Fireball Roberts needs a Radar/laser detector

[Spy4cia]

I own the K40 system...front and rear...

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It has saved me 12 times...12 times I would have been ticketed...

It "blocks" lazer and radar, and what the cops sees on the readout is he "missed" my vehicle...

The system is worth every single penny, IF YOU DRIVE FAST, OFTEN.

I do so when it is (relatively) safe. No onramps/offramps or other traffic near me when I speed.

I have my "warning" LED's along the edge of my dashboard border...so I can easily see when I get a "hit".

Once, I was warned well over two miles (3 minutes) before I saw the cop.

Only downside: it's expensive

AMAZING SYSTEM...

[eVoMotion]

Did you compare it to the Escort SRX system?
http://www.escortradar.com/srx.htm
I have been wondering what would be best.
Looks like the K40 only works with a license plate front mount?

Originally Posted by Spy4cia

I own the K40 system...front and rear...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It has saved me 12 times...12 times I would have been ticketed...

It "blocks" lazer and radar, and what the cops sees on the readout is he "missed" my vehicle...

The system is worth every single penny, IF YOU DRIVE FAST, OFTEN.

I do so when it is (relatively) safe. No onramps/offramps or other traffic near me when I speed.

I have my "warning" LED's along the edge of my dashboard border...so I can easily see when I get a "hit".

Once, I was warned well over two miles (3 minutes) before I saw the cop.

Only downside: it's expensive

AMAZING SYSTEM...

[RandallNeighbour]

Boy howdy, the V1 has been hotly debated on this forum. Do a thread search and you'll see my comments. Sensitivity issues aside, I love the fact that I was able to completely disable X band... which is only still used in Ohio, I believe.

This made my V1 quiet around the city and doesn't go off every time I go by a Target, Kmart or WallyWorld.

Oh yes, the arrows, while not terribly necessary, are wonderful.

[eslai]

Now if only the V1's industrial designers would step out of the eighties...

[eVoMotion]

ditto...if only they did.

Originally Posted by eslai

Now if only the V1's industrial designers would step out of the eighties...

[Spy4cia]

Originally Posted by eVoMotion

Did you compare it to the Escort SRX system?
http://www.escortradar.com/srx.htm
I have been wondering what would be best.
Looks like the K40 only works with a license plate front mount?

I don't have a license plate bracket...I simply put the device (which is small, and black) inside the front air duct area. Nobody has ever noticed it, or even asked what it is. Even when I won the Concours, nobody noticed it or asked what it was...

I did NOT compare it with the Escort SRX system...don't know anything about that system...

Michael

[RaDaRkInG]

The Valentine One is still the best.

http://guysoflidar.com/march-2007/radar-detector-test.html

http://guysoflidar.com/july-2007/off-axis-radar-detector-test.html

[djomlas]

yes the V1 is great, but passport is also awesome, i love mine.
another downside to V1 is that it just looks so retarted, big, and boxy, and ugly. but does the job tho.
my radar saved me toooo many times to mention it, so yea...and i also fell weird without having one, or driving without one.

i say get it.
and also, i noticed that i actually drive slower with it than without it. pretty much all the tickets i got after having a radar was when i didn't have it on me, or in different car, or just not having it plugged in. weird

[RaDaRkInG]

Originally Posted by djomlas

another downside to V1 is that it just looks so retarted, big, and boxy, and ugly.

I would rather have a V1 that has a black magnesium case, is unique looking, and is rated #1 over another brand with a cheesy silver plastic case that looks like an electric shaver for women that doesn't detect as well as the V1.

Size (from smallest to largest):

Valentine One -> 16.20 cu. in.
Bel RX65 Pro -> 16.33 cu. in.
Bel STi -> 16.33 cu. in.
Escort 8500 X50 -> 18.95 cu. in.
Escort 9500i -> 21.72 cu. in.

Weight (from lightest to heaviest):

Valentine One -> 181.5g (6.40 ounces)
Beltronics RX65 Pro -> 236.6g (8.35 ounces)
Escort 8500 X50 -> 253.7g (8.95 ounces)
Escort 9500i -> 269.2g (9.49 ounces)
Beltronics STi Driver -> 291.6g (10.29 ounces)


As you can see, the 9500i is the largest in size and the Bel STi Driver is the heaviest. The Valentine One is the smallest and lightest radar detector of the Top 4 radar detectors made today.

[jwilson95]

I only wish they were legal in VA where you can be pulled for having one when you are not speeding.

Also, we just got the country's stiffest speeding ticket fines recently. I saw a show on local news where you could rack up up to $5500 speeding ticket you have to pay over 3 years!

Gotta love it,