I want to get into not very serious sim racing so I need to buy my first setup. Direct drives are not officially available here and import taxes are so high that things like Moza R5 or Fanatec CSL DD cost around $900-1200 (if I buy 3 pedal set too which is necessary) which is not very acceptable. There are quite a few deals on used belt-driven wheels though and it looks like the ones in the title are the best ones I can get (the price is around $500-600 for full base+wheel+pedals bundles). Though I’m not sure if the Fanatec one has table clamps included which is very important for me and can be quite a hassle if they aren’t. There’s also stuff like T300 RS GT and T248 (even new ones) but they are significantly worse afaik so I don’t say much about them. Anyways, what do I choose in this case? I mostly care about balance (e. g. T248 is powerful but slow which doesn’t allow drifting) and quality of FFB. I don’t need any load cell pedals (physical disability -> not enough strength to use them) or console compatibility (I play only on PC) which makes the choice even harder.
EDIT: I found a way to get a DD for an almost acceptable price. Now I’m mostly looking at Fanatec CSL DD
Afaik more powerful bases give a much better feel of high speed corners and the grip as well as improved self-straightening effect. These are very important things. Though I prefer offroading and driving slower cars so it shouldn’t be much of a problem for me. And also I heard Cammus C5 heavily uses OpenFFB technologies and it’s quite competitive or even arguably the best budget DD wheel (unavailable here unfortunately) so I guess your setup is really good too