In 2006 or 2007, don't remember exactly, I got my first proper racing wheel, the G25. I could not believe it the time, it was my dream to have it and my parents put some money into it, together with some of my saved pocket money i finally got it for about 180 dollars. I loved it and could not put it down. Loved to cruise around with it in Test Drive Unlimited and push the limits in Live For Speed. Man, that R8 in LFS... Sounded pure beast. Then, as I was using the left button on the wheel extensively for TC override, it slowly stopped working. It was kind of buggling my mind, so I called the Logitech customer support without really knowing what to expect. After all, I had warranty, and well they did not disappoint. I remember the conversation word by word even though it was more than 10 years ago. The guy said, that they can not fix it. They also don't have the G25 anymore, UNFORTUNATELY. He can offer instead the new model, G27!!! "But, I really love my G25, do I need to ship it back?" - "No sir, you may recycle your old model as you wish." I was left speechless as a kid, I felt like it was a prank call. I just couldn't believe it. 2 days (!!!) later a van arrived with a shipment from Logitech. I will never forget this and will always have Logitech in my heart, even though I must look for other brands now, as they fell behind the competition. (When it comes to racing wheels...) Sorry for the novel, but I felt like it's a good place to share this... Have a great day, have Logitech! :)
Bro, finding that set for $80 in that condition is amazing. Those are selling used in NYC for $300-$350 on Craigslist and they've been north of $250 on eBay. Amazon is selling it for for over $900.
There are a fair few for sale here in Thailand. Average is 200 bucks for good condition. I'm just awaiting delivery on one with a foldable steel 'half cockpit' for 180.
@@leolego2 its just sellers trying to take advantage of the market even though it doesnt make sense since g27's arent even rare. They will become scarce the more time goes by but so will everything that beats it as well. If they were built with some high quality materials or something then i could see why they would be going up in value.
any one that owns a G25/7 should upgrade the plastic tracking wheel for the optical tracking sensor to a metal one, as the tracking can fail due to the original plastic one cracking over time and making the wheel track incorrectly, helped save a friends G27 with this fix.
Still using G27, liked it and still like it, with modded brake. I was waiting for the G29 ....but seems like Logitech is not interested of sim racing equipment anymore. G29 was almost the same as G27, but less, and too pricey. So not "upgrading" to a Logitech product anymore. G27 works perfectly after years and years of rather heavy use. Only annoyance is that every Windows update seems to break the Logitech profiler.
Hey CGuerrila, DFGT, G29, and now T300 owner here. If u accept tips, go for the T300 or even the TS-PC if it is on your budget, it will transform your experience on the SIMS, coming from the G29 and T150 i was blown away by the ffb of the T300 and some people says TS-PC/TS-XW improves a lot the FFB compared to T300. Also, i had some problems with the logitech profiler in some games (crashes, not opening etc...)
Thanks for the tip. I will definitely try to find some more advanced wheel sooner or later. G27 FFB feels pretty rough ... and the huge deadzone is sometimes a problem. G27 does it's job, I'm able to be fast with it, but I still think I'm missing a lot of the FFB information.
I wouldn't even have a wheel if this didn't exist. I wanted nothing less than the whole package of a wheel, three pedals and shifter, and there was nothing like the G27 at a reasonable price. And the best part is that it just works: I've tried dozens of games old and new and even emulators, and in most cases I don't even have to remap anything. I bought it second hand and have used it for years without a hitch - best logitech hardware I've had by far.
bought my G27 last year for $75 from a formula sim racer, so the shifter wasn't used at all, the whole wheel set is in great condition and still works really well. I've always wanted the G25 when I was a kid and now I finally got the G27 haha I've loved it for the past year that I've had it.
I got a Logitech Driving Force Pro around 2013, loved it. At 2019, I finally decided to buy the g27, since I really wanted to try manual transmission shifter with s clutch and to try the g27.
Bought the last new G27 in my town 4 and a half years ago, still using it, but upgraded the shifter and pedals recently to the Thrustmaster TH8a and T3PA Pro, still a blast to drive and never had any issues.
I bought this model 2 years ago. It's a great steering wheel. The only problem with these is that they don't hold well on the surface of a desk or table and the pedal block slides away on the floor whatever the surface is. It's really annoying. Having a stand is a must. I'v ordered a Next Level stand on Amazon. I was lucky cuz during this time the mounting kit for flight simulator was included in the stand kit, but not anymore. These stands are more problematic than the steering wheel itself.
I simply put my pedal block on a yoga mat and I also put my chair on the mat, this way nothing is moving. It's a pretty cheap way of keeping everything together without having to buy/store a stand, which can be cumbersome
i got my g27 used for around 120 euro. the only g27 for sale in latvia at that time, so i knew i had to have one, as 5 years prior to that, me and my friend played with his g25, and i loved the force feedback and manual shift w clutch as a kid. so for my birthday, me and my mom went to see it, and i fell in love while testing it in dirt 4. so thats how i have a g27. mods i have done are pedal inversion thingy that i made my self, and now im making a hydro handbrake from an old Chinese game controller. Love the g27, love assetto corsa and ets2. great games with a still great wheel.
9:18 that's great to hear because a couple years ago when i bought my th8a for my tm tx i opted to buy an adaptor and a g27 pedal instead of the t3pa because it was like 1/6 as expensive. i have never regretted it, because the g27 pedals are more than good enough for me.
