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Fanatec Announcements: CSW V2 Reviews Out
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- thepatriots
Could you also test Assetto Corsa?
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- GTClub_Wajdi
I really don't understand this commercial politic of Fanatec to not ship to states like Israel(my country),Australia and why not Africa.👎
I speak about Israel that can be considered as an European country:tup: I know a lot of Sim-racers from here that would like to buy their steering wheels,specialy, the CSR-Elite and the Club Sport wheel and they would have done it despite the heigh customs taxes,but they can't do it for this suicide commercial politicy of Fanatec.
However at Christmas I will commission my best friend in Italy to buy the CSR-Elit for me and he will ship it to me here in Israel.
I speak about Israel that can be considered as an European country:tup: I know a lot of Sim-racers from here that would like to buy their steering wheels,specialy, the CSR-Elite and the Club Sport wheel and they would have done it despite the heigh customs taxes,but they can't do it for this suicide commercial politicy of Fanatec.
However at Christmas I will commission my best friend in Italy to buy the CSR-Elit for me and he will ship it to me here in Israel.
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- MarkyParky79
Does anyone know is it's an interface one that makes the TH8 compatible with Fanatec wheels? And if so are they still available?
Edit, Found the info. Yes it's an interface one, and no he's not making any at the min but maybe in a couple of months time.
Edit, Found the info. Yes it's an interface one, and no he's not making any at the min but maybe in a couple of months time.
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- GTP_Mahnegold
Your neighours are Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, aren't they? (Not sure about Saudi Arabia)
I know your country participate in UEFA soccer championships and also in the Eurovision Song Contest. But to be honest, this is the only link to Europe I can find
But back to your point: Fanatec is still a very small company and they may have reasons for not being present all around the world. In business it's all about profit. And a small country with only ~7 million inhabitants (and just a guess: not a big sim-racing community) might not get top priority. As long as Fanatec is doing direct selling, this might not change in the near future.
Even the German neighbour Poland (38 million inhabitants) does not appear in Fanatec's web-shop.
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Zhuravlik
Agreed, this was completely inappropriate.
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- MadRR
Apparently there are csw base's and bmw rims in stock with just the formula rim being out of stock. I've been checking the fanatec us web store frequently and it still says new stock will arrive in september, but I've seen multiple people now, as in 5 or so, on the iracing forums that have ordered their wheels and got them a few days later. Why is the site not updated then? Are they just not updating it yet to avoid a massive amount of people ordering at once? Just don't understand why they are not listed in stock and people are getting them in a couple of days. I would have ordered one by now had I known that but I was going to wait until it says they were in stock in september and of course now I spent the money all ready.
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Yes both of those could be the case as well. I just thought it was odd for them to have it in stock and not say so on the web store putting off potential customers like myself. I'm ready to get one but I didn't want to go ahead and pay for it and have them hold my money until it came in september. I was planning on waiting until it said it was in stock and then ordering one. I actually just sent the US store a email asking them about what they have in stock so maybe I will hear back tomorrow. If they have the base and bmw rim in stock at least I'm going to try and go ahead and get it and wait on the formula rim. I have a csr elite now that I plan on selling and I'm sure I could sell it pretty fast on ebay or on a forum. I'll put it up for sale tomorrow if they tell me they have it in stock. I just didn't want to sell it then be without if they didnt have it in stock I would just rather wait.
Speaking of ebay. Has anyone looked up there recently for fanatec stuff? There is a community reviewer selling his base and formula rim together and the bmw rim separate. They are both on a auction and the bmw rim is at 182 right now with 6 days left. The base and formula rim still have 6 days left as well, but they are up to $840!!
I don't understand who will pay that much more for something used when you can buy it brand new for cheaper. The base and formula rim would be $630 new so it's already $200 more than new and still has 6 days. This is not the first time I've seen fanatec gear selling on ebay for more than what you can buy it for new. My only guess is it's people in countries than fanatec won't ship to, but the ebay seller will so they are willing to pay more. I'll probably end up putting my elite up there with that being the case. I can probably sell it for enough to buy the csw base so I'll just have to pay for the wheel rims out of pocket.
