndyCar... > One small drawback: the steering wheel does not "lock down" as tight as > I expected it to. There still seems to be a little play in it. > That will be rectified by a dab of "CA" glue in the joint. I don't > expect to take it apart again. It seems to have been shipped "apart" so > that it would fit in a smaller box. > -= Anyone have a reason not to glue it on? =- > Mike
It's much quicker to get it out of your way if you have a fire. :-))) (After all-You're the one who wanted "input"!!!) Happy Lappin' ! Wade Tschida #49 DB Motorsports

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