Thanks for the help guys.

I have another question. I know theres no substitue for real driving but is there anything I can change in the set that will change the way one of the car's feel compared to a bog standard car like the gear ratio settings etc? I figure the closer I can get it to feel like your average low powered car, the better.

I know from my girlfriends driving, shes often in 4th gear to get a steady 40 odd mph but in this sim, as they're racing car's (or tuned slightly more than normal car's) they often get past this speed in 2nd sometimes 1st.

Thanks for the replies. I know its no substitute for the real thing, I've drove my girlfriends car a few times but what I mean is do you think it will help with coordination and foot control? I have a heavy foot and think it may be a nice primer to get used to it.

I've read about some simulations and what I gather, it can help with real driving on a basic level but im more interested in a real world sim to get used to the road like how to drive on the motorway/highway, what lanes to be in, roundabouts etc. In other words I wanted to know if there was a sim that would be of educational purposes.

Hi,

I've just joined and think LFS is great but I have a question. Does anyone know of a simulator for real life driving that I can use on the PC? I haven't started driving yet but would like to get used to a car before I go for lessons. I know theres nothing better than the real thing but I'm getting a G25 in the hopes that it will at least teach me manual gear changing.

Would this game help in anyway regarding real life driving? Obviously its a racing sim but as far as i've seen, if you have a decent wheel, theres potentially a lot to learn.

I remember a sim I got awhile ago but I can't find it and it didnt look like it supported a steering wheel or not one with a clutch pedal as well.

Any help would be great.