Any suggestion on Radar Detectors?
 

Well, I had a cop radar for a while but I found that out it wasn't the best one. So I did some minor research and comes out that best cop radars are either one of the following:

1) Beltronics STi Driver Radar Detector
2) Escort Passport 9500ix
3) Valentine 1

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STi driver will cost me around $400... now is this worth it?

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V1 is tops in my mind, if you want to give up some creature comfort for actual utility.

What I mean is, the V1 has the most useful tool in identifying radar...the directional arrows. At first glance, they might seem useless but they are incredibly helpful. They let you know when a cop has passed (or you've passed him). They let you know when one is coming up behind you vs. one that is coming up in front. It's crazy how useful they are.

What you give up, in my opinion, is probably one of the best features of the Escort... the GPS ignore feature. If you pass the same false alarms every day, you can configure the device to ignore those alarms automatically based on GPS location. That would be really helpful, as I pass the same 2-3 false alarms every day (Military base).

No problem, but for what it's worth, asking people to choose between the V1 and the Escort is like asking people which oil is better, if they prefer coke or pepsi, or to choose between blonds and brunettes. Either one is just fine, and pays for itself saving you from one ticket.

i m on ebay right now... i m so close to clicking the "buy it now" button... lol!!!

V1

so i am at the Valentine One site?! i guess... but it looks pretty shady and out date... is it safe to order from the site? or should i just order from ebay?

Technically the only place to buy the V1 is from their website, which I have done so.
The website is old because they keep it simple, technical info here, buy here, support here. Not saying it could do with some updates, but they let their product speak for itself rather than the website.
This does not mean I am putting down others, I would love to have that GPS features.

Whichever saves you more money. In case you can't tell by looking at the V1 itself, they aren't interested in updating outdated appearances.

I ordered 2 units from V1 directly too.

i got beltronics sti driver and boy im telling you its saved me couple times already!!! me and my friend went on a trip to PA and he got v1, we tested them both and they are about the same..

Is this the main site? the site that you ordered from?


Valentine One radar and laser detectors

Yes, that is their site, not much of a looker but it does its job in providing the info and ordering the V1.

V1 ftmfw!

thank you guys!!! So far the sites been so much help!!!

Never used V1 but I have heard great things about it. I have been using Escort for a while now. I have the older Passport escort. Their new 9500ix (with GPS) is pretty sweet. However, I'm tempted to try out V1 .

I m ordering it right now as well speak?! lol

i will order it tomorrow~~;; But does anyone else recommend anything else?

Does the V1 detect against radar, laser, and lidar?

It picks up Laser, K, Ka, and X. You can turn off X band, which helps since X band isn't really used much.

Another thing, the V1 looks really old and crappy in the website photos. It's really not that bad and MUCH smaller than the pictures make it look. It's only like 4 inches wide and 5-6 inches long. It's very compact.

You can't go wrong with pretty much any Escort or the V1.

From some of the stories I heard, by the time the detector alerts you, it would already have been too late. Is this true?

Your right foot is the best detector. Dont speed and you wont get a ticket simple as that.

Depends on the type. If its a laser yeah you're screwed. But most cops dont ride around with radar on in order to get around peoples radar detectors. Most of the time you're done.

So having a V1 or Escort is pretty much useless. I know that people say that they use the detector for other legal purposes, but most people know they have it for very spirited driving.

I wouldnt say TOTALLY useless. I know some people who have gotten out of a few with the V1....the cool thing is not only it tells you a cop is around but it tells you how many and points to the direction(s) they are. But yeah they could still catch you speeding even with one if they just flick their radar on....then it would be too late


Out here on the highways they sit around the corners and then get you....they RARELY ever leave radar on.

It all depends on the training the officer has had.
Here in Houston most just run around with K or Ka on all the time, but the ghost cars do not. They are the white dodge chargers with the word police on the side in gray; no way to see these coming. Plus side for us though is there are only a few right now, so it sticks to all the generic officers who run around with their radar on.

Not at all, you have to learn how to interpret the signals. For example, a speed trap is ahead of you around a slight curve. There is a car ahead of you a few hundred yards. When that car rounds the curve, and the officer "triggers" his radar, your detector will go off. You allowed the car ahead of you to trigger the cops response. You now slow down as you are aware something is up ahead. The caveat to this is, if you are all alone on the highway, and speeding, you will be the one that he hits with radar when you encounter him. Once you learn how to use a detector, they can save you many a ticket. I don't drive too fast for conditions, but the main interstate that runs through my metro area has a posted speed limit of 60 MPH. At rush hour, you'll get run off the road doing 60. They still set up traps trying to stop people from driving over 60. My detector has saved me quite a few times.

For the V1, if there's a speed trap with radar running, I pick it up 1-2 miles ahead...it's pretty amazing.

In my area, half the deputies' cars don't even have radars installed in their cars (budget issues? idk). The ones that do have them, usually don't have them turned on unless they're running a trap, in which case they leave them on.

GSP (GA state patrol) uses laser on the interstate in my area, so I only pick it up early if another car gets tagged. If I'm alone, as others have said, I'd be toast.

But believe me, the V1 has probably saved me a dozen times, and in most of those cases the speed would have probably led to an arrest (25 over). I know that sounds bad, but I'm talking country "highways" with 55 mph speed limits with miles of straight aways.

"country "highways" with 55 mph speed limits with miles of straight aways" ....... like I-20, what a boring stretch of road all the way from Columbia to Atlanta :icon14:

just purchased... no going back now... ~~;;

IMHO.....V1 All the way