DMD said:I am planning a trip from Des Moines, IA to Boston, MA and need a bad a$$ radar detector. What do you guys recommend? I don't like the size of the valentine radar detector but if that is the best that is what I will get. I usually average 15-25 over the limit.
Thanks
DMD SOON
seriously, outside of price, how could anyone NOT like the v1?ayn said:
the new V1 is actually pretty small, i think u will like it.
--Andrew
some ppl wants the very best money can buy so they spend 3x more and get the SRX... =)eugeneDC/TX said:
seriously, outside of price, how could anyone NOT like the v1?
true dat, but for price (heck even for "overpriced") v1 is still likable...ayn said:
some ppl wants the very best money can buy so they spend 3x more and get the SRX... =)
--Andrew
What do you mean by "the new" valentine 1?ayn said:
the new V1 is actually pretty small, i think u will like it.
--Andrew
yes, if u buy one now it's quite a bit smaller than the big and bulky one u've seen.foozed said:
What do you mean by "the new" valentine 1?
Is there a new, smaller model?
DMD said:I am planning a trip from Des Moines, IA to Boston, MA and need a bad a$$ radar detector. What do you guys recommend? I don't like the size of the valentine radar detector but if that is the best that is what I will get. I usually average 15-25 over the limit.
Thanks
DMD SOON
How is the BEL 985, I really can't find any reviews on it but it looks like a cost effective alternative to the V1. Let me know. The 985 is only $218 while the V1 is $400Nat Brown said:
I used to own the Bel 980, which is one of the top three detectors. I gave it away to a friend who bought my car. I would go with the V1, since false alarms tend to make you ignore most radar detectors.
If you're really serious, get a laser jammer as well. These devices mount on license plate frames and send a pulse of light that temporarily blocks signal from laser, providing you enough time to slow down. They're expensive though, averaging about $400. They're competely legal, since there's no legislation that bans blocking light.
--gary
Cliff3 said:There's a DIY on the BMW330Ci.com site that I used Saturday to install my V1. It took maybe 30 minutes to do, and the DIY is quite thorough.
Same happened to me a few years back. Big fight in the car (at the time, my GTI VR6), got really PO'd, and ended up doing 100+ on the CT interstate. Cop was on an overpass, and I didn't see him at all. He came after me in a big hurry alright. When he pulled me over, he sauntered up to the window, and said "I saw you..." and writes me up - for failure to signal lane change. "You could have this ticket for $50, or I could give you a $300 ticket for speeding because I KNOW how fast you were going. Any complaints?"Daniel said:I was doing 120 on the Southern State in NY this weekend, cause I was in a fight with my girlfriend. She starts screaming to slow the F*&% down, so I step on the brake. Just as I get to around 90mph the laser warning goes off. I was driving with the windows down, sunroof open and music cranked so I didn't hear the V1 immediately.
I was coming around a long sweeping turn and just as I look up and realize that it was the V1 screaming I step harder on the brake and then see a NY State Trooper in a black Camaro hiding in the woods. Well I know he's got me so I don't even bother to make him chase me. I pulled over and accepted my $90 fine. He asked me how fast I thought I was going. I told him 80, and he said it was a bit more than that, but he would agree to 80.
Thank god my girlfriend had the common sense to yell at me to slow down or he would have nailed me for 120. I would have watched my car get towed, and probably be single right now.
As my girlfriend pointed out I put both our lives in danger and acted like a complete idiot just cause I was mad.
I guess I'll be driving around 75 from now on.