I'm super glad i decided to buy the G27 when i did. For the price its the only option available imo. You can get better if you are dedicated to racing sim and willing to pay quite a lot more but for the majority of ppl it offers the best value to fully enjoy any racing games. This works great on both my PS3 and PC and my 5 yo daughter loves playing Daytona USA with it :P
Impressive. I actually still own my G27 which I bought in 2013 for around 250$ from Newegg, which is also in that OG box as well. Still has the cling wrap plastics on the center cap of the steering wheel and the face of the shifter. It's amazing to see they're going from 500-1200$ online now. Good find for 80 bucks.
Just saw your video as I was at goodwill yesterday and found one in probably 7 out 10 condition. Paid $25 plus tax and I love it!! The thing was barely used! I picked it up as soon as I saw it and someone else was just waiting for me to leave it!! Lol my son and I love racing games but I didn't want to invest a decent amount of money if he's just going to use it once and then never play it again so this was perfect!
Bought mine brand new in 2015, barely used it as I was only playing Gran Turismo on PS3 back then. Didn't bother buying the PS4 when I found out the G27 does not work on the PS4 (again, back then). I did play Dirt Rally on my laptop for a bit but it was still under-utilized. Bought Assetto Corsa sometime ago and finally found friends to play it this year. Been making good use of my G27 the past few months now. It's a fairly good rig but I think the force feedback should definitely be better especially for drifting.
Another great video! I have a g27 for about 7 years and still using it, only needed to change the encoder. I use with cronusmax on ps4 for gran turismo sport and work really well
I remember having this wheel around 2013, and it was a really good wheel until I spilled milk into it... One of my best wheels.. and it was fried by milk..... :/ I'm gonna get another.
I'm still using the G25 that I bought when it wad launched in 2006. The shifter held up to 2014, which i then replaced with a diy unit. The pedals are free mounted and heavily modded and the wheelbase has a fan mod and custom 320mm suede wheel. It just won't die.
I've had a G27 for years. The only thing that is obviously cheapy feeling is the shifter. I switch from H-shifter to sequential (rubber bands, works great). I just picked up a mint condition G27 setup for my dad for $150.
@ no sometimes (very rarely) it comes up on craigslist and other popular websites. some people dont know what they have, maybe their child had it and the parent doesnt know how much it costs so they sell it for cheap
I've got my G27 since 2010 and it's been brilliant since all that time, never failed on me. I was blown away by how good it felt on the PS4 (plugged with CronusMax) specially on Assetto Corsa and GT Sport. In GT Sport, I managed to get to A Rank with pretty good consistent lap times and sometimes not too far from the top 10 superstars. Even for a 8 years old wheel, it's a very good affordable choice for the PS4 and PC. I definitely recommend for a beginner or an advanced sim racer with not much money to go for the G27 but I would strongly recommend the NIXIM brake mod for better accuracy in trail braking (or nailing heal and toe). I recently went for the Fanatec CSL Elite, yea it's a whole another level... I went for something newer because I did felt I was on the limits of precision thanks to the dead zone of the G27 and with the CSL Elite I was a bit quicker than my previous G27 lap times. No doubt you can go fast with the G27, but don't expect to be on the top 10 superstars easily unless you fix the dead zone. I'll still keep my G27, looks like Gran Turismo devs can't properly set up the CSL Elite for GT Sport even with the March update (everybody hates that understeer ratling...) so fortunately the good old G27 is on service.
I bought a G27 from Cash converters in 2012 second hand for AUD $150. They were still selling for 500 new & this thing had barely any use. I used it briefly on GT6 & put it away for a few years. It’s been broken back out for my renewed interest in sim racing. My Cronus Max arrives tomorrow to use it on the PS4. I’m looking forward to it.
I got a new G27 in 2011-2012 for $120 AUD (about $80-90 USD) thanks to a sale at a local store, pretty sure the price was a mistake, I tried to buy two as my brother wanted one but they wouldn't let me :P
Just bought a 2015 Logitech g27 for 170$ in mint condition!!! Always wanted one! G29 is so toy-like I love the steel on the g27!!! The wheel doesn't have even a scratch on it it's so nice !!! Won't ever sell! Unless somebody is giving me 400$ for it :p
Fun. My org G27 died after almost 3 years of use and I got the G27 version that came in the new packaging, and the quality of the leather felt not that tight especially on the backside on the 9 and 3 a clock of the rim. the sticking was of much lesser quality and the worst of all it actually was not as strong or fast as the org G27. I was very obvious that Logitech made the wheel cheaper as time went on.
G27 was the first wheel I bought. Suffered from a de-centering issue where over 5 minutes the center position would drift until the wheel would be unusable. You would have to replug it back in to reset constantly, and couldn't even complete a decent length stage. Went through countless forum threads and tried every fix under the sun (costing me even more), but it never worked properly. The G27 is made with the same QC as most Logitech products I've had the displeasure of using, and this one, like about 50% of the other Logitech products I've used was essentially DOA or broken into unusability by QC issues. Do not give that company your money.
I had a Logitech Momo back in the late early 00's and it was a ripper of a wheel. Lasted quite a while, but eventually the potentiometer in the accelerator gave up and I never ended up replacing it.
