i bought a whistler at walmart for $100, and i have never had a speeding ticket with it. it's also got a compass on it, so it's cool. really how i think, if you have a cheap radar detector, you have to use your head and know how to use it. like i'm rarely ever flying down the highway doing 80+mph, unless i know it's rarely frequented by police/sheriff.
like a freind of mine borrowed my radar detector, and he got a speeding ticket, 74 in a 50. he gave it back and was like "what a piece of ****". i think he got a false sense of security. i guess i have myself trained to whenever i hear/see the detector go off, i hit the brakes. it seems like a very good radar detector to me. it picks up cops before i can see them (about 1.5-2 miles away), and a different freind of mine used it going to denver, and he said it sure picked them up far, sometimes he thought it was a false signal and then suprised him when he did see a cop a minute or two later.
whenever i'm in the vicinity of a smaller town, i try to stay within 15 mph of the speed limit, so if i spot a cop, or he radars me, i can slow 5-10mph and be safe. also i've heard from cops themselves that regular K/Ka is only accurate -+9mph. and yes, when a cop does instant on, you are screwed, expensive detector or not. the gun doesn't give off radar signals until they hit the button, and BLAM! you've got a ticket, you have to use your eyes, head, and judgement with a detector to work properly....
i hear a lot of hype about the v1, i would like to have one, but i'm a poo white boai that needs his $$ to fix his car...
and mine is mounted right above the winsheild wipers, i don't notice any difference from my grand prix, where i had it right under the mirror. but this thing definatly has saved me numerous speeding tickets (i have delivered pizza for 3 years, 1 with radar detector, in 5 towns and surrounding areas...).
i have never encountered laser, so i have no idea what to do with that.
