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Is my philip Hue Light Height Ok or too High？
installed the Philip Hue Light. straight forward process and use simhub to drive it. i wonder if my install height is proper？would it be too high？
u/Funny_Procedure_7609 — 8 days ago
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▲ 244 r/Ferrari
My 296 GT3 at Home. Sim rig for the part of driving at track.
I wanted to share a slightly different Ferrari-related project.
I’m based in China, where the roads are good but the speed limits are very strict, and convenient track access is basically not part of my normal life. So I built this 296 GT3-inspired sim rig at home.
The idea was not to make a random gaming setup with a Ferrari badge on it. I wanted it to feel like a small Ferrari cockpit corner.
The seat is inspired by the 296/SF90 carbon racing seat shape. It is not an OEM Ferrari seat. It was made in China by a shop that builds carbon seats for owners who want to retrofit 458/488/F8 interiors with a more modern 296/SF90-style seat. I had it done in a Tailor Made-style color combination with dry carbon, which I actually find interesting because you don’t see dry carbon finish that often on actual 296 seat.
The wheel and button box are both inspired by the 296 GT3. Again, not OEM it is some DIY project with people with passion for ferrari, just my way of getting closer to that cockpit feeling in the sim.
The rig itself is motion-based. It uses a Simucube wheelbase and pedals, bass shakers, belt tensioners, motion/G-force actuator, and feedback for things like ABS, gear shifts, road texture, lateral load, brake load and changes in grip. It is obviously not the same as a real car, but when everything is tuned properly, it gives you a surprisingly good sense of what the car is doing.
Most of the time I use it in iRacing. One of the funny parts is that I can drive the 296 GT3 hard in the sim, then think about what I actually want from a real 296 roadcar on the road. In real life, I’m probably never going to use even half of what those cars can do. In the sim, I can at least explore the limit without worrying about traffic, cameras, or expensive mistakes.
Curious what Ferrari owners here think about this kind of setup. Whole thing cost i think around $30K and a lot of time and RD work and custom manufacturing went into it .
u/Funny_Procedure_7609 — 10 days ago
▲ 25 r/Ferrari
Help Me with My 296 Purchase
Hey r/Ferrari,
I'm trying to decide on my next Ferrari and would appreciate some outside opinions, especially from people who own or have driven the 296.
I'm based in China, so the market is a bit different from the US/Europe. New cars here get hit with a 10% purchase tax, while used/demo cars don't. Also, speed limits are very strict where I live, and I won't be tracking the car. This would be a weekend car, probably around 3,000 km a year.
I previously owned a 2014 FF in the US and loved it. This would be my first "serious" modern Ferrari purchase.
Here are the options I'm looking at:
## Option A: 2025 used 296 GTS
Price: about $527k / RMB 3.8M
Mileage: 9,300 km
Spec: Rosso Corsa / red interior, racing seats
This is the cheapest entry. No purchase tax, classic color, and it has the racing seats. The part that bothers me is the mileage. I only drive around 3,000 km a year, so this car already has about three years of my usage on it.
## Option B: new 296 GTS, base-ish spec
Price: about $625k / RMB 4.5M landed
Mileage: new
Spec: Bianco Avus / red interior
Options are fairly light: carbon steering wheel, forged wheels, power seats, surround camera, LED carbon interior.
I like that it's new, but after tax it feels expensive for a relatively basic GTS.
## Option C: 2025 demo 296 GTS
Price: about $645k / RMB 4.65M, negotiable
Mileage: 1,500 km
Spec: Blu Corsa / Sabbia interior
Original MSRP: about $658k / RMB 4.74M
This one is the most tempting GTS. Official Ferrari demo car, very low mileage, no purchase tax, and heavily optioned. It has racing seats, lift, a lot of carbon, black roof, personalization pack, premium sound, titanium bolts, Alcantara details, etc.
On paper this feels like the sweet spot: almost new, best spec, saves the tax, and maybe negotiable.
## Option D: new 296 Speciale
Price: estimated around $735k / RMB 5.3M landed
Mileage: new
Spec: Rosso Corsa, custom interior
This is a friend's allocation, so I can spec it myself.
Options would be around $86k / RMB 621k: personalization pack, Alcantara lightweight seats, forged lightweight wheels, yellow calipers, surround camera, power seats, digital mirrors, etc.
The attraction is obvious: Special Series, new, one-owner story, my own spec. But it is still a hybrid V6, and in my use case I won't be using anywhere near its capability.
A few things I'm trying to think through:
- Since I only drive about 3,000 km a year, how much should I care about mileage?
Option A already has 9,300 km. Option C has 1,500 km. Is the savings on Option A worth starting with that much more mileage?
- How would you think about spec vs model?
Option C is a very highly optioned GTS. Option D is a Speciale, but with fewer options. Is the Speciale badge enough to outweigh the better spec and open-top experience of the GTS?
- Is the demo GTS the sensible choice?
It feels like it might be: low mileage, strong spec, no purchase tax, good color, and cheaper than the Speciale. But maybe I'm missing something.
- Does the Speciale make sense without track use?
I live in a place with strict speed limits and no real track access. The normal GTS is already absurdly fast for the roads here. Would the Speciale be wasted?
- For 10+ year ownership, which one would you pick?
I plan to drive it regularly on weekends, not store it as a garage queen. After 10 years I might have around 30,000 km on it. I care about residual value, but I also want to actually enjoy the car.
- How would you think about the value jumps?
Option A to C is roughly +$118k for much lower mileage and a much better spec.
Option C to D is roughly +$90k for the Special Series car, but less equipment and no open roof.
Right now my head says Option C might be the most rational. My heart keeps looking at the Speciale because original allocation, self-spec, one-owner Special Series cars don't come around often.
For those of you who drive your Ferraris sparingly, especially in places where you can't really use the full performance, what would you do?
Thanks.
u/Funny_Procedure_7609 — 10 days ago
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Finally i made my paddle adjustable. the previous trakracer style pedal mount was limited by the length of the 40160. so i never get comfortable seating postion. now i made this with car seat electronic parts and i can move my pedal way far away from me. so now i can reach the perfect seating angle i want.
u/Funny_Procedure_7609 — 18 days ago