Reddit mentions of Openwheeler Advanced Racing Simulator Seat Driving Simulator Gaming Chair with Gear Shift Mount

Well, it is expensive. The wheel I got on sale for Christmas ($199):

http://mobile-gaming.logitech.com/en-us/product/g27-racing-wheel

The seat for my birthday (full price listed):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005ZQAGIU/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/188-8546093-8227452

Without the wheel in general, I don't know if if still be playing GT6, it is that much better with everything. I had 220 hours around there before the wheel, now I'm at 310 hours with everything. Those last 100 hours would have not been there if I had a controller.

http://imgur.com/XGBMlMc - Ignore the filter, the room is usually dark and my camera phone isn't the best unless it's perfect lighting.

G29 with H shifter

OpenWheeler cockpit

3 Samsung 32inch 1080p TVs. I got a lot of hate on this setup because they're not legit monitors. But I put my buddies monitor next to one of these to try them both and didn't see a difference. (They have game mode) I do play FPS's on them and see no input lag.

Anyway, I love this setup. Originally, I had the wheel on the desk but there was some movement on the entire thing. Once I got the cockpit everything felt 100 times better since the wheel was more secure. I highly recommend getting a stand for the wheel. There are a bunch of cockpits like this, more expensive or cheaper.

Someone built a really nice one that looks like it didn't require welding (edit: actually looks like there is a bit of welding invovled).. It's using the X-sim software.

http://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/desk-racer-2dof.5326/

I suppose you could use the following chair with that project.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005ZQAGIU/ref=gno_cart_title_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A30Z2RD5VMN23P


There is also the Gecko which is 2dof for your upper body. It's the most affordable non dyi system I've seen.
http://www.gekosystems.com/en/order.html

This was mentioned after I looked up "saddle chair." Guess what I'm getting?

You can actually buy real race car seats for reasonably cheap (like $400 to $1000 zone - of course they have more expensive also). Just Google "Race Car Seats". For example

I personally have a PlaySeat, which I think is just one of the cheaper race car seats stuck onto a platform you can mount your wheel to. I bought it as a temporary thing while I figured out a more complete simulator, and have to say I like it a lot. They have several models depending if you want Formula 1 or Rally car or whatever driving position, etc.

I am currently using an OpenWheeler seat and the G27 setup and people have responded to it really well and it is a great setup in my opinion.

Yeah, for sure. I have my eye on an Open Wheeler cockpit right now:

https://www.amazon.com/Openwheeler-Advanced-Driving-Simulator-Shifter/dp/B005ZQAGIU/

Under $400...still seems crazy expensive to me, but far, far cheaper than the other solutions I've seen! Plus I think it'd be possible to mod the arms fairly easily to accommodate a yoke/pedal, stick/throttle, and keyboard/mouse setup so you can play racing games, flying games, space games, and regular games all in one chair. Throw a couple of bass shakers on the chair itself & voila, the ultimate multi-gaming cockpit setup!

I bought one of these and it is the best thing I've bought. I know it is pricey but you'll never need anything else. You can find cheaper versions as well.