[G-Ram]

OP, some great pics, looks like an epic trip ! Loving that spec you have, gorgeous. If you run out of cleaning supplies on the road, just hit the local drug store for a spray bottle, some hydrogen peroxide, and tap / distilled water.
Mix 50-50, and watch it dissolve bugs instantly. Super cheap, and super effective.
Doesn't harm paint in any fashion, just a nice little life hack :-)

[nosbocaj]

Looks like an awesome trip through a very beautiful part of the country. Photos like this keep reminding me I need to road trip through the Rockies at some point. The SMB with mountains the background is wallpaper material!

[moonluv810]

Originally Posted by G-Ram

OP, some great pics, looks like an epic trip ! Loving that spec you have, gorgeous. If you run out of cleaning supplies on the road, just hit the local drug store for a spray bottle, some hydrogen peroxide, and tap / distilled water.
Mix 50-50, and watch it dissolve bugs instantly. Super cheap, and super effective.
Doesn't harm paint in any fashion, just a nice little life hack :-)

Thanks for the tip!

[moonluv810]

Loving this shot...
License plate matches with the mountain range in the background...

[mcsquared]

Of all the pics in this thread, this one is my fav. It's the photog. in me. Hope you enjoyed the trip, looks like it was a blast!

[moonluv810]

Originally Posted by mcsquared

Of all the pics in this thread, this one is my fav. It's the photog. in me. Hope you enjoyed the trip, looks like it was a blast!

Thank you sir!
It was a total blast!

[Berzerker]

Originally Posted by moonluv810

I'm not much of a writer. So I'll keep it short and sweet.

It was quite an amazing experience. I ended up driving for 1,772 miles in the span of 5 days. From Denver to Vegas, I took the interstate all the way through. Coming back, drove through 2-lane highways and scenic routes.

A few things I wanted to highlight from the trip (nothing new really):

• G80 is quite a cruiser. When you want to simply enjoy the miles, just set everything in comfort and turn on cruise control, and you'll be riding in a luxury sedan. It reminds me of driving an E39 M5.
• 100 mph feels like 60, and no, this is not an exaggeration.
• It gets an amazing gas mileage. I got 24.9 mpg doing the entire trip, cruising at 80-85 mph in the interstate with a few times hitting 130mph, getting stuck in traffic around Vegas and coming back doing an average of 50-60 mph in the highway/scenic routes.
• Uniden R7 is a life-saver.
• Carbon bucket seats are amazingly comfortable (at least for me). The longest drive in a day was an 8.5-hour straight drive, with a couple gas and restroom breaks. I'm 6'1", 190lbs, okay fit with not the best back, and my back had zero complaint throughout the trip.
• San Marino Blue attracts attention left and right. Kept getting thumbs up!
• Car washing and detailing during road trip is a must! Adam Polish' bug remover spray is a Godsend.
• Left-lane camping is truly a pandemic worse than covid, it impacts everyone, doesn't matter age, sex, origin, I saw plates from Colorado, California, New York, Kentucky, and all the local states through the trip, everyone seems to drive slow in the left lane.
• G80 HK system sucks majorly. I never paid much attention driving around town. But on long trips, I really missed having better sound system. My F25 X3 HK system sounds 10x better and I remember my F80 system didn't sound this bad.
• Laser lights with anti-dazzle coding are AWESOME!
• I need to make this an annual event!

Here are some photos from the trip. Hope this inspires you to take a road trip and enjoy the privilege we have driving this amazing machine.

What's your experience with the R7? How is it installed/mounted and do you get many false triggers?