Radar Detectors?
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Radar Detectors?
I just bought one today, and I'm still kind of doubtful, I want to wait and have it prove that it works right, so far I have received quite a few alerts (mwuahaha). Anyone else on here have any? Are they reliable? Have you had fun with them? 
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ValentineOne is pretty much the only reliable detector out there. It's worth every penny. I think they are useless though however since cops are getting smarter & smarter with technology as each day goes by.
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It's a Cobra ESD-7000. I tried it out again yesterday and it alerted me of a ambulance and a couple cops, One of them I didn't even see at all. I'm just worried that it will detect "them!" (lol) and then one day I go a wee bit over the speed limit and it fails and I get caught. 
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have, used one for years...(Escort 7500)....IF you understand what it does, then they're good....it's just a radio freq. detector, it's up to you to interpret what it's saying....they are not a panacia, in that with "instant on, and other new technologies, the don't save you from stupidity....like if your the lead car (or solo) and you top the hill at 90+, your usually toast.....but they give you a nice edge in the pack 10-15 over...the LASER is really just a way to tell you to get the checkbook out, cause when it goes off....he already has you.....bottom line, for the ATTENTIVE driver, using commonsense....they do pay for themself with one good save
...I didn't go Valentine only because the un-user friendly interface (to complex----too much data that doesn't change the need to slow down.....escort and valentine both false about the same...so the added $$ wasn't worth it for me....
you have a great unit, learn to read the beeps and with time it's second nature........enjoy it.....by the way, most HWY patrol wont issue a warning to the car with the detector....so a nice install (mine's above the mirror, wired in the sunroof swith) cleans the look, and removes the silly box in the middle of the windshiel, with curly cord dangle look
...I didn't go Valentine only because the un-user friendly interface (to complex----too much data that doesn't change the need to slow down.....escort and valentine both false about the same...so the added $$ wasn't worth it for me....you have a great unit, learn to read the beeps and with time it's second nature........enjoy it.....by the way, most HWY patrol wont issue a warning to the car with the detector....so a nice install (mine's above the mirror, wired in the sunroof swith) cleans the look, and removes the silly box in the middle of the windshiel, with curly cord dangle look
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It's a Cobra ESD-7000. I tried it out again yesterday and it alerted me of a ambulance and a couple cops, One of them I didn't even see at all. I'm just worried that it will detect "them!" (lol) and then one day I go a wee bit over the speed limit and it fails and I get caught.
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have, used one for years...(Escort 7500)....IF you understand what it does, then they're good....it's just a radio freq. detector, it's up to you to interpret what it's saying. I didn't go Valentine only because the un-user friendly interface (to complex----too much data that doesn't change the need to slow down.....escort and valentine both false about the same...so the added $$ wasn't worth it for me.
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I was stopped more with the radar detector.I just dont speed anymore. I go with the flow.That false sense of security will get your checkbook out in a hurry.
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Cobra makes the worst radar detectors on the road today. Check http://radardetector.net and they will all tell you the same thing about Cobras.
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As a state trooper I can tell you that a radar detector will not do you any good if you are driving like an idiot and passing everybody left and right. The modern "instant-on/off" radars are so much faster then the radar detectors. I will have your speed on the display before or at the same time your detector goes off. In addition, these day 90% of the time I use a laser for speed enforsement, which is totally lethal for speeders. Laser detector is a complete waste of money because the laser beam spreads about 3' for every 1000' of distance, compairing to the Dopler beam spread of about 30' for every 1000'. The best laser/radar detector is a cheap CB radio. Turn that sucker on and listen to the truck drivers, they will tell you where we are.
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http://speedzones.com/
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if you are alerted 4 miles from a threat in "textbook conditions" vs 1.9 miles, does that mean you drive slow for an extra 2.1 miles?... I still have the ability to reduce speed well before the 1/2 mile range of most Radar units......the instant-on unit isn't activated until you are about 0.1 mile (500 ft) from the cop anyway.
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Save your rudeness, I haven't advertised anything. By the way, nobody sells V1 but Valentine Research itself so there are no middle men.
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to anyone thinking about a detector, GOOGLE "radar detector tests" and do your homework......all tests rate the ESCORT, VALENTINE1, & a BEL model as the top in the class, they are all good, but the VAL-1 still costs $499
, but it is your $$, a quality unit costs, but it is not a "Im the best----everyone else is junk" equation......remember---
"radar detectors detect radar, they do not provide immunity from STUPID driving or LACK OF COMMON SENSE"
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Thanks for all the info guys, I think I'm going to end up returning the darn thing. I passed by a squad car and the damn thing didn't even go off, I passed literally RIGHT by him. It was those new type of squad cars that the police have now, the ones with the thin siren lights that are see through smoked black.
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very true, and in http://www.007radardetectors.com/tests.htm one can judge the results themself....and it's not a 7 year old report......has noted in the report, the Valentine1 has more sensitivity, AND MORE FALSE ALERTS, so you get desensitized, and start ignoring the alerts.......
to anyone thinking about a detector, GOOGLE "radar detector tests" and do your homework......all tests rate the ESCORT, VALENTINE1, & a BEL model as the top in the class, they are all good, but the VAL-1 still costs $499 , but it is your $$, a quality unit costs, but it is not a "Im the best----everyone else is junk" equation......
remember--- "radar detectors detect radar, they do not provide immunity from STUPID driving or LACK OF COMMON SENSE"
to anyone thinking about a detector, GOOGLE "radar detector tests" and do your homework......all tests rate the ESCORT, VALENTINE1, & a BEL model as the top in the class, they are all good, but the VAL-1 still costs $499
, but it is your $$, a quality unit costs, but it is not a "Im the best----everyone else is junk" equation......remember---
"radar detectors detect radar, they do not provide immunity from STUPID driving or LACK OF COMMON SENSE"It is not a false alert if your V1 alerts you to X and K band door openers because they all operate on the same frequency as police radar. If your Bel, Escort, etc. doesn't alert to those, it is because it lacks sensitivity to actual police radar frequencies, it doesn't mean that it has better filtering.
It is obvious that you didn't do your resarch either because that crappy site resells the V1 for $100 over what they will cost you if you actually go to http://valentine1.com.
If you want the most unbiased information available, you have to check out this site.
http://guysoflidar.com/radar-detecto...ctor-test.html
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http://www.myradardetector.com/compare_all.htm
http://www.radarbusters.com/support/product-tests/3.asp
just a few, there are lots more.....
I NEVER take just one OPINION,, i research.....
jeez, what a spammer
http://www.radarbusters.com/support/product-tests/3.asp
just a few, there are lots more.....
I NEVER take just one OPINION,, i research.....
jeez, what a spammer
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those guys sell for $100 over............uh, you said NOBODY sells them , only direct.........so again, your spam is debunked, and you continue to provide a childish defensive arguement full of half-truths, and "red herrings". grow up
we are here for information, not confrontation...infomercials need not apply
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dude, all of your 49 posts are about V1. Your screen name is radar king. You come into this forum and start criticizing people about their choice of radar detector. You sell radar detectors. You are a spammer. You search MBWorld for any thread that mentions radar detectors and you start spamming.
Go away spammer.
Go away spammer.
