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Old 06-07-2013, 10:19 AM
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If so, it seems like a great deal.
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Yes. Escort Passport 8500 X50 is a great detector. Although it is the older model from Escort, It has the same detection capability and distance as the newer 9500 series detectors. The newer ones just have added widgets like GPS, red light camera database, and Android phone link.

I use an X50 in my Z06. Have had one for years and never gotten stopped while using it.
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Originally Posted by long_tall_texan
Yes. Escort Passport 8500 X50 is a great detector. Although it is the older model from Escort, It has the same detection capability and distance as the newer 9500 series detectors. The newer ones just have added widgets like GPS, red light camera database, and Android phone link.

I use an X50 in my Z06. Have had one for years and never gotten stopped while using it.
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it's refurbished. If you google passport 8500 refurbished you can find it for $20 cheaper and use that $20 to buy a 2yr warranty....
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Originally Posted by vig1116
it's refurbished. If you google passport 8500 refurbished you can find it for $20 cheaper and use that $20 to buy a 2yr warranty....
Just make sure to get 8500 X50, and not just the 8500. The X50 has increased range over the original 8500.
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I'd go either V1 or I'm rele likin' the Redline...

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