Rfactor wasn't free at all, i tought the same when i bought this in 2013 (new) but it's only a modded version made by logitech with the led plugin (only). Sadly you have to insert the key when you finished installing it :'(
I'm currently using a DFGT with a G27 shifter I was able to find standalone. I've got a Leo Bodnar USB adapter for the shifter so it's recognized as a separate controller. For my pedals I've got an older set of Fanatec CSR Elite pedals with the load cell brake. I started sim racing on the old Microsoft Xbox 360 wheel with Forza 3 haha. Now I mainly drive Assetto Corsa and rFactor 2. Hoping to upgrade to a new Fanatec wheel sometime in the future. Wheels certainly have come a long way.
I'm pretty new to sim racing, I picked up a lightly used G27 a couple of months ago for $180AUD, and honestly I'm amazed at how great it feels for the price and age. However, I dislike the chattering and noise the wheel creates in some sims, so now that I've really caught the racing bug, I'm looking into an upgrade, most likely to a TS-PC.
I use a g27 with gteye brake spring and additional rubber block,a modded brass encoder wheel and also modded the gear shifter.I use it on pc with an oculus headset so you only see the in game wheel.Its great and if you know how to set it up properly you can barely feel any gears mesh etc .I tried the thrustmaster t500 and it gave less feedback and was slower to opposite lock,it felt sturdier but the right paddle shifter broke pretty quickly so back to g27 which may not feel as rock solid but is much tougher and more reliable than the thrust master.
Better ffb than belt wheels and most importantly. It is like a tank, reliability is super awesome in the wheel. Easy to fix the issues that come up with age as well. Only downside is the noise and profiler fighting against windows. But I get over it any day.
Basically if you're a PC, PS2 (I think), and PS3 user and want the best best budget wheel, G27 (Used, new are very overpriced). I still prefer the G27 over the g29/920 with the design, while still useable with the button layout it's looks so toy like... Mine broke after around 2 years of ownership (G29) and it was fun while it lasted. The buttons on the wheel stopped responding all together so I scrapped it.
I had one I bought it the day it came out. Used it for awhile then replaced it with a Fanatec GT2 due to its ability to work on PS3 and XBOX 360 The way it delivers feedback is kinda harsh, clunky, and loud. The Fanatec is better IMO but not by a lot. The materials on the logitech are great for the price point and I still use that pedal set with my rig to this day.
I'm going to hopefully buy one tonight for $150, in the photos it looks decent except one of the cables has had a little repairs done to it, not sure how the ffb will feel due to me not knowing how much it's used. I can't wait to get it, I already have a lot of mods I want to put onto it
I know it's been 2 years now but I still watch this video because it's just unbelievable how you found that bargain but now I realise that the pedals are from a g25 I think. It's because the brake pedal is too far from the gas. Idk maybe I'm dumb but I know they solved this issue (brake pedal being too close to the clutch) with the g27 and g29/920.
I still play assetto corza and forza all the time on my g27, but its not my original. When i first bought the wheel for 250 on ebay and it was the original box! Only downside was the sensor for the clutch was broken so it never worked. Eventually i got in touch with logitech and they told me to send it back and they would give me a new one but turned out to be the new box but still works great.
Good on ya. Hope it does you justice. I'm still trying to find me a cheap but good condition G27 because my DFGT pedals are faulty due to bad potentiometers. Plus I think I'm ready to upgrade to something that has a clutch and H pattern shifter.
Well I was pretty excited because last night I just picked up the G27 and the seat setup for $280. I got it for my daughter for Christmas I thought I was giving a good deal and I had to travel out of state to get it FML LOL
I wouldnt quite consider them unicorns. They actually have been pretty reliable for a lot of people over the years and can still can be had cheap if youre willing to look through all the dreamers trying to rip people off selling them for double or more than what theyre worth. If anything, theyre the Hondas of the racing wheel world. Cheap, reliable and super fun if youre not too picky about perfection. And the mods you can do to them are pretty simple and help out a lot with the feel of the whole setup.
I also got mine brand spankin new for 75$. Only thing i dislike about it is the oem c clamps. Had to get new stronger ones because my old ones broke. but other than that i love it.
It's got a nice feel overall. My only issues are that it's pretty easy to jam the gear lever on the tips of H splitters. For instance, try to shift from 2nd to 3rd and you end up jamming it on the splitter separating 1st and 3rd. It does feel rather mushy if you apply a small input to the wheel. Having mostly played on PS3 with it on GT6, I haven't used it in 2 years and since I'm playing sims on PC now, I find it very difficult to port it to Assetto Corsa and to a lesser extent rFactor 2. I have installed the profiler but it doesn't seem to be doing a hell lot when working (mind that I'm also rather new to PCs). I would really appreciate some help here actually.
US gets IT and gaming stuff so cheap... I just bought one of these for £120 ($160) and it was a steal. They ebay for about £200+, pretty much new price for a used wheel. This auction had 6d23h on it, so I think it had literally just gone up, he hadn't checked the actual worth of them on ebay and no one else had noticed it yet, as the others had starting bids of £100+ There are NO 3 pedal manual controllers available for £100 or less.
For $80 it's a good deal but once you get up to $150 or more, get a Thrustmaster. I picked up a Thrustmaster TX Ferrari 458 set for $140. It is leagues better than these Logitech setups. I still have a G920 but plan on selling it now. The pedals from Logitech are junk compared to a T3PA. Not even close to the same resolution. The T3PAs all come with the conical mod now.
