I shelled out a fortune on the 'Elite' trainer when I was doing my IR, it was a fairly useful program but, in my opinion, not worth the money and to be honest I really regretted paying what I did for it.
Interesting. I found Elite to be most excellent. Highly detailed, complete avionics simulation, insidious failures, book performance, etc. I have used it for years from IMC training, through sim checks and still use it now to brush up conventional navigation.
In what areas do you find it deficient for your needs?