How Cheap Is too Cheap? Lets Find Out! 🤔

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
  • A review of the RacGTing Striver 809 with integrated monitor mount, is this cheap cockpit actually any good or just fit for the scrap heap like most cheap Amazon and eBay offerings?!
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Комментарии • 101

  • @Renovatio2
    @Renovatio2 15 дней назад +91

    Proof you can still have fun even if your diwangus is a bit wobbly.

  • @mikalarrington8112
    @mikalarrington8112 6 дней назад +1

    Put some cardboard in there that should make it more rigid

  • @johnreeves6854
    @johnreeves6854 12 дней назад +1

    I see so many ways to sturdy it up for next to nothing ro make it a tighter unit doesn't look to bad

  • @stefanoamsterdam7655
    @stefanoamsterdam7655 14 дней назад +1

    for this price you can ez diy the flexibility

  • @MrDazTroyer
    @MrDazTroyer 12 дней назад

    I'm 56yrs old and that looks like torture. What's wrong with Golf gti dimensions.

  • @slysampss
    @slysampss 11 дней назад

    Good sales pitch. Affiliated by any chance??

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  11 дней назад

      You're obviously new here! lol
      Did you see me show you how wobbly the wheel deck is? How much the pedal tray flexes and say how uncomfortable the seat is?!

  • @SMOKEY-Junior
    @SMOKEY-Junior 15 дней назад +14

    Yes Karl!! pin ball machine in the man's cave is a must for us 40 plus'ers 😂

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  14 дней назад +1

      It sure is!! :D This is only a VPin but I've promised myself a real one for my 50th in a few years!

  • @mamory3791
    @mamory3791 15 дней назад +6

    You should do more of these reviews if possible. Very interessting and enjoyable to watch not to mention that i am sure that you would find some hidden gems among those cheap cockpits. Vivo cockpit is one of those gems imo.

  • @Yukanhayt-Mhenow
    @Yukanhayt-Mhenow 12 дней назад +5

    As an Engineer and Electrician, I built my own rig using a skyline R33 bucket seat & E brake & bought a cheap frame but chopped it up & made it better, wired the circle button to a plug for the E brake then added the wheel pedals & shifter, I hid all of the wires inside the frame pipes & made sure it has adjustments, I love it & do not at all fancy buying a flash pre built one.

    • @seijaandwayneglew6979
      @seijaandwayneglew6979 3 дня назад

      built my own aswell, not an engineer, made out of steel no flex cheaper than a logitech g29

  • @KayoMichiels
    @KayoMichiels 15 дней назад +4

    Diwangus, is a brand that Jimmy Broadbent would come up with!

  • @YenkTheTank
    @YenkTheTank 12 дней назад +3

    it's not how expensive your diwangus is, but how you use it 🤣

  • @Ripperx121
    @Ripperx121 12 дней назад +2

    Sure it wobbles! That's called "motion platform" for us that are not spending 10k on a racing sim setup. I might get this. I own a welder I can re-enforce it.

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  12 дней назад

      I little bracing would go a long way!

  • @Viking8888
    @Viking8888 6 дней назад +1

    Sir, what you do with Di wangus in the privacy of your own home is none of my business! 😜

  • @NONOOBZ4EVR
    @NONOOBZ4EVR 5 дней назад +1

    I am rocking my T150 from 2014ish. It is clamped to my desk, but the clamp screw has broken. The pedals are taped to a laptop box.
    I still have so much fun with it on a regular basis, and recently got more use out of it with the recent acquisition of a HTC Vive from 2016ish. :)

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  5 дней назад

      Exactly, don't have to spend big money to have fun!

  • @ujtb
    @ujtb 10 дней назад +1

    the angle of the seat killed it for me unfortunately, I won't be able to see myself driving with that much tilt. Thanks for the review.

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  9 дней назад +1

      Yeah I don't like it either!

  • @bgdaddy42069
    @bgdaddy42069 7 дней назад +1

    i have a gt omega prime i love it i got my son a small cheap ebay rig. it was a wheel stand turned into a full rig they sell the stand and seat pieces. it not bad but i would use anything 5mn or more because its shakey. it was only like 150 160 without a seat but it works.

