G27 Released in Aus

[SpeedFreak]

G27 is out in Aus found a link notice the different price from store 2 store



http://www.shopbot.com.au/pp-logitech-g27-price-196089.html

[Snakeyes]

well its not as much as i thought it would be

[Big Mike]

Any reason to upgrade from a perfectly good G25?

I remember it had a few improvements in the motors and so on... don't think I'll be shelling out but there must be peeps here without a G25 ready to grab the new model?

[Snakeyes]

u can also move the foot part on the pedals left and right so u can set it up for heel toe...and the break pedal is closer to u then the accelerator so u can heel toe.

Snakey

[Crash]

Quick answer: nope

Longer answer: Depends if you want a 4 extra buttons on the wheel without modding, or the minor pedal changes, or maybe your G25 is getting worn out.. or.. maybe your missus is asking what you want for a christmas present :biggrin1:

Beware no sequential shift option with the G27..

[maxlev]

$568nz $444au

http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?item=JOYLOG3417

pretty much the same price as the 1st batch of G25's in NZ
might splash out in 6 months and keep current g25 for a spare

that link in 1st post, big diff in the greed factor

[deathsgt60]

wow that is a lot for just a racing wheel

[Mr Fox]

wow that is a lot for just a racing wheel

HAHA you dont know what your missing Deathsgt

It's well worth it believe me.:not_ripe:

[Chatters]

I still don't understand why Logitech didn't make the G25 shifter compatible with the G27 wheel.

That will be the one and only reason why I won't be buying a G27...

[deathsgt60]

HAHA you dont know what your missing Deathsgt

It's well worth it believe me.:not_ripe:

yea, i do like racing games ect, but i dont really see the reason to pay 3 weeks of my income to a racing wheel, in that same time frame i can be saving for my next car and go do it irl


I still don't understand why Logitech didn't make the G25 shifter compatible with the G27 wheel.

That will be the one and only reason why I won't be buying a G27...

all it will take is a decent coder to do it for you, unless they connect differently mechanically

[Daveo555]

u can also move the foot part on the pedals left and right so u can set it up for heel toe...and the break pedal is closer to u then the accelerator so u can heel toe.

Snakey

You can buy a mod, for your pedals which costs like $40 to do exactly that.

[Big Mike]

yea, i do like racing games ect, but i dont really see the reason to pay 3 weeks of my income to a racing wheel, in that same time frame i can be saving for my next car and go do it irlOMG 3 weeks salary? Or did you mean 3 days? Maybe you need a different job mate.

Frankly I only used the tiptronic for the sake of trying it, and when I raced V8 Supercars I used the paddles as suggested by the other guys. With HistorX league and pretty well all my mucking around I use the full H-pattern, I can heel-toe fine, and I generally use the clutch too. Probably 2 seconds a lap slower because of it, but its more real that way.

Do the extra buttons on the wheel replace the ones on the shifter, or add more buttons in total? Be worth seeing how smooth the FF motors are, see if its still notchy at all. Good call on the Xmas wishlist idea!

[deathsgt60]

OMG 3 weeks salary? Or did you mean 3 days? Maybe you need a different job mate.


i work in a fish and chip shop getting around 150-180 a week for 3 shifts, so that money gets me by for the week paying my bills and some spending money.

im just waiting for the airforce to pull there finger out so i can get 40k a year for a 1st yr apprentice.

[Mr Fox]

Yer death, if you do it in real life you can have the real life bills as well...

[flattop]

Yer death, if you do it in real life you can have the real life bills as well...
Up on line early, I refrained till now!

[Paul Keeghan]

yea, i do like racing games ect, but i dont really see the reason to pay 3 weeks of my income to a racing wheel, in that same time frame i can be saving for my next car and go do it irl

Look, to be honest glen is right.

Think about it this way, you buy a G25/27 and you can go drive anything you want.

Real life, you go buy a track car, your looking at about 3 track days per set of tyres if you want to run semi slicks. Maybe $500 a corner at 17 inch. (i know 18's x 285wide are around $780 per corner for Dunlop R Compounds).

If you just do track days youre looking at probably a minimum of $100 per day to attend (my last one was $150), the cheaper ones tend to have more cars.

Plus most of them as for some form a license now (I spent a day at Winton in May and they made me buy a Australian Auto Sport License which they didnt even bother checking for).

Then petrol costs, I used about 180lites in one day including driving up and back from Melbourne. There is another $180.

When you break it all down its not cheap at all.

Personally I think the G25 I bought was worth every penny. And has provided some great entertainment.

Having said that I still itch for the real thing. And am looking at getting into karting instead of getting a track car, at least for the moment.

[Brit]

hey guys not at racer although i did have a stint on Live For Speed....

anyway im a bit of a freak when it comes to pricing and spotting a bargain, seems anyone in Sydney can get the G27 for as little as $415.....

http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Logitech+G27&spos=3

from Fluidtek (http://www.fluidtek.com.au/)

only a small saving i know but ah well...... :bounce:

a point worth noting they are in stock apparently as well.....

[Mr Fox]

Look, to be honest glen is right.

Think about it this way, you buy a G25/27 and you can go drive anything you want.

Real life, you go buy a track car, your looking at about 3 track days per set of tyres if you want to run semi slicks. Maybe $500 a corner at 17 inch. (i know 18's x 285wide are around $780 per corner for Dunlop R Compounds).

If you just do track days youre looking at probably a minimum of $100 per day to attend (my last one was $150), the cheaper ones tend to have more cars.

Plus most of them as for some form a license now (I spent a day at Winton in May and they made me buy a Australian Auto Sport License which they didnt even bother checking for).

Then petrol costs, I used about 180lites in one day including driving up and back from Melbourne. There is another $180.

When you break it all down its not cheap at all.

Personally I think the G25 I bought was worth every penny. And has provided some great entertainment.

Having said that I still itch for the real thing. And am looking at getting into karting instead of getting a track car, at least for the moment.

Speaking of tyres and club cars etc....

I just put new rubber on my Z getting ready for track days, took it to a club day yesterday and its running smooth. I wanted real semi's but the $400 a corner stopped me. I ended up with a softer compound road tyre. Got the 200k's into them quick smart to get rid of the factory wax/silicon and at this stage they feel good.

Hopefully matt will get his SP2 licence as well so we can head out for some track days together.

[deathsgt60]

thanks paul for putting that into perspective.

when you say $500 a corner, are you talking about $500 per tyre or for each corner of the track?

[Snakeyes]

every wheel i believe death

[Mr Fox]

Sh!t if it was $500 each corner of the track i'd take up drag racing.

[deathsgt60]

Sh!t if it was $500 each corner of the track i'd take up drag racing.

so its per wheel then

EDIT: im not a dumb ****, ive just been drinking since 11am

family xmas party ftw

[Dr.McCoy]

Well, I might go against the flow abit by saying I'm thinking of buying a Fantech Porsche Turbo wheel for the PC and 360 since the Xbox doesn't support the G25.

[Paul Keeghan]

thanks paul for putting that into perspective.

when you say $500 a corner, are you talking about $500 per tyre or for each corner of the track?

no probs mate.

Yeh semi slicks are expensive as. Thats the price per tyre.

[Paul Keeghan]

Well, I might go against the flow abit by saying I'm thinking of buying a Fantech Porsche Turbo wheel for the PC and 360 since the Xbox doesn't support the G25.

Yeh if you want to use it on xbox360 then the fanatech is definatly the better wheel to get.

I use my G25 for the PC and PS3. (although im thinking of getting another g25 for the ps3 since i have modded my pc one).

[Wally]

G what? Momo black ftw, as the youngsters say :)