Best Radar Detector Poll - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

RandallNeighbour · 08-30-2005, 03:17 PM

Whenever I see a cruiser behind me tracking along to find speeders, I just take my foot off the gas and coast down to the speed limit and hold it. In Houston, there's always a kid flying down the road faster than me when I spot a cop and every single time he sees the flagrant violator and zooms around me to catch him. I bet this has happened to you as well.

While we always think cops are on the prowl to give someone a ticket like their next meal depended upon it, I don't think this is entirely true. I've asked friends in law enforcement about this and they say that if you slowly reduce your speed and abide by the law, quite often they'll leave you alone and move on to blatant law breakers who are not paying attention to the fact that there's a cruiser on the same road headed in the same direction. Their goal, I am told, is not to write tickets, but to provide a presence on the road so drivers will be safe and abide by the law. Yeah, right... I'll believe that about 20% of the time, but no more than that.

Those cops who are trying to make their quota or are out for "the thrill of the hunt" are a different story, and it's impossible to know the difference when you're being tailed.

I do know they like to brag about ticketing Porsche drivers to fellow cops, so we should all be on guard when driving. It's far more fun to write a ticket for a driver of a Boxster than a mother or father in a minivan with kids in the back. Where's the joy in saying "I really stuck it to the poor mother of three this afternoon" compared to "I got me a Porsche today! That rich prick really thought he could drive as fast as he liked, but I taught him an expensive lesson!"

Don't flame me on that last statement... I know most Porsche driver's aren't rich and arrogant, but it is a common stereotype with which we must all live.

wvicary · 08-30-2005, 10:01 PM

Holy freak....... I think I need to find a new forum to hang out in..... why does this always happen??

RandallNeighbour · 08-31-2005, 06:13 AM

oh behave!

SD987 · 08-31-2005, 09:26 AM

So RandallNeighbor, I take it that you decided to keep the V1...but aren't exactly loving it eh? Did you hardwire it yet?

Perfectlap · 08-31-2005, 10:17 AM

ok I drove my friends car today 500SL on a stretch of road I know well from a radar perspective. He's got the escort (wireless).
Works great, but once you get used to those V1 arrows(oh sooo accurate) you will miss them!

I guess its like driving a Standard 911 and then driving the 911S, you'll never miss
what you never had.

btw, I take my 986S over that $100K merc any day...

RandallNeighbour · 08-31-2005, 10:38 AM

SD987, I did keep the V1 (it will be the wife's early Christmas present, and be rewrapped no doubt if I know her). I have not hardwired it although that will certainly follow.

I think I will put the remote display on the left side of the instrument cluster on the dash just under the inspection stickers on my windshield. It can't be seen from behind there and will be near eye level. I will say the remote display isn't nearly as easy to use when it resides on the plug down by the stereo system. I tried it there and glancing down all the time instead of looking up for the cop was not efficient.

Perfectlap · 09-01-2005, 07:18 AM

I placed my remote box directly below the speedometer and tucked the telephone wire underneath the steering wheel and behind the center console.
Its a good spot because I can in one glance see the location of the radar and check against my current speed. THe gauge cover also covers any flashing lights that migh reflect off the windshield and attract the attention of Mr. Police man.

I had my Satellite Radio Tuner hard wired and it produced allot of alternator whine which became unbearable. I diconnectd the hardwiring and now use a two prong cigarette lighter for the V1 and the Sirius Tuner. I only get alternator whine now when the AC is on...weird.