What is your favorite Radar Detector?????

 

Uniden R8, have the R7 that I rotate between cars but they learned a ton from that model and the R8 is worth it

 

Do they actually work well? i.e. are you frequently avoiding tickets to make up for the cost of the detector?

 

Uniden R4 for me.

Vortex Radar YT channel has a bunch of great info on the subject....

 

Valentine 1 Gen, 2 and Waze. I've had V1's since they were introduced years ago, there are fancier RD's but not necessarily better. You have to "get to know" whatever brand you have. I know the V1 and am very comfortable with it and yes, it has saved me many times.

 

Valentine One for years and years. YES, they pay for themselves not only in tickets but insurance rate increases. In California and other states LEO often run with their radar on so the detector serves as a LEO detector. Having arrows and strength indicator I can “see” more than 1 LEO cars - those I’m approaching and those that are behind me.

As for those who say that if you’re painted with laser, you’re already ticketed that’s not necessarily true. The car in front of you or another car can be painted and you’ll know that as well.

 

Uniden R7 has treated me well.

 

I have the Uniden R7 in the C8 and a Uniden R4 in the wife's vehicle

 

 

I have the Uniden R7. Works like a charm!

 

OMG Strong yes!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dozens and dozens of tickets avoided.

I would likely have no DL now without my radar detector.

I run a Uniden R4

 

V1. I have both V1G1 and V1G2 in different cars. (I'm too lazy to swop detectors between cars) If you have an Android phone the Valentine paired with the JBV1 app gives unmatched information and control. This pairing comes with a learning curve, but once over that you'll know miles before you find the source of the radar.

I was driving across the Nevada hinterlands where some of the straight sections are over 10 miles long. I started getting beeping and slowed it to just under 75 mph. I drove for a couple of miles and saw what looked like a likely spot for them to hide. .. Went on past that and drove a couple more miles before coming up and a string of approaching cars. The stater was the 2nd one back, running with his radar on. I must have been well over 5 miles, more likely over 6 when I first started getting alerts.

JBV1 uses Waze as its source for Crowd Source Alerts. Driving across the Mid West earlier this year I would be informed of police ahead, at minimum a mile away, whether they had their radar on or not.

It's also nice to have the aircraft in the area alerts, showing the owner of the plane, and it's distance, altitude and airspeed, tho all that data is hard to absorb at a glance. Luckily the owner and flight pattern are announced, as are speed limit decreases as you approach.

I could go on and on, but by now you should be getting the idea.

 

Escort Max3.. Works good. Under $300

 

Escort 360C mounted via BlendMount

 

Why so many R7 and not the R8?

I live in a no-no state for RDs.... so if one were to buy one, it needs to be as non-detectable as possible

 

This is what I'm running with a BlendMount + WireTap setup (picture from 3 years ago).

 

Where I live and drive the combo of Waze and the uniden R8 have been life savers. Up and down the 95 corridor the VA and NC police "leak" signal like crazy and will alert long before sight, most likely from other cars but definitely way in advance. You can almost see them moving when too many waze reports happen that area will be clean then the Uniden starts to chirp further down the road with no waze reports. Have also detected unmarks trying to sneak up into traffic from behind, the arrows help a ton and rear detection is pretty far reaching also.

In the country area near my home the police have no radar discipline, they spray and pray and just leave it running. On long range will start chirping way before I am a target, again could be other cars or just the distance and lack of effort from locals. I have it set up per the guy on Vortex radar youtube advises and i do see some Blind spot pick ups from Acuras and Hondas on the highway.

Whether or not its saved me i can't calculate but it definitely gives good situational awareness. Had the R7 first and them bought an R8. I hit NOVA alot and have not have a pull over due just to the detector, although haven't been pulled over in years either so again cannot correlate. The R8 is supposed to be less leaky than others.

 

Escort Max 360 MKII with Blendmount. I found the Uniden R7, Valentine V2 and Escort Max 360 MKII about same in specs and ratings. I really didn't care for the display on the V2, a bit dated. I finally chose the Escort as I caught it on a couple day sale $100 off on Amazon. That helped make my choice as it was the bargain at that point. It works great, and I love the directional notification.

 

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I use the most advanced technology; however, it's not always 100% reliable.. It hasn't failed me yet, but there have been some close calls.