Well me dads away on holiday so I took the opportunity to try out his RA2. Currently I have the classic RA and I haven't any faults with it - does the job just fine - sits there nice and squat and then bleeps and flashes manically when it knows I'm potentially about to be robbed by some sort of law enforcement camera [}
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Anyway looks wise its far more modern and in keeping with the red and blue dials so that?s a great start. I also like the display and the options available to change more or less everything the unit has to offer and most settings are turned off by default[?] guess it would do your head in if it was set to alert you to everything from congestion zones to schools!
My biggest preference of the RA2 is the fact it does not have the additional laser device, as it has been built in this time. I've never had the opportunity to test the classic one but boy did the RA2 get tested yesterday morning! On my way to work and it went off like the clappers - screaming 'laser, laser' - sure enough - a good stones throw down the road was a man in a bright green jacket standing at the road side with a laser gun [}] needless to say my anger was replaced with the delight I could slowly crawl by at a nice 15mph knowing the RA2 has more than paid for itself [^]
I'll be honest when I brought my RA and on buying the RA2 for my Dad I was always optimistic of the laser device, whether in-built or not. The excellence and accuracy of the GPS/dataabase alone justifies its purchase - and now I have full confidence that the RA2 is a great and simple device and would highly recommend to anyone.
Having said that I know my dad had one encounter with a mobile VAN that it didn't go off too but neither did he get caught! I just hope I haven't (fingers crossed)
]Anyway looks wise its far more modern and in keeping with the red and blue dials so that?s a great start. I also like the display and the options available to change more or less everything the unit has to offer and most settings are turned off by default[?] guess it would do your head in if it was set to alert you to everything from congestion zones to schools!
My biggest preference of the RA2 is the fact it does not have the additional laser device, as it has been built in this time. I've never had the opportunity to test the classic one but boy did the RA2 get tested yesterday morning! On my way to work and it went off like the clappers - screaming 'laser, laser' - sure enough - a good stones throw down the road was a man in a bright green jacket standing at the road side with a laser gun [}
] needless to say my anger was replaced with the delight I could slowly crawl by at a nice 15mph knowing the RA2 has more than paid for itself [^]I'll be honest when I brought my RA and on buying the RA2 for my Dad I was always optimistic of the laser device, whether in-built or not. The excellence and accuracy of the GPS/dataabase alone justifies its purchase - and now I have full confidence that the RA2 is a great and simple device and would highly recommend to anyone.
Having said that I know my dad had one encounter with a mobile VAN that it didn't go off too but neither did he get caught! I just hope I haven't (fingers crossed)
