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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 01:35 AM
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hey guys.. i'm lookin for a good radar detector.. one that's safe and cant be traced and all that good stuff, but not insanely priced.

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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 02:04 AM
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beltronics or escort...... (now the same company) Great detectors. you cant go wrong.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 06:26 AM
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escort 9500I
http://www.escortradar.com/9500i.htm

or the 8500
http://www.escortradar.com/8500.htm

due to escorts pricing, Pm me for your price.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 06:55 AM
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valentine 1
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 10:26 AM
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valentine 1
By FAR.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 10:36 AM
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Valentine One, hands down.

http://www.speedzones.com/
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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escort 9500i
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by SSNISTR
By FAR.
WRONG!

Escort
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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valentine 1 i would NEVER buy anything else
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Brian2006
WRONG!

Escort
Do some research, the V1 is the best made. Not the cheapest, but it is always the highest rated and most accurate. My Escort is in the my beater now.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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+1 for the V-1... unbeatable.
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Get a CB radio and to listen to channel 19.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 12:22 PM
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V1 for sure.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 12:23 PM
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my v1 is one of the old version so im going to have to send it in to get the new one once i save up but works good
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 01:19 PM
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heres some good reading..


http://www.radartest.com/article.asp?articleid=100542
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Originally Posted by SSNISTR
Do some research, the V1 is the best made. Not the cheapest, but it is always the highest rated and most accurate. My Escort is in the my beater now.
Trust me I did research. SIDE BY SIDE research. The escort picked up the radar bands 9 times out of 10 about 100 ft quicker. Only good thing about the V1 is the directional arrows but to be honest, who really is gonna look at the arrows anyways? I slow down anytime i hear the radar detector goes off
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Originally Posted by Brian2006
Trust me I did research. SIDE BY SIDE research. The escort picked up the radar bands 9 times out of 10 about 100 ft quicker. Only good thing about the V1 is the directional arrows but to be honest, who really is gonna look at the arrows anyways? I slow down anytime i hear the radar detector goes off
Did it also give more false alarms? You have to mention that if all you are saying is that it was more sensitive.

Regardless, I would rather have a little less sensitivity and still have the arrows. I use them ALL the time. I don't know what use a radar detector without arrows has...I really don't get it.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian2006
Trust me I did research. SIDE BY SIDE research. The escort picked up the radar bands 9 times out of 10 about 100 ft quicker. Only good thing about the V1 is the directional arrows but to be honest, who really is gonna look at the arrows anyways? I slow down anytime i hear the radar detector goes off
If you say so. Guess your the minority.

All the car audio boards say V1 as well.
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idc what anyone says i love my real-time speed display on my 9500i!
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SSNISTR
If you say so. Guess your the minority.

All the car audio boards say V1 as well.
maybe it's my city but mine definitely outperforms friends V1. The Escort definitely set off more false alarms with X bands at every Shell station and sliding doors, but X band is easily shut off with the 8500. The V1 was setting off false alarms with Ka band and I'm not aware if that can be turned off on the V1 (not completely sure)
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