Michael P Ah okay, lucky! I’m thinking about picking up a used G27 for €150, despite already owning a T300, I want a wheel to use on older games on the PS3 like F1 Championship Edition and F1 2010 haha
Still using the G27 with custom quick change f1 and 35 cm wheel, modded shifter and stock pedals. Its not so important that its not very strong. the clunkyness is what i dislike. Since the first time i own it i have always the fear it brakes internally doing its ffb, but its 8 years old now. Sometimes i wish it will brake, haha, but it will not :)
and thats how it's done , i have mine for 100euro's 2ndhands ! , great wheel ! and saved a huge amount ! go for 2ndhands wheel if your looking for a logitech. all the logitec wheel are the same internaly. the g25 is stronger in ffb than the g27 and the g29 is even weaker. if i would spend money in a new wheel i would buy a fanatec of a thrustmaster these days. ( better internaly and belt driven )
Sim Racing Paddock. I literally just bought the Logitech G920 last Friday for $199 shipped. I wanted to get the thrustmaster tmx pro but it was $75 more. One thing I haven’t heard people really touch on is how is the FFB on the G920? Thanks
I started with the t80 and then later got a g27 and it's been a great wheel especially with the mods I have done such as a deep dish rim but I think I'm going to go for the fannatec clubsport shifter to complement for now
Great video and also great deal with the g27. But with the cronus max you won't get a real force feedbak, the adapter just simulate the force feedback.
I can tell you fist hand the Drive Hub gives you 100% real force feedback on the g27 and other wheels. And is 1:1 the same as the g29 which I also own. I actually purchased the Drive Hub to use the g29 to play Forza 7 on XB1 which also works fantastic. It's not like the other converters that rely on a center force lock in loo of Force feedback. The Dive Hub allowed me to bring my G27 out of storage and like William I have really enjoyed the experience. Great review..
My only problem with it is the shitty profiler program which doesn’t launch anymore after an nvidia update , and I just can t seem to get to work again unless I do hardcore reset
i got a g25 for 100 bucks and i upgraded the stiffnes of the shifter by putting a spacer under the spring for the ballbearing which keeps the shifter in place
In 2006 or 2007, don't remember exactly, I got my first proper racing wheel, the G25. I could not believe it the time, it was my dream to have it and my parents put some money into it, together with some of my saved pocket money i finally got it for about 180 dollars. I loved it and could not put it down. Loved to cruise around with it in Test Drive Unlimited and push the limits in Live For Speed. Man, that R8 in LFS... Sounded pure beast. Then, as I was using the left button on the wheel extensively for TC override, it slowly stopped working. It was kind of buggling my mind, so I called the Logitech customer support without really knowing what to expect. After all, I had warranty, and well they did not disappoint. I remember the conversation word by word even though it was more than 10 years ago. The guy said, that they can not fix it. They also don't have the G25 anymore, UNFORTUNATELY. He can offer instead the new model, G27!!! "But, I really love my G25, do I need to ship it back?" - "No sir, you may recycle your old model as you wish."
I was left speechless as a kid, I felt like it was a prank call. I just couldn't believe it. 2 days (!!!) later a van arrived with a shipment from Logitech. I will never forget this and will always have Logitech in my heart, even though I must look for other brands now, as they fell behind the competition. (When it comes to racing wheels...)
Sorry for the novel, but I felt like it's a good place to share this... Have a great day, have Logitech! :)
Bence Szabó Nice man! I liked reading that :)
Thats Awesome kinda jealous also :D
That’s the kind of nostalgic story I like to hear. Reminds me a lot of my own.
Logitech FTW
Very wholesome story. I liked it
I have bought a g27 from a guy that sad me the shifter and clutch didnt work... turns out he just didnt install the software for the g27...
hahah lmao
yooo hahahaha
Poor donkey
LMAOO you win brotha! Hope you got a great deal on it
Bro, finding that set for $80 in that condition is amazing. Those are selling used in NYC for $300-$350 on Craigslist and they've been north of $250 on eBay. Amazon is selling it for for over $900.
There are a fair few for sale here in Thailand. Average is 200 bucks for good condition. I'm just awaiting delivery on one with a foldable steel 'half cockpit' for 180.
900$? wtf here in Tunisia i got a second handed g27 for less than 50 us dollars in perfect condition.
Here in Ontario, Canada, I found an a mint one (without box) for 80 CAD
Just bought one for 165$
@@leolego2 its just sellers trying to take advantage of the market even though it doesnt make sense since g27's arent even rare. They will become scarce the more time goes by but so will everything that beats it as well. If they were built with some high quality materials or something then i could see why they would be going up in value.
I want a g27 in 2019....
@Underground Drift for how much?
@Underground Drift that's a good deal i think. I'm eyeing one that's 180euros
@@0zone247 I bought one 2nd hand for €50
Zeombie i still want it in 2020
@Underground Drift do you need power supply to make it work? i bought mine yesterday haha and steering wheel is not working
Hahaha i must say i loved that heel and toe demonstration when u blipped the gas after u released the clutch pedal
You might wanna keep that foot fetish to yourself
He was heel-toeing it
@@mai-ey5xi you heal while the clutch is depressed...
any one that owns a G25/7 should upgrade the plastic tracking wheel for the optical tracking sensor to a metal one, as the tracking can fail due to the original plastic one cracking over time and making the wheel track incorrectly, helped save a friends G27 with this fix.
