need a new radar detector
Jan 16, 2006 | 08:38 AM
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need a new radar detector
i am looking to buy a new radar detector.. the one i have is a cheap whistler **** something.. not sure what number, cost 60 dollars at walmart... what is a very good radar that you can get that will do everything? im looking at spending around 100-170 for one.. does radio shack make a very good one?
Jan 16, 2006 | 10:27 AM
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you get what you pay for, esp w radar detectors. you are not going to get a quality one for under $200.
valentine 1
passport 8500
search those two models on the forum. theyve been talked about extensively
bob
valentine 1
passport 8500
search those two models on the forum. theyve been talked about extensively
bob
Jan 16, 2006 | 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by t100
and whats a good website for the passport and valentine 1?? thanks for the help
i just told you above to search the forum for these two radar detectors if you want opinions from members. theres been alot of discussion about both these units already
bob
Jan 16, 2006 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by t100
and whats a good website for the passport and valentine 1?? thanks for the help
You want that thing comin after you? Thought so...go fetch...uh... search
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Feb 7, 2006 | 05:42 PM
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what are yalls opinion on the passport 8500? my friends have been talking about them alot and i have really been thinking about spending that money on getting one.. also what is yalls opinion on the valentine 1? i dont speed much anymore, but i am underage and i always have a ice chest full of beer, the sherriffs i dont worry about cause my friends dad is a sherriff and he cares about me like his own kid, so they are out the way.. the police im scared of.. i know only 1 policeman who is pretty cool when it comes to having beer being underage... i also go to parties and come home super late, around here they are pretty strict about what time you have to be in.. these are the only reasons why i have them, so not to get busted with beer.. my parents know i drink but i never drive drunk or let my friends, but i just want to know where the police are..
Feb 7, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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You should search... The membership is about split between the 8500 and the V1. I have the 8500 and love it, a buddy has a V1 and loves it. That about how it goes around here.
They're both excellent detectors. One up that I know for the Escort is that you can add-in a ZR3 laser _JAMMER_system which is pretty cool.
Lotso good reading here: http://www.radardetector.net
They're both excellent detectors. One up that I know for the Escort is that you can add-in a ZR3 laser _JAMMER_system which is pretty cool.
Lotso good reading here: http://www.radardetector.net
Feb 7, 2006 | 09:59 PM
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my dad and i both have the 8500 x50 and we love them, i had a few cobras in the past that never compared to them, my friend has a v1, 8500, and a 8500 X50 and he uses the 8500 x50 and loves it, his brother love v1 and uses it with a laser shifter, but i would only get one of the two or save my money.
Feb 10, 2006 | 04:51 PM
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Feb 10, 2006 | 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by sdastg1
passport 8500 x50 .. you can get it on Ebay for $250 shipped. I love mine, saved my butt twice now in the past few weeks since I got it.
like I said before go on ebay .. a lot cheaper. Also for some reason the red is cheaper then the blue. I have no idea why.
Feb 10, 2006 | 05:09 PM
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im getting it off ebay for sure.. im getting the blue light one because it matches my amp for my sub.. at night the inside of my truck is super blue due to my amp and i want my radar to match.. but the price for the blue one is 259.99.. is this about right for the passport??
Feb 12, 2006 | 08:49 AM
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one of my friends whos dad is a good friend of the family is in college and he has a passport 8500x50.. he said he would sell it to me for 250 and he has had it for a year.. did they make the 8500x50s last year?
Feb 21, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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My v1 has always given me plenty of warning, sometimes unbelievable impossible warnings (twenty minutes driving at 65 down the Oregon coast before I passed the cop racing the other way). Others may also be great, but I have no complaints about my V1.
