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I have had Valentine Radar Detectors for years. They have saved my family $$$$ in term of early detection. Great at finding that speed trap in an area that false daily(number of bogey). Also awesome as the police car coming up from the rear. Love them and recommend them wholeheartedly. That said, getting rid of them. Sold one on eBay and wife is going try a new for sale site for the other. Unless we are going on a really long road trip, you really aren't saving a bunch of time speeding. Besides, people are pretty much D!cks on the road. Leave early, set it on cruise, enjoy the radio/companionship of your spouse/watch your kids glue to their phones. | |||
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Best detector: Drive within the speed limit. I use a LIDAR. Just saying. ______________________________ Men who carry guns for a living do not seek reward outside of the guild. The most cherished gift is a nod from his peers. | |||
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I ran V1's for years, after all the new radar crap on cars started hitting the streets it became apparent that falsing was going to be a problem for a while. Still have 2 v1's on the shelf. Now I use waze, it gives me alerts of cameras and known speed traps, and just try and run less than 10 over on the interstate. | |||
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Flow traffic here is 80 where the limit is 65. If you're doing the speed limit, you are the problem and the danger to others. The last ticket I got that I didn't beat in court myself was near Death Valley. Cop basically admitted he was a tax collector and the state needed my money, told me to call one of those lawyers on the billboards in Vegas to get it knocked down to a parking ticket. I found one who used to fight tix for free just to deny the state the fine revenue. His brother had been killed by a drunk driver and the perp skated. So he really wanted to fuck the state whenever he could. He got so busy, he had to start charging $50 per case. But it worked and he got mine knocked down to a parking ticket to keep the points off my license. Yup, speed enforcement is all about safety and the rule of law. LOL. | |||
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... and the insurance companies. | |||
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The Waze app let me know about every police car I encountered on the interstate during my last 500+ mile drive to Kentucky. I haven't had a detector in a while but I'd probably buy a V1. Hard to defeat that instant-on Ka band though...This message has been edited. Last edited by: DonDraper, -------------------- I like Sigs and HK's, and maybe Glocks | |||
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In my experience, you have to do something pretty egregious to not have an option of getting out of the points. Even if they write you for something that's not eligible for traffic school, if you go to court and don't outright try to insult the judge, you'll get the points knocked off. In AZ the state waives the points and even the fine if you do traffic school. Of course, the traffic school costs just as much as the fine and it's run by the state. So they're just blackmailing you to roll over and pay to keep them from telling your insurance company. Yup, it's all about safety and the law. | |||
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I have an Escort 9500iX. They still sell it but they don't update it anymore - odd. The updated version is the EscortiX which is supposed to process faster to deal with the "PoP"s - though the 9500iX has PoP alert capability. It's come in handy many, many times. I dont' know if they all do it but Escort has a database that everyone can upload their data to for red camera lights, speed traps etc, as well as blocking known stationary signals. Hedley Lamarr: Wait, wait, wait. I'm unarmed. Bart: Alright, we'll settle this like men, with our fists. Hedley Lamarr: Sorry, I just remembered . . . I am armed. | |||
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Pair of V1’s been using a V1’s since 2001. Send them in every couple of years for upgrades especially to combat vehicle radar (adaptive cruise, lane keep, etc, IE false). They are like permanently upgradeable Pc’s. Love that about them. Will continue to use them. It’s one of the very few companies I trust 100%. They have treated me well over two decades. What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone | |||
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| Gone but Together Again. Dad & Uncle  |
+1, and per the other V1 post, here are the upgrades I've done and their respective costs: -1st One = Serial # 32884xxxxx, don't remember year purchased -2nd One = Serial # 19561xxxxx, traded in 1st unit for 2nd unit on 6june02, upgrade cost was $203 -3rd One = Serial # 28382xxxxx, sent in for POP update, upgrade cost was $75 plus shipping = $81.50, recd on 7june06 -4th One = serial # 68722xxxxx was in Cincinnati and traded in at their business. Cost was $309 w/ tax and done on 11june16. Prior to using V1 I had an Uniden and then a Passport. The arrows on the V1 are indispensable! | |||
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