Speaking of ebay. Has anyone looked up there recently for fanatec stuff? There is a community reviewer selling his base and formula rim together and the bmw rim separate. They are both on a auction and the bmw rim is at 182 right now with 6 days left. The base and formula rim still have 6 days left as well, but they are up to $840!!
I don't understand who will pay that much more for something used when you can buy it brand new for cheaper. The base and formula rim would be $630 new so it's already $200 more than new and still has 6 days. This is not the first time I've seen fanatec gear selling on ebay for more than what you can buy it for new. My only guess is it's people in countries than fanatec won't ship to, but the ebay seller will so they are willing to pay more. I'll probably end up putting my elite up there with that being the case. I can probably sell it for enough to buy the csw base so I'll just have to pay for the wheel rims out of pocket.
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Yes both of those could be the case as well. I just thought it was odd for them to have it in stock and not say so on the web store putting off potential customers like myself. I'm ready to get one but I didn't want to go ahead and pay for it and have them hold my money until it came in september. I was planning on waiting until it said it was in stock and then ordering one. I actually just sent the US store a email asking them about what they have in stock so maybe I will hear back tomorrow. If they have the base and bmw rim in stock at least I'm going to try and go ahead and get it and wait on the formula rim. I have a csr elite now that I plan on selling and I'm sure I could sell it pretty fast on ebay or on a forum. I'll put it up for sale tomorrow if they tell me they have it in stock. I just didn't want to sell it then be without if they didnt have it in stock I would just rather wait.
Speaking of ebay. Has anyone looked up there recently for fanatec stuff? There is a community reviewer selling his base and formula rim together and the bmw rim separate. They are both on a auction and the bmw rim is at 182 right now with 6 days left. The base and formula rim still have 6 days left as well, but they are up to $840!!
I know that person.he is from rF2 community and he is selling his Club Sport Fanatec wheel.
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I've been debating selling my Formula Rim (f-wheel.com CSW tester), as I simply do not use it much. However, at times I might for Indy/F1 racing. It really enhances the experience, and makes the driving style fit what you are doing on screen/track!!!! I might kick myself in the ass later, we'll see....
If some here in the states are interested in having the rim now, let me know. I'm not looking for eBay type money. Just want to help another fellow community member out. I recently just sent my GT2 to a friend in Florida who can't afford much, and loves sim racing for nothing. Troysloth from here sent an old set of pedals and shifters to him for the set. Now he races with us a LOT on FM4 and iRacing!
If some here in the states are interested in having the rim now, let me know. I'm not looking for eBay type money. Just want to help another fellow community member out. I recently just sent my GT2 to a friend in Florida who can't afford much, and loves sim racing for nothing. Troysloth from here sent an old set of pedals and shifters to him for the set. Now he races with us a LOT on FM4 and iRacing!
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He's going to make killing! Knowing he paid $450 for the base and both rims for being a reviewer and just the base and formula rim are almost double that already. I have nothing against it good for him to find somebody that will pay that much. He even has in the description that they sell for $630 new lol.
Yeah that was a smart move for sure. No need in paying so much more than what it's really worth. I'm sure you could find one on a forum eventually for a fair price.
I heard back from my email to fanatec this morning. I got the response I figured they would give. I asked them if they were in stock and how all these people on the iracing forums are getting their wheels in since the website says not it stock. Of course they only answered the questions they wanted to answer. Their response was just "thanks for your inquiry, At the moment the shipping date is early September."
I guess I'll just be waiting again. This has been a frustrating process with this csw wheel. I could take the gamble and go ahead and order one, but I would have to sell my elite first and my luck would be that they don't have any and it would be september before I got it. I just can't take that chance right now so looks like I'll be waiting some more.
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