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[–] brlemworld 37 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Planes are expensive AF to maintain

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

After Gran Turismo came out, the local computer store put up a rig. It was over 7K. Holy crap.

I bet this cost more than that.

[–] Frozengyro 26 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Imagine what a real car costs

[–] CADmonkey 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I once bought a more or less running car for $50.

[–] billiam0202 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

For that price, I'm gonna go with "more running." As in, "I've been doing more running because my car doesn't work."

[–] CADmonkey 4 points 11 months ago

It was able to get onto the trailer under it's own power, and I drove it to work the following Monday... it needed a water pump to be "driveable" but I ended up doing a few other things to the car. It was an old Geo Metro and I wanted one to tinker with. I spent about $600 getting the car like I wanted it.

[–] DaCookeyMonsta 4 points 11 months ago

For $50 running is how you move it.

[–] LemmyIsFantastic 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

We've spent 45k over 3 years between 4 people racing a fucking Saturn station wagon. Vast majority in travel and maintaining the $500 car. Goes up from there homie lol

[–] Altofaltception 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] KillerTofu 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Racing sims can get crazy. Full wrap around monitors, motion rigs, load cell pedals. You can buy all the same equipment that F1 racing teams use, provided you're willing to drop six figures.

That said, there's some top sim racers that have a Logitech wheel clamped to a desk.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

I was shocked. I didn’t even know it was a thing.