I recently went down to Tail of the Dragon with the Civic X forum with a buddy in his Type R (FL5). He runs a Uniden R7 and I was generally impressed with the advanced alert of radar that we received. Multiple times running at high speeds he got alerts 20-30 seconds before we saw a cop.
I'm not really a fast driver and I actually avoid the freeway now during my daily commutes because of the hybrid but I do run some decently high speeds on my way to North Carolina and the coast in the summer. That made me look into and recently purchase an Escort Max 360c mkii. I went with it because has GPS lockout for repeat alerts that are not a radar from law enforcement which is nice in a large and developed city.
So far I've had it alert to officers multiple times in that same 20-30 seconds before we could see them. Just curious if any folks have one and what you're running if you do.
I do plan to tap the power above and run. the cord into that so eventually it should look quite clean.
don't use those things in VA,they are illegal and they can tell if you running one you would probablyI recently went down to Tail of the Dragon with the Civic X forum with a buddy in his Type R (FL5). He runs a Uniden R7 and I was generally impressed with the advanced alert of radar that we received. Multiple times running at high speeds he got alerts 20-30 seconds before we saw a cop.
I'm not really a fast driver and I actually avoid the freeway now during my daily commutes because of the hybrid but I do run some decently high speeds on my way to North Carolina and the coast in the summer. That made me look into and recently purchase an Escort Max 360c mkii. I went with it because has GPS lockout for repeat alerts that are not a radar from law enforcement which is nice in a large and developed city.
So far I've had it alert to officers multiple times in that same 20-30 seconds before we could see them. Just curious if any folks have one and what you're running if you do.
I do plan to tap the power above and run. the cord into that so eventually it should look quite clean.
don't use em in VA,hefty fine and lose the device they can tell if you are running one generally.I recently went down to Tail of the Dragon with the Civic X forum with a buddy in his Type R (FL5). He runs a Uniden R7 and I was generally impressed with the advanced alert of radar that we received. Multiple times running at high speeds he got alerts 20-30 seconds before we saw a cop.
I'm not really a fast driver and I actually avoid the freeway now during my daily commutes because of the hybrid but I do run some decently high speeds on my way to North Carolina and the coast in the summer. That made me look into and recently purchase an Escort Max 360c mkii. I went with it because has GPS lockout for repeat alerts that are not a radar from law enforcement which is nice in a large and developed city.
So far I've had it alert to officers multiple times in that same 20-30 seconds before we could see them. Just curious if any folks have one and what you're running if you do.
I do plan to tap the power above and run. the cord into that so eventually it should look quite clean.
cruise control helped avoid tickets unfortunately my cheap high priced xl didn't have cruise or anything else except AWD.
Little town I grew up in had a Fuzzbuster assembly plant in the late 70s. A friend worked there and they could buy factory seconds for half price. He bought 1 and got a ticket a few days later in town for doing 45 in a 25. We ALL knew the local Barney Fife ran radar in that area. Seems his "factory second" had a defective alert circuit,I quit using my radar detector last year. It took up too much room on the dash.
Not quite true.
use cruise!
Those were the days! My handle was "Space Trucker". An homage to one of my favorite classic rock bands "Deep Purple". Also tied to my hometown Houston, also known as "Space City". Say Ref, my daughter and son-in-law live in Auburn/Opelika. Great area! I'll be there in mid-August to see my third granddaughter born
I disagree.
Good advice. Seems that younger drivers are of the opinion they don't have much time, so speeding is "normal'., whereby us older drivers think we have all the time in the world.
Today's vehicles have made huge advances in suspensions, brakes, tires, and overall road feel. I remember being terrified at driving 65mph in a 1970 Mercury Comet. I felt less driving and more "hanging on". My point being it feels easier and safer to drive higher speeds in modern automobiles.
I like spending time in my Maverick. I'm usually alone, I can listen to whatever music/podcast, or I can just drive in silence. Therapy.
