@caliwator, The website says nothing about the Carrera Wheel being out of stock. My understanding from discussions in the forums at fanatecwheel.com, is that the Carrera Wheel is, in fact, shipping in the US. The website I just mentioned is an excellent resource BTW.
Be warned however, that many many people are experiencing issues getting their Fanatec products in a timely fashion...and their Customer Support is excruciatingly bad. I myself placed an order for the Carrera Wheel set on January 20th. I got an email on January 21st stating that payment was received and my order would ship. I have heard nothing from the company since that time. Really...nothing. Despite multiple email and phone calls, postings in their official forums at 911wheel.com, official 'Contact Us' web forms. Repeated inquiries about a UPS tracking number to make sure that my shipment is en route have gone unanswered. It is now January 31st...soon to be the 1st of February...and I have not received my Carrera Wheel Set, nor do I have the ability to track my shipment...if it actually shipped at all which I cannot get anyone at the company to tell me.
I understand that this company makes superior peripherals, but you must know ahead of time that if something goes wrong you're going to have a very hard time getting any response from Fanatec. I still haven't figured out how to do it. And a Google search will quickly let you know that people have been complaining about Fanatec's Customer Service and lack of response for at least 2 years. There are even seemingly encouraging postings from the companies founder Thomas stating that they have plans in place to improve communication and service for their customers...that was 2 years ago.
That said, I've been in communication with a fellow who ordered a Carrera Wheel on the same day as me, got a confirmation email followed shortly by a tracking number, and he apparently has had his wheel since last week. I still can't get the time of day from Fanatec.
I wish you luck. This is my first time buying a racing peripheral, I figured I'd do it right. So far, I'm not enjoying any benefits of giving my money to the small but mighty Fanatec.
you had to set the system date back (some technical bug). However, this is no longer the case. All newer Fanatec wheels (PWTSUE, GT3RSV2, and the PWC) are plug and play. No tinkering needs to be done in order to play games like Prologue.