Still using G27, liked it and still like it, with modded brake. I was waiting for the G29 ....but seems like Logitech is not interested of sim racing equipment anymore. G29 was almost the same as G27, but less, and too pricey. So not "upgrading" to a Logitech product anymore. G27 works perfectly after years and years of rather heavy use. Only annoyance is that every Windows update seems to break the Logitech profiler.
Hey CGuerrila, DFGT, G29, and now T300 owner here.
If u accept tips, go for the T300 or even the TS-PC if it is on your budget, it will transform your experience on the SIMS, coming from the G29 and T150 i was blown away by the ffb of the T300 and some people says TS-PC/TS-XW improves a lot the FFB compared to T300.
Also, i had some problems with the logitech profiler in some games (crashes, not opening etc...)
Thanks for the tip. I will definitely try to find some more advanced wheel sooner or later. G27 FFB feels pretty rough ... and the huge deadzone is sometimes a problem. G27 does it's job, I'm able to be fast with it, but I still think I'm missing a lot of the FFB information.
@@cguerrilla7315 hello I'm interested in getting a second hand G27 for 255AUD you think that's a fair price?
@@0zone247 Just bought mine for 254AUD so I don't see why not
I wouldn't even have a wheel if this didn't exist. I wanted nothing less than the whole package of a wheel, three pedals and shifter, and there was nothing like the G27 at a reasonable price. And the best part is that it just works: I've tried dozens of games old and new and even emulators, and in most cases I don't even have to remap anything. I bought it second hand and have used it for years without a hitch - best logitech hardware I've had by far.
9:02 that rev match was pretty oof
Still using my G27, still going strong at 6 years old now, very heavy abuse its had over the years
bought my G27 last year for $75 from a formula sim racer, so the shifter wasn't used at all, the whole wheel set is in great condition and still works really well. I've always wanted the G25 when I was a kid and now I finally got the G27 haha I've loved it for the past year that I've had it.
I got a Logitech Driving Force Pro around 2013, loved it. At 2019, I finally decided to buy the g27, since I really wanted to try manual transmission shifter with s clutch and to try the g27.
Bought the last new G27 in my town 4 and a half years ago, still using it, but upgraded the shifter and pedals recently to the Thrustmaster TH8a and T3PA Pro, still a blast to drive and never had any issues.
I bought this model 2 years ago. It's a great steering wheel. The only problem with these is that they don't hold well on the surface of a desk or table and the pedal block slides away on the floor whatever the surface is. It's really annoying. Having a stand is a must. I'v ordered a Next Level stand on Amazon. I was lucky cuz during this time the mounting kit for flight simulator was included in the stand kit, but not anymore. These stands are more problematic than the steering wheel itself.
I simply put my pedal block on a yoga mat and I also put my chair on the mat, this way nothing is moving. It's a pretty cheap way of keeping everything together without having to buy/store a stand, which can be cumbersome
Got a used g27 for 60$ a few weeks ago and the shifter still has protective plastic on. What a quality!
i got my g27 used for around 120 euro. the only g27 for sale in latvia at that time, so i knew i had to have one, as 5 years prior to that, me and my friend played with his g25, and i loved the force feedback and manual shift w clutch as a kid. so for my birthday, me and my mom went to see it, and i fell in love while testing it in dirt 4. so thats how i have a g27.
mods i have done are pedal inversion thingy that i made my self, and now im making a hydro handbrake from an old Chinese game controller.
Love the g27, love assetto corsa and ets2. great games with a still great wheel.
9:18 that's great to hear because a couple years ago when i bought my th8a for my tm tx i opted to buy an adaptor and a g27 pedal instead of the t3pa because it was like 1/6 as expensive. i have never regretted it, because the g27 pedals are more than good enough for me.
I'm super glad i decided to buy the G27 when i did. For the price its the only option available imo. You can get better if you are dedicated to racing sim and willing to pay quite a lot more but for the majority of ppl it offers the best value to fully enjoy any racing games.
This works great on both my PS3 and PC and my 5 yo daughter loves playing Daytona USA with it :P
Impressive. I actually still own my G27 which I bought in 2013 for around 250$ from Newegg, which is also in that OG box as well. Still has the cling wrap plastics on the center cap of the steering wheel and the face of the shifter. It's amazing to see they're going from 500-1200$ online now. Good find for 80 bucks.
I went from a Driving force GT, to a G27, to a Driving force GT, to a G27, to a T150, to a T300, and now I'm back to a driving force GT. :D
which converter do you you use to use at as a PS4
Autowill Why?
Still on my G25 and I'm fine with it.
Same here! My G25 does everything I want it to.
Just saw your video as I was at goodwill yesterday and found one in probably 7 out 10 condition. Paid $25 plus tax and I love it!! The thing was barely used! I picked it up as soon as I saw it and someone else was just waiting for me to leave it!! Lol my son and I love racing games but I didn't want to invest a decent amount of money if he's just going to use it once and then never play it again so this was perfect!
3:04 ..aaand it's worth $5
Someone is is selling this used for $120 on ebay!
I found one for 80 dollars on Facebook auctions
@@computerman9971 yea but it was brand new, he could have flipped it for probably min 4 times of what he bought.
@@computerman9971 I think you meant 300$
@@patrick-ul5ws a year ago it was 120 on eBay look at when the comment was posted bud
Bought mine brand new in 2015, barely used it as I was only playing Gran Turismo on PS3 back then. Didn't bother buying the PS4 when I found out the G27 does not work on the PS4 (again, back then). I did play Dirt Rally on my laptop for a bit but it was still under-utilized. Bought Assetto Corsa sometime ago and finally found friends to play it this year. Been making good use of my G27 the past few months now.
