The year was probably 2004 when I played it for the first time.. I also thought that this sucks because I played it with mouse or keyboard..
Maybe a year later I tried it with wheel for the first time, and thought ''wtf, this is the most realistic car game i've ever played''
Then there was a little break, I never played it online, dunno why..
In the end of 2006 we had an idea on Finnish Volvo forum that why dont we give it a try online, and then i've played it a lot till today..
Now its probably the one of the most played games i've ever owned.