Not that my thoughts are worth much, but I did platinum and PGR2 and PGR3 back in the day (gotta toot my own horn). My complaints at the moment aren't the lack of weather, it's the fact that you can release a racing game without a replay feature. I like the "feel" of the racing, still learning but it's different from NFS, so I think that's a plus. And the paint thing is a little odd. I don't dabble too much in car customization, but I like having the option to quickly choose multiple colors - here I have to punch out to the garage to select a paint for my car (even if all I want is just a one tone scheme). And music seems to be... Nonexistent. Minor shit, but that's what bugs me right now.
In-race music volume defaults to 0.