Best Radar Detector

[AZVIPERS]

Any recommendations on the best radar detector?

[Viablo]

Valentine 1 has been working for me.

[8 0f 200]

No Question! Valentine 1 is the best!

[GaryC]

Got about 55000 miles on my V1, not a ticket yet.
When I didn't have have one, 2 tickets in 9 days both over 80, my Passport took a dump.
www.valentineone.com

BTW, you still need to use your head a little.

[King GTS]

The Valentine 1 is the best out there! It's never failed me!

[jimandela]

Valentine saved my bass many times!!!

[vinman]

Have Valentine One for 3 years running in 540i.... never a ticket... just got new Snake in September... unit #2 on the way... V1s should come built in to these cars wherever legal!

[Phil]

V 1 is the way to go. I've been using it for a long..long time now and it had save me from getting a ticket all the time except one. That time the cop use the instant on, so there's no way out.

[Afy]

V1

[Steve 00RT/10]

I have 2 V-1's The old model and the new. Between the two of them, I have logged well over 250,000 miles of windshield time. I have owned several other detectors prior to the V-1--no comparison. I recently took a little ride with a friend who has the 8500 Passport in a 2002 C-5. We were able to compare the units over a 280 mile run on two lane roads. We had communicators with us. He may have picked up one KA signal 50 or 60 feet before me over a hill, but then again--who knows. The kicker for the V-1 is the rear antenna and 'bogey' counter. This has saved me many times. I have been 'sandwiched' both front and rear several times. The directional arrow alerts to both signals and flashes the stronger signal. It's amazing how well this works!

--BTW I didn't pull the C-5 substantially till 4th gear. On one 'spirited' passing, we started at 55 or so and I went to 145.
He was at 131 MPH when we shut down(he had been through 3,4& into 5th). On another, my 4th gear from 60-125 was equivalent to his third. He thought he was doing pretty good till I told him I hadn't downshifted. Later in the day, he sucker punched me from behind when I was in 6th. All in good fun!

Steve

[Steve Miehe]

Get a Valentine One. Bought one about 6 weeks before my car arrived so was ready to go right away. Provides plenty of advanced warning with very few false alarms.

[Y2K5SRT]

I have heard great things about the Escort 8500, but am addicted to the directional warnings of the V1 I have had for over two years. My biggest gripe is that it seems to be "falsing" a LOT lately (other radar detectors, automatic doors, etc.).

Oh, and since this is more a general topic than Viper, I will respectfully move it to Off Topic. You can also get a very rich history of comparisons by doing a search on this site. Good luck!

Chris

[TurboSnake]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Viper3:
I have never owned a V1 however radartest.com picked the Pasport 8500. I use and I it's the best radar detector I've ever owned.
If I were you, I would check out www.radartest.com. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Don't take that comparison at radartest.com too serious,its funny that out of all the tests done on radar units it is the only one to say the Passport 8500 is better.

Heres some info on radartest.com
The V1 Hater

[BigsViper]

Chris, You can program your V-1 to eliminate the X-band false alarms. There was a post on that a few weeks ago with a link to the instructions on the Valentine site. Best Regards