radar dectectors which one
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radar dectectors which one
what is the best one .has someone actually spotted the cop car after being warned by the dector at least 4 or more times . i have heard about many but it seems valentine and escort are mentioned the moast. thank you in advance for the facts and any tech info difference on the various types.
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Oh boy! Here we go with the V1 vs. Esort vs. Bell vs. <insert any other brand> "discussion"
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V1 or the Passport 8500 X50 are really the only two ones you should entertain getting. I decided to save a couple hundred bucks and get the 8500 and love it, No tickets since ipurchased mine 3 years back. 
Do a search, there are tons of thread on this topic. It comes up weekly, and there is alot of good info archeived here.
Do a search, there are tons of thread on this topic. It comes up weekly, and there is alot of good info archeived here.
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I thought you could send in your 8500 and get it "updated" w/ the x50 technology for a small fee?
I may be wrong though.
Edit: I was wrong. You can buy the new X50 and send it your old 8500 (core/exchange) and get a $50 rebate on the new X50.
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If they are illegal like they are here. then get the Bell STi Driver. Its the ONLY one on the market that is undetectable by the radar detector detectors... its a must have.. in many reviews it holds its own or even beats accuracy and distance against the Valentine or Escort. Saved my butt this morning against laser 
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I had to read that a couple of times 
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If I were going to buy one, it would be the Valentine One. Seems like it gets the best reviews here on the forum.
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just dove a 800 mile round trip to ohio for new years...my 8500 X50 picked up everything a way out.
I got the X50 due to the over the hill performance which is very important to me as it's very hilly here in the northeast.
Either way, just because you have a detector doesn't mean you can drive like a maniac and you're safe...just like anything else, it's just a tool
I got the X50 due to the over the hill performance which is very important to me as it's very hilly here in the northeast.
Either way, just because you have a detector doesn't mean you can drive like a maniac and you're safe...just like anything else, it's just a tool