Steering wheel: Wood vs. Leather? Options

[johnpierre]

ok my second post in as many nights. I am currently getting ready to sell my Jackie Steward Momo steering wheel. Why????

1. it is on the small side
2. i just don't like the way it looks
3. i don't like the way it feels, too fat. leather not grippy enough
4. it cuts out the view of my speedo

what i want to buy is a nardi wood wheel. Why???
1. i always liked the way a wood steering wheel looks.
2 i like the way they feel - I had one in my 76 alfa gtv - they do get a bit hot
3. i saw a silver 914 6 on this site with a nardi. said it was the wheel you could order the car with and i thought that was pretty cool.

anyway a member posted this in regards to my other post when i mentioned i wanted a wood wheel and i thought it warrented a larger discussion:

Looks great so far. Have you ever driven a sports car with a wooden wheel? I hadn't. I put on a Momo Indy wood wheel for a little while and ended up not liking the feel of it at all; also the wood didn't really match the rest of the interior's look.

I love wood wheels in certain cars (touring and luxury) but I think the 914 is not one of them. My hands would get a burn when the wheel spun back on a turn.

I have a proper padded Momo wheel now and couldn't be happier. Just wanted to add my $.02 since my whole realization costed me an extra $150.

...but like everyone will tell you....it's your car and you should do what you like. :-)

thank you 7TPorsh for the valuable input.

but now I would like everyone else's before i proceed with the switch.

-jp-

here is what im talking about below:

the wheel that is on its way out

the wheel i want

and maybe an alternative to the wood -these are just a few general ideas although all of these are 350 mm so like my momo now they are too small, i want something in the area of 15 inches or 390 mm which as luck would have it the nardi comes in...

what are your thoughts everyone????