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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 04:10 PM
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i want to get a good radar detector for a buddy of mine. it shouldn't be expensive in the $100 range if possible! is there any?
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Old Feb 14, 2003 | 12:52 AM
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my personal opinion... There are no "good" radar detectors out there for $100.00. Look into Cobra or Solo, but they might be a little more. Still not that great though.
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 09:26 PM
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Don't go cheap buy the Valentine it's worth it. Nothing better on the market.
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 10:41 PM
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I agree with 2KFORMULA don't go cheap...I got the V1 as well, best damn thing out there..

Its 400 bucks, but will save you that much in tickets, the thing works amazing, I sometimes get annoyed by it because it works good, but really saves my butt in those situations... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 11:57 PM
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how about the BEL express 906 radar detector?
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 11:36 AM
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that is like saying i only want to know 10% of the time, and pray the rest

look at it this was
detector 100
1st ticket 100
insurance (20 a month * 12 months)240
that is 440!!
buy a valentine, i have had one since i turned 17, i have no tickets at all
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 11:55 AM
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here in kuwait i noticed that all of the highway radar camers work on the K band which can be jammed completly by the scorpion jammer (jams K and X band). i haven't noticed a laser or other than K band. but is that true to detect a laser you need to put some kind of antenna out side the car and that antenna should be connected to the radar detector so that it can detect laser?
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 11:58 AM
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As far as cheap radar detectors go, I don't think you can beat Uniden. I have owned 3 Unidens. I don't know the exact model of the current one I am using, but it was about $75 and has all the bands including laser, etc. Has worked well for me.
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 12:27 AM
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you could just find out what the cops use and buy one that pics up that kind of radar/laser. if not get the V1.
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 12:29 AM
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Very rarely have I ever heard the superllatives "cheap" and "best" used in the same description. Go with the V1.
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 07:08 PM
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almost all cop cars have all different types of bands
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