ROTARYROCKET7

What type of radar detectors do you guys use or recommend. I am in the market for one cause im tired of cops sneeking up on me and giving me speeding tickets. Well i only got 1 , 45 in a 30, atleast if ima get a speeding ticket i rather be doing 140mph lol hahaha

jason NYC

DarkAngelKamui

Valentine One

spot_skater

Give yourself two miles of straight road first.

turbodrx7

iTrader: (43)

Valentine One is the best i have heard of
-Austin

amp

iTrader: (50)

best ive experienced.. owned since 95..

1QWIK7

iTrader: (33)

You're lucky you only got a speeding ticket at that low speed. Getting a ticket going 140 will not only be more fines probably but maybe sometime in jail. Some counties dont tolerate that at all.

Dont get me wrong, i have taken my speeds up to there plenty of times but i am young and dumb so thats alright lol. Some people think a radar detector is a free ticket in going fast without the cost of consequence which is totally untrue.

But to answer your question, get a V1, thats what i have and its the best ever.

loudazzrx7

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I didn't get caught doing 140--it was 139 on rt3/301 a few years ago got a reckless driving ticket,and a major speeding ticket.The trooper let me go.I got a bunch of reciepts from eld performance Brian made up for me with the date of the ticket.Went to court and said just got the car out that day and was seeing how it handled and such.Could have been 7 points--Judge dropped it to a total of 2 points--and a total of like 300.00 fine--could have been like 1200.00--He checked my record also--I had no points.Just depends on the cop and Judge.
Funny thing is the trooper said he had been chasing me for about 5 miles---I didn't see him till I slowed down coming to an intersection and he clocked me then.

FDNewbie

iTrader: (10)

V1

BIll Burdette

Is that the 2nd gen I see in the Habitats with the loud paint?

domestickilla

does anybody know the difference between this one http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...032059.2032321
and the 200$+ models? will that get the job done?

Jay7 Nyc

iTrader: (3)

Valentine V1...

2FAST7S

I know V1 is the ****, hands down...I've used one of the cheapest cobra radar detectors for years and its worked for me so far. Just last night it saved me from 2 speed traps on my way to ALNY93R1's house

loudazzrx7

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Thats it is!

RecKleSs

I have owned the V1 for many years and love it. The V1 can be upgraded for a fraction of the price of a new model. It has always saved my ***, even when I hit speeds of 130mph. The con of having a radar detector in the city is that it completly sucks, because it constantly goes on. I turn my V1 off when I'm around Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan.

CokeRx7

Where can i buy a V1.. i'm using the cheap cobra now and its ok.. it never went off yet even though i zoom pass cops.. i just hope they not using lazar..

svs

iTrader: (1)

+ 1. I've owned a V1 for years and wouldn't drive without it.

ROTARYROCKET7

Is having a detector illegal. Im under the assumption that its not, but am not too sure in NY State.

Jason

FDNewbie

iTrader: (10)

Who cares? LOL.

Oh and it's only illegal if you live in my great state of VA, or DC

cesaros

VALENTINE ONE! best ever...never have been pulled over with it...shows that 90% of cops on the road arent accualy watching traffic for speeders.

RecKleSs

You can only purchase a new unit from their website, you will not find it in a store.
http://www.valentine1.com/

Trust me, the V1 saved my *** many times hitting 130mph on a 55mph. It is worth the $$$!

00RB

V1

n2318r

just ordered one, but a little too late

mono4lamar

iTrader: (32)

ehhhhh you guys are gonna hate me but i love my escort 8500 x50! im waiting for my friend to get the valentine v1 so we can have a shoot out... i just dont think the valentine will take the escort out the only thing it has that i dont is that it tells you where the cop is. i really could give a **** about where the cop is cause as long as hes getting my speed thats all i give a **** about. in my opinion i will keep my escort till i get new news! i've never got a ticket ever with my escort plugged in. i have on several ocassions has the radar go off for a min and think its broked but low and behold a min later i see that beautiful state trooper on the side of the road! dont flame me for havin it cause i always give in if theres good people that have had both plugged in and can say for sure one is better but untill my friend gets his im gonna stick with the escort.

svs

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Only people who have never used the radar locator don't see the value. Knowing where the radar is coming from is invaluable. If you don’t get it, you just don’t get it.

