Radar detector
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Atmore AL
Radar detector
I know like a lot of things, everyone has their favorite kind/brand, but what are some good ones to consider? Not that I'm planning on breaking the speed limit when I get my vette
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From: Central Connecticut
St. Jude Donor '13, '17-'18, '25
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From: Rochester, NY
The ones most praised are the Escort and Valentine, myself I picked up a Cobra Pro on ebay for $80.00 and it works fine. Its cons are false alarms not sure if this is worse than others, but it does do the job and has saved me a ticket or two.
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I have had three generations of the Passport, including the 9500ix. The reliability is a little questionable as two of the three went bad within a week. They were replaced with no hassle, but the three each had an average life of about four years. The range of the 9500ix is not better than my $180 Bel 995. I know this by plugging them up side by side and driving for about 16 hours. Unless you like the GPS feature and need the camera datatbase, don't waste your money on the 9500ix. It offers nothing special in terms of range.
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I had an Escort 8500. Best detector ever. It got stolen from my car, amongst other things. I bought a V1 and hated it. I just sold it on ebay. Overly sensitive, plus the windshield mount kept breaking. Escort is the way to go. It's cheaper and performs better.
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From: Converse TX
Really like mine and also deleted X-band and like filtering out the false alarms in my normal routes and we have red light cameras in our area and nice to know where they are