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  7 дней назад

      Yeah a perfect example of where this sort or product fits in.

  • @GregoryShtevensh
    @GregoryShtevensh 15 дней назад +3

    On this rig, id use a cable and couple of turn buckles to pull the deck towards the monitor stand, and eliminate the vertical bobbing

  • @elitesennabubble
    @elitesennabubble 10 дней назад +1

    I used to own a playseat evolution. I upgraded to a sim lab gt1 pro. I think no one should ever buy one of these cheap flexible frames if they seriously want to race. They are genuinely chinese crap compared to an extrusion rig. It isnt just the flex that the issue, it is impossible to adjust these to where you want it and that ergonomically fits you. And the post gets in the way if you are using three pedals. The seat being flexible will make it almost impossible to be consistent on the brake, you really want a firm support for your lower back. I would buy this for a child that just wants to drive around in forza on a logitech, not for anything serious. Although when I have a child I will buy him/her an extrusion rig if they are interested in racing

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  9 дней назад +1

      The word "seriously" is exactly the one mate, this is more of a "toy" setup or for those that literally can't justify or have the money for anything else... it's till better than using a controller.

    • @elitesennabubble
      @elitesennabubble 9 дней назад

      @@KarlGosling can't agree more

  • @0LD5CHOOL
    @0LD5CHOOL 3 дня назад +1

    Does not look comy

  • @asherd5601
    @asherd5601 8 дней назад +1

    You are the english John Cena 💪 Good review 👌

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  7 дней назад +1

      So I've been told mate! lol

  • @Azurantine81
    @Azurantine81 15 дней назад +2

    I am still using my NLR Wheel stand 2.0 with the full cockpit conversion GT Seat Addon - haven't regretted it a bit, I have just recently grabbed GT omega's monitor stand which is in place now ready for my upcoming 49" super ultrawide monitor, fun times indeed. Anything that brings new simmers to the market is all good I say.

    • @KaneTerry
      @KaneTerry 12 дней назад

      I have the NLR wheel stand 2 as well, wanted to add the GT seat kit but the floor space required is against me.

  • @GregoryShtevensh
    @GregoryShtevensh 15 дней назад +3

    Now this is fun content. You're a legend Karl

  • @underSTATEDexcellence
    @underSTATEDexcellence 15 дней назад +1

    It looks good!!? I have a cheap cockpit and I had to make steel anchors arms for the foot plate because of flexing. I have load cell hydraulic pedals and it was a necessity. But now after seeing this one I think I got ripped off even if I only spend $150 because this one looks way better then mine and it’s a Formula style which is what I want, currently I have a Touring cockpit. I couldn’t get an expensive cockpit after spending over $1k on my DD+wheel base clubsport F1 V2.5 wheel and pedals, my wife wouldn’t have been nice to me. 😢

  • @18T220
    @18T220 15 дней назад +2

    Got a Hottoby tubular cockpit from ebay for £250, doesn't flex at all, seat is as adjustable and comfy as my own car, would recommend.

    • @aaronthomas6155
      @aaronthomas6155 15 дней назад

      I have one of the Hottoby cockpits that's now marketed as a flight sim cockpit. They offered a seat mounting section for it, so I ordered that. Once all bolted together properly, it's quite solid. Only downside is that you have to source your own seat. It's adjustability is nearly unlimited since everything can adjust separate of everything else. The cockpits like in this review leave a lot to be desired when it comes to adjustments....

    • @18T220
      @18T220 15 дней назад

      @@aaronthomas6155 Oh I got mine with a black racing seat all for £250, wasn't expecting much for that price but I don't see why I'd need to spend more. It's great.

    • @TheRobphobos
      @TheRobphobos 13 дней назад

      Cheers for that info, looks like an incoming upgrade for me!

  • @Billkwando
    @Billkwando 15 дней назад +1

    A lumbar pillow would probably fix the bar thing. My GT Omega Titan came with one, but I don't use it cos the seat is perfect by itself.

  • @BionicBurke
    @BionicBurke 5 дней назад

    You might be able to stiffen up those trays by getting some shims and jamming them on the side without the screw clamp. Shouldn't look too bad if you get some of the black composite ones since it would be down below sight-lines of the super fancy red painted panels.

