Radar Detectors/Valentine One

[THE_STIG]

If/when I get $400 to play with, I am gonna pick up a V1, but to tell you the truth, I don't really speed and race around that much, I do 75 on the highway and maybe 5 over the speedlimit around towns, cops never care when I drive by.

 

[Pro SNIVELER]

a radar detector..... what a waste of hard earned money. to the op, enjoy your ticket, higher insurance and that POS you thought would save you. lol gimmicks.

 

[NO-BlkLightning2K]

^^^my 350 dollar "gimmick" has saved me at least 20 times over the last 3 and a half years.

I also have a escort 8500/X50 and it works great against K/Ka and laser. Turned the X function off because the cop's around here don't use it anymore. i have a friend who bought a K40 and it was junk IMO. Maybe it wasnt installed correctly or IMO he did'nt know how to use it? He got 3 tickets in 5 months after purchase. Go figure after 2 grand.

the installation of the k40 is critical. if they **** that up, you're toast. i don't know if it matters as much for the radar part, but i know it does for the laser sensors.

 

[03LCalgaryAB]

Yep v1 has saved my ass several times..Keeping eyes peeled and looking way ahead of u is probably the best thing u can do..or get a laser jammer on a black corvette and say guhbye to laser.

 

[jean]

http://www.k40.com/home_main.html
It a laser difuser or shifter (http://www.escortradar.com/zr4.htm)
It give a wrong reading to the laser shooter hope you get enough time to slow down.
My own opinion if you speeding and get shot ,you are toasted.
The policemen can shot you with the laser in his car with the window open.

 

[Qwk GT]

My passport 8500 picked up laser all the time. It saved me a couple of times, although I wasn't going to fast so who knows, maybe they figured wasn't worth the time to look for me? Although I don't think so because I used to always get pulled over before it.

I agree that when a laser is used, just because you have a detector, you probably won't have enough time to slow down if your really going through the gears, but if you're just speeding a little, I would think it would help.