It's a fairly good rig but I think the force feedback should definitely be better especially for drifting.
Another great video! I have a g27 for about 7 years and still using it, only needed to change the encoder. I use with cronusmax on ps4 for gran turismo sport and work really well
I remember having this wheel around 2013, and it was a really good wheel until I spilled milk into it... One of my best wheels.. and it was fried by milk..... :/ I'm gonna get another.
I just got this setup without the box for 20 lol as you say my mind was blown as well
I'm still using the G25 that I bought when it wad launched in 2006. The shifter held up to 2014, which i then replaced with a diy unit. The pedals are free mounted and heavily modded and the wheelbase has a fan mod and custom 320mm suede wheel. It just won't die.
Same here i keep saying i will upgrade when it breaks but it refuses to die.;)
Just bought a G27 for $90. I tried for $80. Now I have 3 ancient wheels for the LAN room. DFGT, G25 and G27.
were did you get it for 80 bucks in the uk used is like 180 wtf
I've had a G27 for years. The only thing that is obviously cheapy feeling is the shifter. I switch from H-shifter to sequential (rubber bands, works great). I just picked up a mint condition G27 setup for my dad for $150.
I'm new in sim racing. Got a used g27 + 1 "formula" rim mod for $160.
LONG LIFE TO THE G27!
How did you find one for $80. I can’t find for less than $250. Smh
illwill311 same
@ no sometimes (very rarely) it comes up on craigslist and other popular websites. some people dont know what they have, maybe their child had it and the parent doesnt know how much it costs so they sell it for cheap
I got a logitech used for 17euros
Works perfectly fine tbh and good luck finding it
I found one for 75 on Offer up
look on craigslist/offerup or letgo. i just found one for 100 bucks in california.
I just upgraded from the DFGT to the G29 and the feel of the wheel is sooo awesome
Sold my G27 for $212.50 on Ebay and bought the G29 for $264 on Ebay. I had it for about 4 years. Both great wheels.
I've got my G27 since 2010 and it's been brilliant since all that time, never failed on me. I was blown away by how good it felt on the PS4 (plugged with CronusMax) specially on Assetto Corsa and GT Sport. In GT Sport, I managed to get to A Rank with pretty good consistent lap times and sometimes not too far from the top 10 superstars. Even for a 8 years old wheel, it's a very good affordable choice for the PS4 and PC. I definitely recommend for a beginner or an advanced sim racer with not much money to go for the G27 but I would strongly recommend the NIXIM brake mod for better accuracy in trail braking (or nailing heal and toe).
I recently went for the Fanatec CSL Elite, yea it's a whole another level... I went for something newer because I did felt I was on the limits of precision thanks to the dead zone of the G27 and with the CSL Elite I was a bit quicker than my previous G27 lap times. No doubt you can go fast with the G27, but don't expect to be on the top 10 superstars easily unless you fix the dead zone.
I'll still keep my G27, looks like Gran Turismo devs can't properly set up the CSL Elite for GT Sport even with the March update (everybody hates that understeer ratling...) so fortunately the good old G27 is on service.
do you think 250AUD for G27 second hand is a fair price?
I bought a G27 from Cash converters in 2012 second hand for AUD $150. They were still selling for 500 new & this thing had barely any use. I used it briefly on GT6 & put it away for a few years.
It’s been broken back out for my renewed interest in sim racing. My Cronus Max arrives tomorrow to use it on the PS4. I’m looking forward to it.
ah, cashies
I got a new G27 in 2011-2012 for $120 AUD (about $80-90 USD) thanks to a sale at a local store, pretty sure the price was a mistake, I tried to buy two as my brother wanted one but they wouldn't let me :P
Just bought a 2015 Logitech g27 for 170$ in mint condition!!! Always wanted one! G29 is so toy-like I love the steel on the g27!!!
The wheel doesn't have even a scratch on it it's so nice !!! Won't ever sell!
Unless somebody is giving me 400$ for it :p
E46 Experience with Martin Nice!
Fun. My org G27 died after almost 3 years of use and I got the G27 version that came in the new packaging, and the quality of the leather felt not that tight especially on the backside on the 9 and 3 a clock of the rim. the sticking was of much lesser quality and the worst of all it actually was not as strong or fast as the org G27. I was very obvious that Logitech made the wheel cheaper as time went on.
My G27 is coming tomorrow, can't wait!
G27 was the first wheel I bought. Suffered from a de-centering issue where over 5 minutes the center position would drift until the wheel would be unusable. You would have to replug it back in to reset constantly, and couldn't even complete a decent length stage. Went through countless forum threads and tried every fix under the sun (costing me even more), but it never worked properly. The G27 is made with the same QC as most Logitech products I've had the displeasure of using, and this one, like about 50% of the other Logitech products I've used was essentially DOA or broken into unusability by QC issues. Do not give that company your money.
Systematic Productions man that sucks. Mine refuses to break to this day.
I had a Logitech Momo back in the late early 00's and it was a ripper of a wheel. Lasted quite a while, but eventually the potentiometer in the accelerator gave up and I never ended up replacing it.
