Thinking of buying an Escort..

MrGame

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Got pulled over the first time the other day, my fault though. I saw a cop drive by with his window down and forgetting how loud my magnaflow can be when i open it up i floor it...well needless to say he hears me and turns around to pace me, but i wasn't speeding i just wanted to hear the exhaust i was only doing about 40 in a 45..so he was just like slow down he was real nice about it. Anyway, now i'm paranoid and i took by my beltronics 955 3 days ago to get a Nintendo wii lol: ) and because i thought it sucked. i read a lot of good things about the escort x50 on here and i know there's other threads on it but i wanted to get everyone's current opinoin on the product. and i definatley don't have the money for a valentine one

 

d98gt

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I thought you meant the car

 

CRZYHRSGT

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The X50 is a very good detector. I personally have an Escort Solo S2 and love it. I had heard that being cordless impairs the detector to give you earlier warnings but after looking at numerous reviews I found that this one is actually as good as a lot of the top corded units. Plus the convenience of no cord makes it very easy to take from car to car .

 

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V1.

 

Skidzz

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I've got the x50 and it's awesome. I've heard good things about the V1 also, but it's about $100 more than the x50.

 

04YELLOWGT

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I got the X50 and love it. Its saved me a few times already, the funny thing is Ive been in my Explorer not the stang.

 

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I know you mentioned that the v1 is too expensive. Someone gave me one when I graduated school, can't say enough good things about it. Having the arrows to tell you where the radar is a huge benefit. The range still blows me away after having it for a year. I also have the concealed display which is pretty cool.

Having said that $400 is a ton of money for a radar detector, not sure that I would have bought it for myself.

 

Penguin

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MrGame said:

Got pulled over the first time the other day, my fault though. I saw a cop drive by with his window down and forgetting how loud my magnaflow can be when i open it up i floor it...well needless to say he hears me and turns around to pace me, but i wasn't speeding i just wanted to hear the exhaust i was only doing about 40 in a 45..so he was just like slow down he was real nice about it. Anyway, now i'm paranoid

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What about not "opening up and flooring it" when a cop goes by? That might have helped you more than a radar detector. Seeing as how you weren't speeding? Or am I missing something?

 

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I thought you meant the car... I have a ZX2... what a %^$ing piece of ^&%&^$.

 

MrGame

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Penguin said:

What about not "opening up and flooring it" when a cop goes by? That might have helped you more than a radar detector. Seeing as how you weren't speeding? Or am I missing something?

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oh that was my fault don't get me wrong. but no i wasn't speeding, i was just dumb..won't be doing that again.

anyway I bought the Escort for 307 at a local shop and it seems pretty nice, but i haven't been past any radar yet

 

forum155pl

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my escort has helped me alot.. when i first got it i got 3 tickets in a weekend, so dont get too cocky with it lol it cant hide you from a cop

 

steveb24

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I love my x50.. use it everyday and its a beast. rarely do i see a cop without it going off.. just turn the k band off and your set. look on ebay.. 320 ish u can get one new.. or find somebody u know who works at bestbuy (what i did) and they can get it for 210.. the v1 is big, ugly, and expensive