Radar Detectors. Which one?

[Erick]

You can get plenty below 200, but here's the thing.

If you buy that and you get one speeding ticket that the V1 would've probably gotten you out of, you just spent more on that sub-200 radar + ticket than you would on a V1.

[atomic]

V1 without a doubt...

Cool thing is you can send the V1 back to them to have it upgraded when they make new advancements in technology (at a cost of course), instead of throwing the old out and buying something newer...

http://www.valentine1.com/upgrades/

[smonkbmw]

escort 8500 ftw. the new 9500 is supposed to be even better. the 9500 has gps storage, where you can "log" where you get false readings and it stores them in memory.

almost any of the higher end makers offer updates at a small fee.

as far as the directional arrows on the v1 i find them kind of gimmicky. you need to know when the signal hits, who cares what direction it comes from you need to slow down regardless.

[tecks2k]

escort 8500 ftw. the new 9500 is supposed to be even better. the 9500 has gps storage, where you can "log" where you get false readings and it stores them in memory.

almost any of the higher end makers offer updates at a small fee.

as far as the directional arrows on the v1 i find them kind of gimmicky. you need to know when the signal hits, who cares what direction it comes from you need to slow down regardless.

My buddy has the 9500 and it's pretty damn sweet. I have a V1 and personally, I feel the V1 picks up signals quicker then the 9500, but the logging feature of the 9500 is pretty sweet. And as for the arrows, I personally feel that the arrows are freaking amazing. The cops around here are very sneaky and sometimes you will never see them, but the arrows let you know if you've passed them and so forth.

[Leaf]

See OP? It's how you ask that yields the right response. :up:

YO SON! I wasn't the dude in the other thread. Good lookingtho ;) 'A' for effort for sure!!!

[Desaevious]

YO SON! I wasn't the dude in the other thread. Good lookingtho ;) 'A' for effort for sure!!!

I know this but you asked why some of us gave responses the way we did and it was because of the way the OP asked. You made your own separate thread, asked nicely, and got what you needed. :D

[accident]

Whistler XTR-695. I paid about $160 for it and it's saved my ass more times than i can remember. it's the best not-v1 detector, in my opinion, and most of the internet's.

[alpinee30m50]

bel sti or valentine one for sure!! buddies got a bel thats payed for itself the first week

[delatlanta1281]

v1

[kishg]

escort 8500 ftw. the new 9500 is supposed to be even better. the 9500 has gps storage, where you can "log" where you get false readings and it stores them in memory.

almost any of the higher end makers offer updates at a small fee.

as far as the directional arrows on the v1 i find them kind of gimmicky. you need to know when the signal hits, who cares what direction it comes from you need to slow down regardless.

arrows can seem gimmicky to someone whose never used it but just this morning on my way to work i was reminded as to why i love them :)

[StereoInstaller1]

mah peeps day all b sayin dat vantynez iz da shiz

i onno too mush moneyz an shit plus dat shit still aint faster dan my bulletz

i c da 5-0 an i bus a cap in day headz den i gotz no tikit and shit

[eld4au6]

I have 2 escort 8500 x50s and wouldnt drive without them. Ive never had a v1 but im sure its not that much better than the x50 especially for the price difference.

And beltronics = escort

[Danny]

mah peeps day all b sayin dat vantynez iz da shiz

i onno too mush moneyz an shit plus dat shit still aint faster dan my bulletz

i c da 5-0 an i bus a cap in day headz den i gotz no tikit and shit

Hank?

[Leaf]

mah peeps day all b sayin dat vantynez iz da shiz

i onno too mush moneyz an shit plus dat shit still aint faster dan my bulletz

i c da 5-0 an i bus a cap in day headz den i gotz no tikit and shit

i lolz. a comedian of your caliper should have an agent....

[Alkasquawlik]

i lolz. a comedian of your caliber should have an agent....

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