  • @shambleslongplay3566
    @shambleslongplay3566 15 дней назад

    Having spent a total of £100 on a frame + seat (the seat is absolute trash, but the whoe setup is better than this) i find this all hard to swallow. (having said that i dont like the possition, and i use vr)
    IMO people should make their own *if they can*
    anything else is atleast 4x over price.

  • @fireonmytarget8937
    @fireonmytarget8937 15 дней назад +1

    Good vid.
    I started with an openwheler cheap cockpit, it was a little more than this but still pretty cheap. I really liked it for what it was - customer service from them was excellent too.
    I got a VRS DD and had upgraded the openwheeler with the DD mount kit, it wasn't perfect and had a little flex but not bad at all.
    I ended up swapping to an actual rig, but the openwheeler did great for a while.

  • @DontForgetOldKolobok
    @DontForgetOldKolobok 15 дней назад +1

    That seating position will straight up destroy your neck after an hour or two

  • @Misterrogers187
    @Misterrogers187 15 дней назад +1

    Looks actually pretty decent for a non dd and maybe even alittle peice of wood jammed under the pedal deck might help out alot, plus with it being so cheap if the poor design quality or whatever on the side bothers u u could prob just paint on it and do ur own if ur artistic.

  • @MP56Racing
    @MP56Racing 15 дней назад +1

    I bought an ARES off of Amazon for $390US and I am quite happy with it.

  • @Pennycilin3
    @Pennycilin3 15 дней назад +1

    Now we need a wife/girlfriend-friendly rating on each rigs!

  • @Bandit-Darville
    @Bandit-Darville 9 дней назад +1

    This looks like it could work for me, if there was some way of getting the seat more upright, or changed altogether. Thanks for sharing!

  • @H1rshRacing
    @H1rshRacing 7 дней назад +1

    lol an armchair and the nlr wheel stand was amazing for years for me until I tried a proper rig with peripherals haha, then went sim lab route (with goodies) and am so satisfied. Another banger man, I like the change up in content! ( maybe because it’s the first one I don’t feel the need to spend money after watching :) ). Hope you’re well

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  7 дней назад

      lol Thats always good for the bank balance! If you've gone Sim Lab then you'll be sorted for life mate, same as any profile rig.
      Yes I'm all good thanks and same to you! :D

  • @gasracing5000
    @gasracing5000 15 дней назад +2

    Dewangus...
    That's a quality name.

  • @KaneTerry
    @KaneTerry 12 дней назад +1

    Nice to see a cheaper rig tested, not all of us have the cash or room for a full rig, I only have a NLR wheel stand 2 & G923, ACC, AMS2, Dirt rally2 etc. Started off with GP1 & Thrustmaster wheel years ago

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  12 дней назад +1

      I do try to cover all options but it's rare the really low end stuff comes my way and there's a lot of Chinese tat out there that just shouldn't be considered.

  • @aeppikx
    @aeppikx 15 дней назад +1

    i actually bought a cheap 150€ tubular rig from dardoo ( without seat ...) what is almost a copy of gt omega titan . 50mm stealtubes this thing is sturdy enough for my 8nm csl. way less flex than this one you shown

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  14 дней назад

      Yeah this is pretty wobbly.

  • @thrilleex
    @thrilleex 15 дней назад +1

    And that is still bigger than my budget 😢

  • @TheSimRacingGuyOfficial
    @TheSimRacingGuyOfficial День назад

    Too cheap for me is £50

  • @dbgaming8172
    @dbgaming8172 14 дней назад

    Karl have you tested it the SIMETIK K1 or K3 sim rigs? Interested to see how they compare to some of the other rigs in the price range. Look the part but as we know looks can be deceiving

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  14 дней назад +1

      I've not mate no, I'll look into them!

  • @thetopshed
    @thetopshed 15 дней назад +1

    I’d like to hear about that pinball machine. Looks like a vpin?

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  14 дней назад +1

      It is mate yes! Sadly most of my viewers will not be as interested as you or I'd make a video.

