Kilgore Trout said:You do not need to spend more than 100-150 dollars to get a good one.
Also, people are going to try to justify the money they wasted on their overpriced radar detectors by telling themselves (and you) that theirs is the best one EVAH. The V1 is a great example of this. Just because someone else was dumb enough to overpay for a V1 does not mean you should as well. People also always try to say that the V1 is as powerful and sensitive as the long range scanners on the startship enterprise
Like I said, for 100-150 you will get a detector that is more than good enough.
Most of the "independent" radar review sites on the internet are just sham sites setup by the manufacturers and are completely biased.
Duke309 said:get a x50 or a valentine V1 or you are wasting your money.
Team Ford said:+1
I have the V1 and feel naked without it, sort of the feeling you get when you forget to buckle up.
Why the V1 you ask.
1.) threat indicator lights tell you which direction the radar is coming from. This is very accurate and a very nice feature.
2.) Multiple threat count. So you know what type of radar and how many.
3.) low falsing. it does fault but you learn how to tell. Grocery store doors, SUV's with the back up laser sensor will set off laser if you sitting behind them at a light and get to close.
4.) you can send it in for updates...no need to buy a new detector.
I have heard good things about the 50 too, so either would be a good choice.
DTNODYA said:As for laser, technically called "lidar", if you get hit with it then your radar detector doesn't help at all because lidar has to be aimed directly at your vehicle and by that time, you're caught.
FixtDuke309 said:get a x50 or a valentine V1 if you want to waste your money.
Skidawg said:It's not like you're not going to get caught speeding if you own one. Good sense of when to speed, when not to, and being aware of your surroundings weigh much more heavily on your chances of getting caught/not caught breaking law.
Susky said:Well said. I haven't had one in years, but when I did, it saved me quite a few times. It also went off at least twice to let me know my a$$ was grass.
BTW...if the officer sees that you have a detector going, you can forget about getting away with a warning.
If you're by yourself on a stretch of road, and the cop is using instant-on radar, you won't know he's there until you're right on top of him...and by then it's too late. What you can count on with other traffic on the road is the reflection of the radar being picked up by your detector.
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