Should I get a T2?

Please E-MAIL me with an answer to my question. Or post, I will probably read all posts, but E-MAIL is prefered. I had a chance to "hold" a T2 and turn it back and forth some but it wasn't hooked up to a comp so I didn't actually feel how it was with a game. I really liked the stiff feel, it felt just like stearing a real wheel. Does the lack of force-feedback ruin the driving feeling? What about the shifting. Is it possible to play tight courses like Long Beach (ICR2) with the shifting stick? I kind of got the idea at the store that the best way to use it would be to drive with left hand only but put my right palm face down on the top right of the "dash" and hit the the a/b buttons with my thumb right thumb. The wheel felt just stiff enough for two hands but I don't know If I would be strong enought to stear it with one hand only. I am not a tecs wizz, so I would be weary about opening the thing up and moving the buttons to the realistic racing positions like I have heard about doing. If this is very easy I suppose I could do it. Please throw in any other comments you have. P.S. I would get ICR2, F1GP2, and Screamer 2 if I got a T2 so please tell me how well it works with each of these games specificly. P.P.S. I have heard about a "GP" wheel and also a "T3" wheel but these are just rumors as far as I can tell. If a new wheel is comming out that might be better than the T2 then I suppose I could wait a coupple of months.

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> Please E-MAIL me with an answer to my question. Or post, I will > probably read all posts, but E-MAIL is prefered. > I had a chance to "hold" a T2 and turn it back and forth some but it > wasn't hooked up to a comp so I didn't actually feel how it was with a > game. I really liked the stiff feel, it felt just like stearing a real > wheel. Does the lack of force-feedback ruin the driving feeling? > What about the shifting. Is it possible to play tight courses like > Long Beach (ICR2) with the shifting stick? I kind of got the idea at > the store that the best way to use it would be to drive with left hand > only but put my right palm face down on the top right of the "dash" and > hit the the a/b buttons with my thumb right thumb. The wheel felt just > stiff enough for two hands but I don't know If I would be strong enought > to stear it with one hand only. > I am not a tecs wizz, so I would be weary about opening the thing up > and moving the buttons to the realistic racing positions like I have > heard about doing. If this is very easy I suppose I could do it. > Please throw in any other comments you have. > P.S. I would get ICR2, F1GP2, and Screamer 2 if I got a T2 so please > tell me how well it works with each of these games specificly. > P.P.S. I have heard about a "GP" wheel and also a "T3" wheel but these > are just rumors as far as I can tell. If a new wheel is comming out > that might be better than the T2 then I suppose I could wait a coupple > of months.

I have been using a T2 for several weeks and really like it. It feels great with NASCAR and Indycar2. I really don't think you will miss force feedback. These games provide a real enough experience for your brain to fill in the gaps. I would stop playing the games before going back to a joystick. I hope you have a good stereo sound card and speakers or headphones. These are required for realism.

I currently use a T2 for driving GP2, and it is quite good, it feels ok. Apparently the springs in the accelerator pedal are prone to breaking, but Thrustmaster are quite good at sending out replacements. The build quality is quite good, but the "best" steering wheel and pedal set-up is called a GP500 and is available in the UK from Interactive Racing, info is available from.... http://www.racecar.co.uk/interactive_racing It costs around 200 - 250.00, but is deemed to be the best around. d:~) **Peter** #:?) "Beep, beep......." .