I just got my DFP 4 days ago for $109US with shipping I'm really enjoying it so far. I'm still experimenting with which degrees of rotation i prefer though, and i auto-clutch, because using a button as a clutch would be even harder than using a real clutch IMO (esp in the middle of turns when you're in the middle of turning the wheel)
They won't last too long if they do that, since there's a damage system now but unfortunately they'll take you with them. Some people are just retarded. It takes all the fun out of the game when you just slam into people for no reason. You'd think most LFSers would be playing it for the realism, since there are plenty of other racing games to slam into people.
I'm not perfect, i sometimes (accidentally of course) come into contact with people too, but it's usually a light tap and i always apologize for it. (and it's almost always on the opening lap where it's total chaos )
^I just got done with GT4 and it was really easy. LFS makes GT4 look like NFSU