Rfactor wasn't free at all, i tought the same when i bought this in 2013 (new) but it's only a modded version made by logitech with the led plugin (only). Sadly you have to insert the key when you finished installing it :'(
I'm currently using a DFGT with a G27 shifter I was able to find standalone. I've got a Leo Bodnar USB adapter for the shifter so it's recognized as a separate controller. For my pedals I've got an older set of Fanatec CSR Elite pedals with the load cell brake. I started sim racing on the old Microsoft Xbox 360 wheel with Forza 3 haha. Now I mainly drive Assetto Corsa and rFactor 2. Hoping to upgrade to a new Fanatec wheel sometime in the future. Wheels certainly have come a long way.
I'm pretty new to sim racing, I picked up a lightly used G27 a couple of months ago for $180AUD, and honestly I'm amazed at how great it feels for the price and age. However, I dislike the chattering and noise the wheel creates in some sims, so now that I've really caught the racing bug, I'm looking into an upgrade, most likely to a TS-PC.
Still using G27 today. If Fanatec has some deals on black friday, I might upgrade.
I just bought a used g25, all rusty, restored it and it's good.
I use a g27 with gteye brake spring and additional rubber block,a modded brass encoder wheel and also modded the gear shifter.I use it on pc with an oculus headset so you only see the in game wheel.Its great and if you know how to set it up properly you can barely feel any gears mesh etc .I tried the thrustmaster t500 and it gave less feedback and was slower to opposite lock,it felt sturdier but the right paddle shifter broke pretty quickly so back to g27 which may not feel as rock solid but is much tougher and more reliable than the thrust master.
Michael Pegasiou it is sturdy out of the box
Better ffb than belt wheels and most importantly. It is like a tank, reliability is super awesome in the wheel. Easy to fix the issues that come up with age as well.
Only downside is the noise and profiler fighting against windows. But I get over it any day.
"Better ffb than belt wheels" lol, OK, you keep living in that fantasy.
"Perfect pedal" is a nice upgrade for your brake on this set
Basically if you're a PC, PS2 (I think), and PS3 user and want the best best budget wheel, G27 (Used, new are very overpriced). I still prefer the G27 over the g29/920 with the design, while still useable with the button layout it's looks so toy like... Mine broke after around 2 years of ownership (G29) and it was fun while it lasted. The buttons on the wheel stopped responding all together so I scrapped it.
I had one I bought it the day it came out. Used it for awhile then replaced it with a Fanatec GT2 due to its ability to work on PS3 and XBOX 360 The way it delivers feedback is kinda harsh, clunky, and loud. The Fanatec is better IMO but not by a lot. The materials on the logitech are great for the price point and I still use that pedal set with my rig to this day.
I'm going to hopefully buy one tonight for $150, in the photos it looks decent except one of the cables has had a little repairs done to it, not sure how the ffb will feel due to me not knowing how much it's used. I can't wait to get it, I already have a lot of mods I want to put onto it
I know it's been 2 years now but I still watch this video because it's just unbelievable how you found that bargain but now I realise that the pedals are from a g25 I think. It's because the brake pedal is too far from the gas. Idk maybe I'm dumb but I know they solved this issue (brake pedal being too close to the clutch) with the g27 and g29/920.
I still play assetto corza and forza all the time on my g27, but its not my original. When i first bought the wheel for 250 on ebay and it was the original box! Only downside was the sensor for the clutch was broken so it never worked. Eventually i got in touch with logitech and they told me to send it back and they would give me a new one but turned out to be the new box but still works great.
I got one new around $120 here in a store in peru some days ago, great price for starting into sim racing.
Good on ya. Hope it does you justice. I'm still trying to find me a cheap but good condition G27 because my DFGT pedals are faulty due to bad potentiometers. Plus I think I'm ready to upgrade to something that has a clutch and H pattern shifter.
Well I was pretty excited because last night I just picked up the G27 and the seat setup for $280. I got it for my daughter for Christmas I thought I was giving a good deal and I had to travel out of state to get it FML LOL
I'm still using a completely stock g27 and I still love it, works perfectly fine, I have a unicorn
I wouldnt quite consider them unicorns. They actually have been pretty reliable for a lot of people over the years and can still can be had cheap if youre willing to look through all the dreamers trying to rip people off selling them for double or more than what theyre worth. If anything, theyre the Hondas of the racing wheel world. Cheap, reliable and super fun if youre not too picky about perfection. And the mods you can do to them are pretty simple and help out a lot with the feel of the whole setup.
I also got mine brand spankin new for 75$. Only thing i dislike about it is the oem c clamps. Had to get new stronger ones because my old ones broke. but other than that i love it.
It's got a nice feel overall. My only issues are that it's pretty easy to jam the gear lever on the tips of H splitters. For instance, try to shift from 2nd to 3rd and you end up jamming it on the splitter separating 1st and 3rd. It does feel rather mushy if you apply a small input to the wheel. Having mostly played on PS3 with it on GT6, I haven't used it in 2 years and since I'm playing sims on PC now, I find it very difficult to port it to Assetto Corsa and to a lesser extent rFactor 2. I have installed the profiler but it doesn't seem to be doing a hell lot when working (mind that I'm also rather new to PCs). I would really appreciate some help here actually.
in my time of need,thank you
US gets IT and gaming stuff so cheap... I just bought one of these for £120 ($160) and it was a steal. They ebay for about £200+, pretty much new price for a used wheel. This auction had 6d23h on it, so I think it had literally just gone up, he hadn't checked the actual worth of them on ebay and no one else had noticed it yet, as the others had starting bids of £100+ There are NO 3 pedal manual controllers available for £100 or less.
