No one gives the quality product iRacing does either. But Robbie I'd give it a shot, can't hurt anything. you get pleanty of free stuff when you try it out.
"Because I have to continuously pay for it, I'd rather play and have fun for free."
and continuously pay for it Roach? once you have everything you want content wise, only thing you have to pay for is the subscription which honestly isn't that bad.
It comes down to 8 dollars a month for a full year show me a paid mmo that's cheaper than that, but if you want to play nr2k3 with out dated draft models, driving on ice physics, and if you happen to touch someone in the side, bumper, or anywhere on their car they go flying into the wall that's fine by me.