Realistic driving game?

[Huntsman]

Hey guys, could someone please suggest me a realistic driving simulator or any interesting and realistic car driving game to play with my gaming wheel at that point. I tried 18 WoS and ETS2 but these games get boring after a while because of their limitations. Anyone ever plaid Hard Truck 2: King of the road? (Known as Kelyje 2 in Lithuania and Dobrovniki or something like that in Russia). That was one game I enjoyed, because it had so many cars, the driving felt awesome and challenging, there also were cops and mafia that cause you trouble, there also were hidden passages and tunnels to explore..
Anyways, do you guys have any suggestions? Thanks. Something that could be used to actually learn to drive would be nice as well. ( I know how to drive a stick shift manual car in real life, my brother has taught me, the thing is i rarely get to drive anything so im afraid that my skills wouldnt get rusty.)

[Robert_Leckie]

There are plenty of simulators out there that allow the usage of a gaming wheel. Seems like you only tried truck simulators. Anyway, back to topic. Here are some suggestions.

1 OMSI (Der Omnibussimulator)
http://www.omnibussimulator.de/e-kaufen.htm

2 City Car Driving
http://citycardriving.com/

Alternatively, racing simulators are a very good choice as well. In racing simulators, you are guaranteed to practice your gear-shifting techniques (unless you turn auto-shifting on). Besides, they have tons of new (but rather difficult) stuff for you to learn: heel-and-toe, throttle-blipping and many more. There are many racing simulators out there, but here are a few that stand out.

1 rFactor
http://www.rfactor.net/

2 iRacing
http://www.iracing.com/

3 Assetto Corsa
http://www.assettocorsa.net/en/

Have fun!