Valentine One! Yipee!!

[RandallNeighbour]

I have heard that V1 detectors receive lots of false signals and don't filter it out well. The Passport is rated better at filtering out automatic doors at Walmart, etc.

Anyone have a newer passport?

[hdpt73]

my bro uses the escort 8500, that thing is remarkable. saved me twice while going to mexico for a bachelor party. i've done alittle research on which one to get to complement the V1. the bell rx65 http://www.radarbusters.com/products/beltronics/rx65.asp looks to be a good one. i'm going to buy this bel soon and use it in conjunction with the V1. I'll have to repost on this thread in a few months to give you guys my results. i paid for the tickets already so that's a done deal. i checked lawyers here and they are pricey. one even told me to go negociate with the prosecuter before i went to the judge.

[Perfectlap]

dhpt73, yeah looks like you have the 1.7 the current 1.8 has the new pop upgrade.
Does the passaport give you the location of the radar? If not then there's a big difference between that and the V1. Huge I would say as one is a detector and
one is a locator.
The Walmart doors are unavoidable which is why its good to have the threat counter. if you see the number 2 flashing you'll know its not just the automatic doors operating on the K/Ka band.
Also I'm not sure that the Escort model has a remote box, that was a big selling point for me because my previous Bell would attract allot of attention from tailgaters spotting the detector a stop lights and I'm sure cops in speed traps love to spot a challenge.

[hdpt73]

i'm pretty sure v1.8 has been around for awhile. ur correct escort doesn't have the arrows, i think all of them are good, but i kinda lost my faith in v1 after the 2 tickets. i called them today and asked them why my unit did not go off, the tech told me laser is very hard to pick up. so sometimes they shoot u, but the detector won't go off. have to be exact. i'll post a follow up on this thread when i get my up grade back. should be 5 business days from today. 1-28-05

here's my 2nd girlfriend (1998 57000 miles), not recent though, since then i've done:
b&m ssk --- great upgrade
b&b tri flow -- too loud for my taste but i'm cheap and leave it on there...
k&n air filter -- maf destroyer
crossed drilled rotors -- looks cool squeaks alot

[Automon]

I sent my V1 out this morning for the POP upgarde I should have it back by the end of the week. The upgrade was only $55.00 so big deal, I will have to slow down for a few days.
Automon

[Perfectlap]

while you're at it, ask the Valentine One reps. why it was that in the SML 2004 testing (in the speedzones article posted on the board) the V1 was the only unit tested that failed to detect POP at 500 and 1000 feet. Even the "sub $200" units from Cobra and Whistler were able to pick POP from both distances.
The Valentine people should be familiar with the test, the only thing I can think of is that they were not using the latest V1 which would be very misleading.

On the bright side was that the V1 was the only unit that picked up Laser from a trailing vehicle from 1/4 mile awasy. That's impressive given how difficult it is to detect laser from the front let alone while you're being followed.
a black bra, removing the front license plate and applying some laserveil "paint" ($90) to your headlights seems like the best combination to protect against the difficult to detect Laser. Here in NJ it seems well worth the investment since our Ex-Governor dramatically increase insurance against speeders and we already have the highest insurance nationwide.

Very satisfied with this V1, the arrows make all the difference.

[Automon]

I sent my Valentine in on monday to be upgraded for the POP radar and it is thursday and I already have it back. Fantastic customer service, I wish all come oporated like Valentine
Automon