Over £200 in the UK
Right now, there are a lot selling for under 200 dollars
For $80 it's a good deal but once you get up to $150 or more, get a Thrustmaster. I picked up a Thrustmaster TX Ferrari 458 set for $140. It is leagues better than these Logitech setups. I still have a G920 but plan on selling it now.
The pedals from Logitech are junk compared to a T3PA. Not even close to the same resolution. The T3PAs all come with the conical mod now.
Raging Tout I agree
Still using g27, but the wheel, shifter and pedal are all moded
Michael Ip what kind of modding have you done to the wheel?
just paid $40 au an hour ago for a G27 with shifter. Used condition, pretty good still. I had a couple G25's back in the day
Michael P 40? Wow, I can’t find anything under 140
Michael P Ah okay, lucky! I’m thinking about picking up a used G27 for €150, despite already owning a T300, I want a wheel to use on older games on the PS3 like F1 Championship Edition and F1 2010 haha
Good video, fun find! Let me know if you'd consider selling it again. I could do better then $80. Thanks!
Still using the G27 with custom quick change f1 and 35 cm wheel, modded shifter and stock pedals.
Its not so important that its not very strong. the clunkyness is what i dislike. Since the first time i own it i have always the fear it brakes internally doing its ffb, but its 8 years old now. Sometimes i wish it will brake, haha, but it will not :)
and thats how it's done , i have mine for 100euro's 2ndhands ! , great wheel ! and saved a huge amount ! go for 2ndhands wheel if your looking for a logitech. all the logitec wheel are the same internaly. the g25 is stronger in ffb than the g27 and the g29 is even weaker. if i would spend money in a new wheel i would buy a fanatec of a thrustmaster these days. ( better internaly and belt driven )
lang leve marktplaats, niet waar? heb zojuist €100 op eentje geboden.
Did your beard really grow that fast or is this an old video haha
I recorded the first part of the video about a month ago 😂
Sim Racing Paddock. I literally just bought the Logitech G920 last Friday for $199 shipped. I wanted to get the thrustmaster tmx pro but it was $75 more. One thing I haven’t heard people really touch on is how is the FFB on the G920? Thanks
I started with the t80 and then later got a g27 and it's been a great wheel especially with the mods I have done such as a deep dish rim but I think I'm going to go for the fannatec clubsport shifter to complement for now
I bought used g27 only 70€
It was a bit used and it is as new. Only wheel + shifter + pedals was cost 60€ and DIY wheel rack was 10€
I use the t500rs with the f1 rim for iracing. But I gotta say I still prefer my old g27 sadly it broke so I had to get a t500rs.
How do you find the FFB on DriveHub? My DriveHub gives weaker feedback over using my G29 plugged straight in. Have you noticed this?
Great video and also great deal with the g27. But with the cronus max you won't get a real force feedbak, the adapter just simulate the force feedback.
I can tell you fist hand the Drive Hub gives you 100% real force feedback on the g27 and other wheels. And is 1:1 the same as the g29 which I also own. I actually purchased the Drive Hub to use the g29 to play Forza 7 on XB1 which also works fantastic. It's not like the other converters that rely on a center force lock in loo of Force feedback. The Dive Hub allowed me to bring my G27 out of storage and like William I have really enjoyed the experience. Great review..
Cronusmax is great! It actually emulate a g29 and the ffb is great
I just bought a G25 two days ago for 80€ =D
modded mine,love em,still reliable.
I bought one at a garage sale last year working without box for $5 lol
i bought a g25 that was preety much new, still had all the plastics
Is the Logitech G Driving Force Shifter compatible with the G27?
My only problem with it is the shitty profiler program which doesn’t launch anymore after an nvidia update , and I just can t seem to get to work again unless I do hardcore reset
cheap, high quality, perfect wheel. fuck g29 and g920 this is a true wheel. only problem is its just a bit small but its still 10/10
Been 2 years, and I'm searching for one, even if I have to pay much more.
My buddy has one he’s selling brand new for $500 never used comes with a joystick too for flying sims
when it was new it was fun, but these days I look at mine and think it's trash. (shifters/shift paddles still good tho)
Lucky you.. People still want $250-400 where I'm located..
I was going to buy a g29+shifter for 220€ to replace my dfgt but you might have conviced me to get a g27 for ~120€ and mod it.
Man i play simracing since 10 years and still use my Log27.
Its weird on amazon it goes for $985.87
lol I swapped the springs between the gas and clutch on mine, ended up almost perfect
What is that metal rig that you set your g27 on?! Wow!
Any lag, when you are connecting with Drive hub? I am not sure whether to buy CronusMax Plus USB, or buying Drive Hub would be better.
Nooooo don't take the plastic off bro
Why?
b000ring why take it off... Keep that bad boy fresh ini
That's like not having sex with your girlfriend so you can keep it tight for the next guy lol.
so the next buyer will think it new again XD
im still using in 2023 it was bought used 5 years ago 😭😭😭
Just got one for 70 on facebook market!
you had a birthday party at your house recently? :D
i got a g25 for 100 bucks and i upgraded the stiffnes of the shifter by putting a spacer under the spring for the ballbearing which keeps the shifter in place