Should I Buy a Racecar or a Sim Rig?

Is a real racecar worth the high cost to get an incredible experience or is it wiser to buy a mid-tier simulator setup and save thousands? If you have experience with either, please make a comment!
Timestamps:
0:00 Sim vs Reality
0:20 2 factors to consider
0:24 Price
0:57 Time and convenience
1:20 Racecars are cool though!
2:26 Tempting Miata racecar for $16k
4:35 Cost to operate racecar
5:03 Option 3- Arrive and Drive
5:30 Cost to rent a car for the track
6:20 My track driving history
6:44 Unexpected fast car problems
7:28 How good does a sim rig need to be?
9:06 Do you have sim experience?
9:48 Which is better?
9:57 The Last Lap
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[@lorcanryans7507]

I've seen racing drivers struggle to switch to the SIM sometimes as they don't have the feeling in your ass of what the car is doing but it seems sim drivers can get used to driving real cars and use the transferable skills better.

[@lorcanryans7507]

As you said it's a cheap way to learn the skills of driving and have a bunch of seat time then apply it into a car when you have the budget

[@brendandrives]

That’s an interesting phenomenon…it’s like the sim drivers learn other means of feedback and depend on it. Have you driven many sims LR?

[@lorcanryans7507]

@@brendandrives Ive only used an expensive one once, but I use assetto corsa and competizione

[@LukaMiljakovic33]

There is replacing and maintance on racecar, fuel... and it's better to buy a car and make it yourself, because someone's setup does not fit you, and maybe it's not how you would like it, on the other hand, sim can not replace driving in real life, and you can drive any car out there if it's made to the modding support... But even then, that is not how real car would handle...

[@LukaMiljakovic33]

Big support 🍀, i watched full video and subscribed, good luck, and take care

[@brendandrives]

Thanks Luka! That means more to me than you know! I think you’re right, there’s no replacement for the real thing. Still tempted by the sim though 😄

[@LukaMiljakovic33]

@@brendandrives If u have anywhere, give it a try before u buy something, so you don't waste a lot of time and money, best thing to get it a direct drive wheel, nice set of pedals and nice shifters, if u want you can buy a motion seat or what is it called, but i think, it's better to buy a vr headset and enjoy

[@brendandrives]

@@LukaMiljakovic33 yeah I’ve done a bit at the Porsche Experience Center LA. Not sure what their hardware is but I’d say it was good enough to be a training tool and catch me out a few times. I drove some 70’s racecar on the Nurburgring and it was nuts.

[@LukaMiljakovic33]

@@brendandrives Yeah but try a few options, more wheels, pedals, etc... so you know what best suits you