Planning to buy a racing seat! in need of tips =D

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So... I'm getting really tired of my makeshift g27 setup cause of a cheap and wobbly folding table. Can anyone recommend a setup that is under $150, is compatible with the g27 (holds the shift module), is easy to store, and doesn't take up much space? I'm looking for something that does its job well and can easily store everything under the bed. Thanks :D
 
Well if you live in the US (shipping changes everything)

I just did a bunch of research, watching video reviews, etc.. for an inexpensive, yet functional, and decent quality racing rig. I ended up ordering a sim-seat as reviewed be SimRacingTonight on Youtube. http://www.insidesimracing.tv/

I got the The SR-2 Platinum for 420 bucks with the shifter attachment, alloy parts, and panted silver. The $420 incudes the $30 for shiping. I don't know how long it will take to get it- it may be after X-mas. Anyway I think you can get it bare (no paint) with steel attachments for maybe $40 less overall. That's around $380 for a racing rig deliverd that's functional. Not bad.
http://www.sim-seats.com/Platinum_SR-2_Simulator.html

A similar priced (about $60 more) is the Obutto, also reviewed by SimRacingTonight. "$479 - ETA - 1/10/11" as it says on the US distributor, mainperformancepc. It's probably better in a lot of ways than the sim-seat, but not in others. Check out the reviews. I didn't get it mainly because I wanted to place my order last week, and have a chance of getting my rig before 2011. I think the sim-seat wheel platform might be more solid too, and I like the compact size and light weight of the sim-seat too. http://www.mainperformancepc.com/obutto

I figure if you have 150 for a wheelstand you might be able to get into a simple/inexspensive rig if you save up $$ for a while longer. Ithink for me it was the right choice. During my research I saved these links to compare rigs- it might help you or someone else out.

http://www.sim-seats.com/
http://www.obutto.com/
http://www.mainperformancepc.com/obutto
http://www.playseat.com/en
http://www.gameracer.co.uk/detail.aspx?ID=105
http://www.gtomegaracing.com/
http://stores.ebay.com/gameracerusa

Good luck...
 

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