RaDaRkInG

The Valentine One is the best radar/laser detector on the market today.

http://guysoflidar.com/radar-detecto...ctor-test.html

http://guysoflidar.com/radar-detecto...adar-test.html

http://guysoflidar.com/radar-detecto...-rdd-test.html

http://motortrend.com/features/consu...r_buyersguide/

"This year, the measurement of the radar and laser detection abilities of each of the over $200 units gives the Valentine One ($400) a small edge over the competing BEL Vector 995 ($260) and Escort Passport 8500 X50 ($300 with red display or $340 with a blue display) units."

V1 is the best in laser detection:

http://www.radardetector.net/viewtop...213&highlight=

http://www.laserveil.com/laser-detector-performance/

http://www.laserveil.com/laser-detec...adar-detector/

http://www.laserveil.com/laser-detec...ice-laser-gun/

http://www.laserveil.com/laser-detec...adar-detector/

http://www.laserveil.com/laser-detec...ice-laser-gun/

V1 has the best rear radar detection because it is the only detector with 2 antennas to locate radar:

http://www.radardetector.net/viewtop...214&highlight=

V1 is the least detectable detector by RDD's or Radar Detector Detectors in states where radar detectors are illegal. The Spectre III is the most used RDD in the world and it can only pick up the Valentine One if it is 166 feet or closer which is better than the X50 which can be detected 954 feet away.

http://www.radardetector.net/viewtop...383&highlight=

The Valentine One which accounts for only .6% of radar detector sales wins every poll when it comes to being the favorite detector. The X50 doesn't even get an approval rating as high as George Bush's worst rating.

http://www.radardetector.net/The-Ult.......-5523t.php

Which of the "Big 3" is really the best overall - in your opinion?
V-1
64% [ 45 ]

RX-65
12% [ 9 ]

X50
20% [ 14 ]

Other (state which and why)
2% [ 2 ]

Total Votes : 70


Here is a poll on a BMW M3 Forum:

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showt...ight=valentine

What kind of Radar Detector do you have?

Valentine 1 129 people

64.82%

Escort 8500 47 people

23.62%

K40 4 people

2.01%

Other 19 people

9.55%

TOTAL VOTES 199 PEOPLE


Here is a poll on a LOTUS ELISE Forum:

http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/show...ight=valentine


What do you think is the best Radar Detector?

Bel Pro RX65 0

0%

Escort 8500 X50 8

16.33%

Valentine One 38

77.55%

Cobra Pro 9780 0

0%

Whistler Pro 73 0

0%

Escort Solo S2 2

4.08%

Whistler 1788 1

2.04%

PNI Silver B. 0

0%


Voters: 49


Here is a poll on another site:

http://www.socaleuro.com/forum/showt...ight=valentine

Best Radar Detector?

Escort Passport 6

9.68%

Valentine One 44

70.97%

Cobra 3

4.84%

Beltronics 5

8.06%

Uniden 0

0%

Other 4

6.45%


Voters: 62 people



http://www.radardetector.net/viewtop...ghlight=#42353

Radar Roy from Radarbusters.com said this about the Valentine One, "Just spoke with Carl Fors from SML, his website will be going online tonight with the 2005 results. He has declared the V895, 8500 and the Valentine One as the top performers. Motortrend, who was also at the test, will be declaring the Valentine One as the top detector based upon its detection of laser.

http://www.radardetector.net/viewtop...=4696&start=90

Radar Roy said, "There were results that they (Guys of Lidar) got during the test that I was not exactly pleased with, such as the discovery of the Blinder not having Stealth Mode installed and the Valentine beating out the Escort and Bel in the range tests. Even though I don’t sell the Valentine, it does have slightly better range than both the RX65 and the 8500 and I also show this same fact on my site. Would love it to be the other way around."

Here is a link and video of the V1 alerting to radar quicker than the X50 and sometimes the X50 didn't alert to the radar at all. They are quick pulling the radar gun's trigger and the X50 is filtering it out and the V1 is picking it up every time.

http://www.radardetector.net/V1-vs.-...otout-865t.php

http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...ZmQzMXk1NDE%3D

V1 wins in POP detection:

http://media.putfile.com/JammerTestscom_tests_V1X50_POP

V1 wins because it detects a certain laser gun in stealth mode while the X50 remains silent:

http://media.putfile.com/JammerTests...nd_X50_stealth