[doodog]

ok who has them , who has what , and what are your experiences, espcially if your up here in the great white north (canada) where there mostly illegal

i just ordered an escort redline ( which is at the momment radar detector proof ), im going to do allmost all hwy driving with it.

and im thinking i might get a laser jammer too.

 

[GT800]

I have never ran one. But some of my other buddies with stupid fast cars seem to rely on Valentine1s

 

[doodog]

I have never ran one. But some of my other buddies with stupid fast cars seem to rely on Valentine1s

i had a v1 , it was ok, but detectable by specter radar , radar detectors, the redline seems to be best for hwy due to its extreme range, should get mine on the 24th acording to ups ,

 

[jeremy]

i had a v1 , it was ok, but detectable by specter radar , radar detectors, the redline seems to be best for hwy due to its extreme range, should get mine on the 24th acording to ups ,

out of curiousity, why start that thread if you poo-poo the first reply and already have you mind made up on which one you feel is the best?

 

[GT800]

out of curiousity, why start that thread if you poo-poo the first reply and already have you mind made up on which one you feel is the best?

Well he didnt really knock my reply. I dont have any actual experience and was just throwing it out there.

I think hes just asking what everyone has And what their experiences are. Not what one he should buy.

 

[doodog]

out of curiousity, why start that thread if you poo-poo the first reply and already have you mind made up on which one you feel is the best?

because i want to hear if anyone else has had good or bad stories . i didnt poo poo the v1 , i said it was ok, but for where i live i can not use it , its not radar proof


;-)

 

[jeremy]

because i want to hear if anyone else has had good or bad stories . i didnt poo poo the v1 , i said it was ok, but for where i live i can not use it , its not radar proof


;-)

gotcha.....your choices are very limited if you want an undetectable one, aren't they?

 

[doodog]

gotcha.....your choices are very limited if you want an undetectable one, aren't they?

theres 4 2 are dash mount sti magnum , and escort redline, the other 2 are built in

 

[only1db]

V1 is my first choice and just came in first place in a review i just read...though i cant remember where it was...autoweek or c and D

 

[Pfife6]

Since ive purchased my Passport 8500 X50, I haven't received a single speeding ticket. For the money it's great.

 

[Stone Axe]

The VT has definitely put me in the market for a radar/laser detector because it can so easily do 20+ mph over the speed limit - which in most states means reckless driving and being arrested.

I'm a decade or two behind the current technology. What I need is an early warning that police are using speed detection devices miles before I encounter them. I don't need a radar detector to go off as I'm being hit by current instant-on technology. And I don't need a detector that can be detected and can get me arrested either.

The VT's quiet exhaust saved me today. Now that I'm in Kentucky the roads are a lot more twisty and open and I've been driving a lot more aggressively. I rolled up hard on a police car that was sitting just past the fun part of a road. He didn't have a radar gun out and I was able to slow down before I passed him. If I had been roaring through that stretch of road he might have heard me and looked up.

 

[doodog]

The VT has definitely put me in the market for a radar/laser detector because it can so easily do 20+ mph over the speed limit - which in most states means reckless driving and being arrested.

I'm a decade or two behind the current technology. What I need is an early warning that police are using speed detection devices miles before I encounter them. I don't need a radar detector to go off as I'm being hit by current instant-on technology. And I don't need a detector that can be detected and can get me arrested either.

The VT's quiet exhaust saved me today. Now that I'm in Kentucky the roads are a lot more twisty and open and I've been driving a lot more aggressively. I rolled up hard on a police car that was sitting just past the fun part of a road. He didn't have a radar gun out and I was able to slow down before I passed him. If I had been roaring through that stretch of road he might have heard me and looked up.

i went with the redline , due to its extreme range, i wont be using it in the city streets mostly highway

 

[jaulby]

i also have the redliine, very happy with it had it about 3 months now

 

[jeremy]

Doodog: great video link! Good to see them in real life action

 

[Simone]

I purchased the Passport 8500 X50 when I purchased my VT in September, 2012. I am still stinging from the ticket I got last weekend (62 in a 45 zone...and the limit had just dropped...prick). I'm in the metro Atlanta area and do most of my driving between Atlanta and Athens (GA) and South Carolina. The Passport rated very well in the reviews I read, which included many consumer reviews from owners. The issue with even the best radar detectors is that the cops have learned to outsmart them with method. Down here at least, they set their guns at such short range that the detector won't throw an alarm until the cop already has your speed locked.

The Passport 8500 does have POP and VG2, by the way. Overall, it's a good unit and it has absolutely saved me at least 4 tickets, but tickets are best avoided by:

1. Not driving like an idiot (even when nobody is looking)
2. Rely on the detector only to do what it was designed to do; give you time to decrease your speed to the speed limit before the cop has a lock on you (i.e. it's impossible to slow from a 90 MPH cruise speed to the 40 MPH speed limit in time to avoid going to jail, as well it should be).
3. Pay attention to the hot spots on your daily drive. In the places where you know cops to hide out, just go the speed limit and pretend like you don't even have a radar detector.

Yes, all of this sage advice from the guy who is still pissed about the ticket he got last weekend. This post is probably more of a retrospective and lessons learned for me than anything.

I'll add briefly that the Passport also does two other things very well; detecting lidar/laser and also avoiding false alarms and noise.

 

[iration_sti]

The Escort Redline is phenominal. Had one in my STi, unfortunately... do not have it anymore: Need to get another ASAP, didnt expect this VT to be so peppy on the gas haha