On the road ....

[SeanB]

So, I bought my used 2015 SHO in Massachusetts, but live in CT. The dealer drove it down. I persuaded the dealer to take the car through CT emissions for me.

In CT, the Department of Motor Vehicles has been closed. You could apply for registration and license plates by dropping off paperwork at DMV and waiting 7 weeks (officially 6, actually 7-8). But, you need to include emissions testing paperwork in what you drop off. But, you can't get the car to emissions testing without a registration (plates). See the issue?

Anyway, I lucked out. The state opened 6 total dealerships in the entire state to register cars they didn't sell. I got mine to a rather helpful Chevy dealer an hour away from home and got my plates same day -- then the Chevy dealer opted out of the state program, so now there's 5. Otherwise, it would have been 7 weeks waiting for plates.

So, performance mods. For father's day, I got and installed a Kenwood dashcam and also a Uniden R3 radar detector.

This is going to be good .....

 

[802SHO]

When your first mod is a radar detector lol that's awesome! I've never had one.

 

[SM105K]

When your first mod is a radar detector lol that's awesome! I've never had one.

Go on Amazon and get a ****** S55. You will thank me later.

 

[SeanB]

Go on Amazon and get a ****** S55. You will thank me later.

I strongly disagree. ****** are overpriced and not great. Avoid the S55. The only ****** to get is the 360c. Better bets include: Uniden R3 (mine), Uniden R7 (has arrows, like the ******), and Radenso Pro M. The R3 would be the price leader. If you don't want GPS (you do), I think the R1 would be a very good deal.

 

[luigisho]

I love my R3. I also have ****** redline and a cordless ****** and owned many ******/BELtronics over the years. R3 my fav so far but haven't shopped price so that may be a factor.

 

[jman1200]

I wish radar detectors were legal in Ontario.

 

[SM105K]

I wish radar detectors were legal in Ontario.

They are, if you don't get caught.

 

[luigisho]

I wish radar detectors were legal in Ontario.

That's why I initially bought the redline. R3 way better for laser

 

[jman1200]

Don't they have radar detector detectors?
I'm not afraid of cops, I'm afraid of insurance which is mandatory here and crazy expensive. A ticket usually means +100/month on your insurance.

 

[luigisho]

They do. Illegal in VA down here. The redline is wrapped in rubber or other polymers to stop radio emissions from the body in addition to other stealth technology to make it mostly (you never know 100%) undetectable. That's why I bought one. There are newer models available in the redline series now that I just googled it. If you are a law obeying driver regarding speed limit, at all times, then you don't need a radar detector. I don't know many of those people, and of the ones I do know none of them drive higher performance vehicles, but they are out there.

 

[SeanB]

I wish radar detectors were legal in Ontario.

My Uniden R3 is undetectable by radar-detector detectors. Also, the R3 is pretty small. The Radenso Pro M would be a good choice for it's undetectability, too. (They can still see it on your window, though, so mount it intelligently.) That said, always obey all laws, as they are there for your protection.

 

[skyshadow07]

I feel like we should start a radar detector comparison thread. Does the R3 have the shared detections like the linked Escorts do?

 

[SHOthyme]

Following....

 

[SM105K]

The reason I like the S55 is because it works well, is smaller then most, and it doesn't cost $400.

I don't do enough fast driving on a daily basis to spend that type of coin for a detector. If I am cannonballing then yes, but the occasional trip to CA twice a year in the SHO doesn't.

 

[luigisho]

I'm not as up on detectors as I used to be but I don't think Uniden has the live crowd sourced community. I do like that in the Waze app.

As far as cost. If you saw all the tickets, calibrations, atty fees, and court hearings to avoid potential jail time I've been looking at over the years down here-- spending to get the best detector I could get my hands on is the cheapest part of my dumb heavy foot driving.

 

[SM105K]

I'm not as up on detectors as I used to be but I don't think Uniden has the live crowd sourced community. I do like that in the Waze app.

As far as cost. If you saw all the tickets, calibrations, atty fees, and court hearings to avoid potential jail time I've been looking at over the years down here-- spending to get the best detector I could get my hands on is the cheapest part of my dumb heavy foot driving.

You do live in the worst speed trap area ever. I live in AZ and know to avoid that part of VA!

I also use WAZE and that has a been super helpful.

 

[luigisho]

You do live in the worst speed trap area ever. I live in AZ and know to avoid that part of VA!

In case no one else doesn't know it, Know it! beware. Also all of I95, **** all of VA is a potential speed trap. There are areas particularly revenue seeking ...I mean upholding the law and concerned with safety!

 

[SM105K]

TDIB tell all about I95 in this video.

 

[luigisho]

TDIB tell all about I95 in this video.

100% agree with everything in that video. The only thing missing is him getting pulled over while shooting it.

 

[SeanB]

TDIB tell all about I95 in this video.

I lived in VA and got a speeding ticket or two there. Am in agreement with ThatDudeInBlue.

The R3 does not not at all share police radar hits the way ****** Live does. Uniden does not have that. My other detector is an ******, and I have ****** Live. I have been alerted to police by ****** Live -- indicating laser detected up ahead, etc. -- and it's been on the money maybe 20% of the time. Waze is loads better and Waze has more users, to boot.

I always use Waze. It complements my radar detector quite nicely. Too bad my Sync2 won't support Waze. Harumph!

The only ****** I would consider is the 360, and, even then, I'd probably get the Uniden R7 instead. The R3 is an excellent price. I like the Radenso Pro M as well.