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Originally posted by 98SVT_LEO:
My advice is don't waste your money on one! I see far too many people that have them and it makes little to no difference. Remember a radar detector only picks up the radio waves sent out by police radar units which are bouncing off other vehicles, which are always the larger and closest target. So in simple terms, the Officer must leave the radar unit on, and almost all police radars have a on/off button, which means your radar detector won't know what is going on until it's too late. And let's not even discuss getting around the laser! Just some friendly advice from someone who knows;-)
There's a reason that people are still willing to pay $400 for a V1 even after all these years. You won't be ticket-proof, but it goes a long way in helping you avoid them. No, it won't detect cruisers that don't have their radar guns on, and that's why speeding alone is risker than a pack. However, it is sensitive enough to pick up other cars that have been radar'ed, and in enough time to make any necessary adjustments to your speed.
I've had my V1 for five years and not coincidentally I've never had a speeding ticket even though I frequently drive at 80 (safely of course).
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I have a Cobra...it's pretty old. One time it only went off when I was right beside a cop... 
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Originally posted by rkneeshaw:
Originally posted by beyondloadedSE:
I wrote up a how-to install a V1 in your contour as well: http://www.frankensteincs.com/contour
Great article! I just completed modding my car with such an operation (sadly without a Valentine for I am poor) and it looks and works great! I just went an extra step and wired it so that the left light switch turns on/off the detector and the right switch turns on both lights  It's so pretty now.
95 Contour GL V6 ATX
full of little experimental mods that make me happy
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As it has been said before, if a cop sees the radar detector, they are less likely to let you off with a warning. But if you live in an area like Miami-Dade county, where county officers don't have dash mounted radars or lasers and have a speed judgement certification(which usually doesn't hold up to well in court), a radar detector will do you little to no good at all. However, State Troopers don't always use rader, they'll sometimes use NASCAR, which is where they time you from one line to the next and determine your speed from and aircraft flying overhead, and on the other side of the hill, they have like 14 troopers sitting there waiting for you. But trooper cars usually run they're dash mounted radars constantly, i do know of a camaro trooper who uses his Instant-on a lot. Radar detectes are great on expressways and such, but a not very useful in big metropolitain cities like Miami, where very very few of the cops you pass will have dash-mounted radars. Sorry for the long post, but just thought i'd drop my $.02 in.
Robert
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Originally posted by CincySVT:
I have the passport 8500 and I absolutely love it. Like the V1( I think) you can program out the X band in city mode. My old cobra had X band going off constantly!! Its nice to have , and has saved me numerous times. I also swear the 8500 has picked up cops from over a mile away, and not on a straightaway, its crazy. I LOVE IT!!!!
i have an 8500 too. agree its a great detector and has saved my butt and my paycheck a number of times. very versitile as well.
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It's VASCAR not NASCAR that they use from airplanes.  Also, there is a cb radio that can detect state patrol cars (within 6 miles or so supposedly) because the cars are equipped with radio signal repeaters because they have to travel so far from land antennas sometimes. Anyways, I'm getting the 8500. Check the GB section, only $245 shipped.
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I just got a Beltronics Vector 995. $260 @ Circuit City. Works great. Hardly any false alarms. Has the safety warning option but it has yet to go off. You can set it up with a lot of diffrent programs. Drove from NY to NC picked up everything even laser and I had plenty of warning. It also is stealth to radar detector detectors.
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The Bel 995 would be my second choice behind the escort passport 8500. Both are good detectors, the 8500 is just a step better. Personally I would love to see a mix of the 8500 and the V1, something with the features and the very few false alarms of the 8500 with the arrows of the V1.
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91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
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Why are you guys looking for a detector with less false alarms?!? Thats just retarded!
There's no way a detector will EVER be able to differentiate between a police radar signal, and a door radar signal, except maybe by strength of signal. But my whole point is, if it has less false alarms, then its not as sensitive, and when your on the freeway at higher speeds, you need as much sensitivity as possible. Less sensitivity = less notice = busted = worthless detector.
To get a detector because it has "less false alarms" is screwing yourself.
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Originally posted by rkneeshaw:
To get a detector because it has "less false alarms" is screwing yourself.
I've always wondered why people never figured this out...
Diesel owns you
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