Who has radar detectors?

[325is_e30]

I want to get one really bad. A family member has a v1 and I love it but I dont have $400. What other options do I have? Are Passport 8500's decent. They are only about $230 on ebay. What do you think?

[Rob]

refurbished V1 from valentine for $365 shipped with full warranty. If you dont get a v1, there's really no reason to bother with anything else unless you're springing for the $1000+ built in systems.

[bimmerphile]

Get a Passport if you want sleek design in your cabin and to save a few bucks.

Get a V1 to have the arrows, upgradeable firmware, and better protection.

[MattM20]

i have a passport8500 and its never let me down. you can't really ask for more protection from the detector itself cause so much has to do with traffic, infrastructure, and mounting. but the passport has alot of good programable features that the v1 doesnt have, the range is just as good, and its very easy to use and learn

[bimmerphile]

i have a passport8500 and its never let me down. you can't really ask for more protection from the detector itself cause so much has to do with traffic, infrastructure, and mounting. but the passport has alot of good programable features that the v1 doesnt have, the range is just as good, and its very easy to use and learn

better list those out

[Jarvis]

I've had my V1 since June last year. I plan on having it until it breaks. Then I'll buy a new one.
It's never let me down, and I feel naked when driving without it. I don't regret spending the $400, seeing as how it's probably saved me from getting atleast that amount if not double in speeding tickets.

[OreoGaborio]

:rofl: .... that's just about as good as my own personal beautiful artwork ;)

[bimmerphile]

:rofl: .... that's just about as good as my own personal beautiful artwork ;)

hahahahhahaha oh i remember that shit.


good times, good times.

[randomtask37]

nothing beats when southpark did the "o look, he's beating a dead horse" line from *i think* the AIDS (?) episode

[Rob]

knowing where the cops are and how many owns a *beep* and 'sleek looks'

really, who gives a fuck about how a detector looks anyway?

[bimmerphile]

really, who gives a fuck about how a detector looks anyway?

Not I. Which is why I'm buying a V1.

You might be amazed Rob, as that really is a BIG argument over on the E46 forums. "But the V1 is just so big and bulky and tacky looking"

[Rob]

oh i believe it. those are the pansies that pay $250 for a "concealed display" that doesnt conceal anything...

[e304lyfe]

oh i believe it. those are the pansies that pay $250 for a "concealed display" that doesnt conceal anything...

i got a concealed display for my v1... got a problem w/ that punk?

[318daily]

V1. The arrows are sooo worth it.

[Rob]

i'm not talking about hte $40 think from V1, I'm talking about the 'invisi mirror' bullshit