[Official] What's the Best Radar Detector?

j.arnaldo

Thanks, Dreamer. Cheers!

theDreamer

I have read up on some of those setups, you get 50/50 results from people (though it is the internet). Never really have been concerned about laser, most of the times you can clearly see cops in Houston you are "trying" to use laser.

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bamboo82

I got a passport 9500ix. really like it.

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XS370

Yes the V1

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I used to think a radar detector was worthless. Just pick a good rabbit, or slow down over hills, etc.

Finally, one of my friends called me an idiot and said I was being naive. As abrasive as it was, this guy knows his stuff regarding most things in life and so I said the hell with it, and went and bought a Valentine 1 on a lark.

Anyway, damn. He was right (in my opinion). That thing found cops where I didn't know there were cops. The arrows were awesome, and my situational awareness is much better. I now know sometimes miles in advance when there is a cop shooting radar, which direction they are in, etc.

I feel blind if I drive without it now.

Anyway, just through I would share that/see if I just got to the party late, or what? I think in a 370Z, or any other car capable of easily exceeding the speed-limit (or even in your daily junker), it's nice to have. I just like knowing what/where now.

c41006

I had a V1 and then realized after 6 months that it was a waste of money and sold it

fairlady_Z

Escort Passport 9500ix = saved my bacon about 6x now. Worth it, IMHO. North Brunswick po-po likes to hide behind a little hill, just immediately after Rt. 130 overpass if you're traveling Rt. 1 southbound. He hits me with X band, Ka band and even laser last week (1st time my Z has been lasered). So far, with my radar detector = NO TICKETS.

onzedge

I also use a Passport 9500ix. It has saved me several times.

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Wabbyyy

You live in Jersey. I live in Monroe Township about 10 miles away from North Brunswich

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Details? Mine saved me a good one from a Charger over a hill running a Stalker the first few days I had it.

c41006

The V1 is a great radar detector don't get me wrong. Its just a waste of money for me because I never do more than 10 over and I rarely see police running radar in my area.

irondoc

I had radar in my car from 1982-2006 starting with the original passport. I had a V1 from 1996-2006. Two things made me sell it. The first is the same as above. My driving habits changed and I just found I very rarely dove more than 8-10 over and if I stick to that rule I can go right through obvious traps and the police just don't care.
The second reason I sold my V1 was the constant false alarms. I got to where I would just ignore the damn thing and ride right through traps. But since I was only doing 8 over - the cops ignored me.
I didn't get a speeding ticket in my Talon TSI, Volvo C70, BMW 540, Z4 3.0is, or TL 6MT. Then I put a Stillen supercharger in my 2013Z and the damn thing is just so much damn fun I got two tickets in 3 weeks.

So I decided to get a new detector. I went with the Escort 9500ix because of its autolearn ability to simply ignore stationary radar - so fewer false alarms.
It works, I like it, I feel protected. I will probably keep it until 395whp seems old hat.

theDreamer

I have a V1 and it is worth it's money, if you know how to use it.
You cannot just rely solely on the radar detector, but also on your own knowledge and senses.

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I programmed mine and it is 10X more useful to me than out of the box.

X band off.
Ka alert ramp-up increased.

Just turning X-band off made it a TON! more useful. Hardly anyone uses X-band anymore. The oldest stuff we have around here, even in Louisiana, is K band. A lot of it is Ka.

Lemers

Don't have one and know little about which models are best.

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