07-16-2007, 09:29 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Arizona
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Originally Posted by BeechSierra
The most amazing thing is, for someone your age, you know who Fireball Roberts was!  |
Hehe my father use to say it alot when i was a kid and it just stuck with me, i have no idea who he is but after i post this im looking him up.
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07-17-2007, 12:51 AM
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Valentine 1. I got lucky and hit a hidden speed trap for the first time within a week or 2 of my purchase. It saved my butt and legitimately paid for itself as soon as I got it, the one time I would have been screwed, I had protection (dont read that too closely, lol). I was going 90+ on the highway and it went off so I hit the brakes, went 65 for what seemed like more than a mile and finally passed the cop. The range is so good its fooled me a couple times because I never see the cop until I drive a mile, the whole time im like "wheres the cop", then i finally see them. It is also pretty useful in city too, but only if your familiar. My experience has shown if its reading full strength K its a cop, KA is usually a cop (full strength is always a cop), and lazer detection... its worked. I was going the speed limit but I got hit from behind so I knew. Get a Valentine 1!
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07-17-2007, 06:59 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Puget Sound
Posts: 176
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Originally Posted by AZ UFO
Hehe my father use to say it alot when i was a kid and it just stuck with me, i have no idea who he is but after i post this im looking him up.
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You mean Fireball Roberts, not your father - right?
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2000 Boxster S, Speed Yellow, Michelin AS/3 tires, 60,000 miles...
... and climbing.
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07-17-2007, 07:10 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Arizona
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Originally Posted by OldBlevins
You mean Fireball Roberts, not your father - right? |
ROFL  MY FATHER IS NOT FIREBALL ROBERTS LOL 
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07-17-2007, 08:35 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Pebble Beach, CA
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I own the K40 system...front and rear...
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...
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2007 Boxster S
Meteor Grey Metallic / Terracotta Leather
Adaptive Sports Seats / PCM 2.1
Bi-Xenon / Heated Seats / 19" Turbo Wheels
Windstop Deflector / Sports Chrono Package +
Bose High End Sound / Chrome Exhaust
Thick Steering Wheel
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07-20-2007, 09:48 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 84
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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?
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Originally Posted by 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...
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07-20-2007, 12:40 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 7,243
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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.
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07-20-2007, 01:03 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 1,052
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Now if only the V1's industrial designers would step out of the eighties...
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07-20-2007, 02:07 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Pebble Beach, CA
Posts: 64
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Don't need to have/use license plate bracket...
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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
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2007 Boxster S
Meteor Grey Metallic / Terracotta Leather
Adaptive Sports Seats / PCM 2.1
Bi-Xenon / Heated Seats / 19" Turbo Wheels
Windstop Deflector / Sports Chrono Package +
Bose High End Sound / Chrome Exhaust
Thick Steering Wheel
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08-05-2007, 10:05 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Here
Posts: 6
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