Army Vette

I have a feeling all eyes are on me now and some area looking down radar guns.
What is the best radar detector out there?

m3corvette

Try the BEL STI. It is just being released. Mine should be shipped anyday. I did alot of foot work and I think it will be at the top of the list in the market.

not08crmanymore

YOU HAVE OPENED A HUMUNGUS CAN OF WORMS! I personally prefer the valentine 1 because it can detect front and rear and tell me how many there are and where they are!hence,the arrows.Once I experienced those arrows,I can't use anything else!

fredgpowell

Hands down Valentine 1. It is the best and keep up with tech and you never have to purchase another because you can continue to upgrade it. I would strongly suggest it. Not sold in stores like the essort and other. The new one mentioned about need to be truly test and if it is better then I would get it.

icedancer

Valentine 1. period.

Mine has done a 8,000+ mile ocean to ocean roundtrip, a couple runs from SoCal to Frisco, and numerous open country runs of a few hundred to 500 miles .

The valentine 1 has paid for itself about 4, maybe 6 times over.

The range is superb, and as mentioned above knowing whether the detection is from ahead, behind, or to the sides is worth the cost alone.

rwpatte

Guitarstar

Dont follow trends....Set them.
Step into the future with this one. Instant voice alert, keep your eyes on the road. Voice tells you whats being aimed at you before you have a split second to look at your display.Seconds count in this war.
360 detection in all bands + laser. Safety Hwy warning alert as well. You can adjust it to give a verbal then audio alert that fades away.
Instant on, pop, VG-2. Brite Blue adjustable display.
The Whistler Pro 73..... Get your head out of the Red.
10,000 in Blue Jet no Tickets. I'm very lucky: thumbs:


More Info & Product Specifications:


360° Protection against all types of Laser

X, K, Ka, and Super Wideband Ka Detection

Safety Warning System (SWS™) Alert

VG-2 Undetectable

VG-2 Alert

Instant-On (Pulse) Detection

Detects POP Mode

Integrated Real Voice™

Intense Blue Alpha-numeric Display

Auto and Manual Muting

Signal Strength Indicator

Stay Alert Feature

3 City Modes and Highway Mode

Setting Saver

Selectable Vehicle Battery Saver

Volume Control

Bright/Dim/Dark Display Settings

Teach/Tutorial Mode

Self Test

Includes: Windshield Bracket, Dash Pad, Straight Power Cord, Hard Wire Kit and Owners Manual

Two Year Manufacturer Warranty

Army Vette

looks like it is the Valentine 1

not08crmanymore

and if you hurry,there's a guy in the for sale section selling one for 325 or something like that!

corvette505hpzo6

I did the resurch and bought the valintine one the best for the bucks when im haulin at 165+ it works great

6th Gear

Ill buy one when its a small screen i can attach to my dash, until then, i prefer to keep my windsheild clear

FunDriver

I have two V1's and most of the people with radar detectors in our club have Valentine One's. Once you've used the arrows, it's hard to use anything else.

Dueysan

Valentine 1 is good...for a radar detector. Alot of departments are going to laser so personally if I were looking for a ***** out setup I would do something a little different and frankly far more effective. I'd get a Escort Passport 8500 X50 and an Escort ZR3 laser shifter. Find out what the local Johny Laws are using in your area or routes. If they are using laser usually your radar/laser detector will only go off when you've taken a direct hit...by then it's too late.

Wicked_C6

Happy V1 user here - could not imagine using anything else.

The directional arrows make the difference and have saved me countless times. Its nice not having to guess where the trap is (or might be). With the arrows I know to look either ahead or behind me in stead of wasting my time looking everywhere.

Whataguy

I've sworn by it for the last 8 yrs, with NO tickets.... and I drive pretty aggressively. Just last week, on pretty deserted highway, doing 130 on long stretch, just before hill V1 went off, I pulled the BatChute and slowed to 75, right as he topped the hill, then he waved and went on........WHEW!!!!!

Perry Mason

I have the Solo S2 cordless and find it to be effective with little or no false alarms.

Craigster05

There are a lot of top rate detectors, but any that Ive tried never touched my V1.

The saying from Car and Driver is true "Once you've lived with the arrows, you'll never know how you made it without them..."


If you're not sure, buy the 3 top performers, and try them all. They all seem to have 30 day returns.

Here is a good site to get info.

http://www.radardetector.net/

0corvette pilot

Passport 8500 with ZR3 shifter hands down. You can't believe the looks on the cops faces when they can't get a laser signal. The ZR-3 plugs into the 8500, so they are one unit.

lytmup

Laser "shifters" or jammers dont work.

Zuntov

Had a V1 for about 8 years or so. Nothing but high speed interstate miles. Probably about 250K overall. The V1 saves me at least a couple times a day on the interstate.
Had lots of other detectors in the past but the V1 is a keeper IMHO.
The V1 arrow may look a bit gimmicky, but they work!
Plus, I had laser shot at me 3 different times, all while cruising through Albuquerque and I about crapped my pants because that's the only time I have heard the laser warning from the V1. A heads up tone, that's for sure!