  • @explosif101
    @explosif101 15 дней назад +1

    5:44 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
    When things go wrong 😭

  • @letsdogaming481
    @letsdogaming481 3 дня назад

    There's no such thing as to cheap some have made their own setups out of spare wood they had a cheap used car seat and a lot of them are better than the crap you can buy

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  3 дня назад

      Yes there definitely is! Some things are so cheap they do not function as indented, or last one or two uses before breaking.... thats too cheap and there's plenty of that on eBay, Amazon, Temu, Aliexpress, etc.

  • @philliptheone
    @philliptheone 15 дней назад

    why is no one talking about r seat rigs

  • @Gmc373
    @Gmc373 14 дней назад

    You got the shifter mount in wrong way round , the long side is for forward and back not in and out

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  14 дней назад +1

      Perhaps... the manual is far from clear!

  • @spencerhulme1203
    @spencerhulme1203 11 дней назад +1

    Karl great review btw, what tends to happen is that major brands who cannot shift enough stock let other distributors rebrand and at a massive reduction of the cost! But, as for warranty it can be limited, but essentially you could be getting a bargain!

  • @gasracing5000
    @gasracing5000 15 дней назад +1

    not sure about that seating position being fixed in f1 style, but it looks useable.

  • @philcrash7176
    @philcrash7176 2 дня назад

    do you have any thoughts about the cammus c12?

  • @Chill_Mode_JD
    @Chill_Mode_JD 15 дней назад +1

    Dwayne Angus 😂

  • @TheCzezio
    @TheCzezio 15 дней назад +1

    Love your channel dude!

  • @johnreeves6854
    @johnreeves6854 12 дней назад

    Put lock washers on the quick release for steering wheel will lock it down better

  • @flyhalf2
    @flyhalf2 14 дней назад

    Avast flags this "could be a fake e-store" but no details why Avast thinks it's a fake e-store

  • @aarongreen121
    @aarongreen121 15 дней назад

    Hey Karl great review as ever! Any recommendations on a decent entry level motion rig? I've seen some on Amazon which appear quite cheap but have quite shit reviews too 😂 I'm guessing you'll say Next Level?

    • @GT_Leah_
      @GT_Leah_ 15 дней назад

      e racing lab, or sfx100, or sfx150, with a thanos controller

    • @gasracing5000
      @gasracing5000 15 дней назад

      Motion rigs are over priced for the experience. I've a DoF 3 axis platform. While it's real good, the price is still hard to justify.
      I recommend transducers if you aren't running them yet. Much better bang for buck and they enhance the driving experience more than you would think.

  • @soca268
    @soca268 15 дней назад

    I wonder, can that L-bar on the shifter mount be reversed to reduce how much it sticks out?
    Also, (I'm assuming no) is the monitor stand adjustable to bring it closer?

    • @aaronthomas6155
      @aaronthomas6155 15 дней назад

      Doesn't look like it... The pictures on their website only show 1 mounting location for it.

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  14 дней назад +1

      Possibly and no.

  • @StephenThomas-yd5pc
    @StephenThomas-yd5pc 15 дней назад

    Another consideration for entry level…ASR 3, junkyard seat, VR (no monitor stand needed).

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  14 дней назад

      VR and "entry level" do not go hand in hand, for a good VR experience you need at least a RTX3080, better still a RTX4080 and comparable CPU.

    • @StephenThomas-yd5pc
      @StephenThomas-yd5pc 14 дней назад

      @@KarlGoslingtrue. How about we compromise and trade VR for sitting in front of your TV on a table? 😂

  • @Cobra206
    @Cobra206 15 дней назад

    There is cheap and good

  • @justinchin0
    @justinchin0 15 дней назад +1

    Karl is such a dewangus! 😂😅🤣

    • @KarlGosling
      @KarlGosling  14 дней назад

      I was when that mic magnet flew off! lol

  • @awakeandwatching953
    @awakeandwatching953 15 дней назад +1

    i got a copy of the gt omega art for 250 including monitor stand and seat.. got a g pro (that i got for 600) and tlcms mounted to it and its way better than a play seat.. there are some issues with the pre drilled pedal tray but nothing that cant be addressed with some extra holes.. all in all the cheap rigs can be very good bang for buck if you do a lil research

  • @LVP444
    @LVP444 8 дней назад +1

    1:40 lol