Best $1500 you spent

[BruceH]

Sorry to disappoint, but I have an Escort with the GPS and you will still get lots of warnings. And when a cop has been sitting somewhere, it will be saying "Reported" over and over since several people will report it. I drive slower as well because of the extra reports, BUT, when a radar really is there, it's worth it's weight in gold. It has saved me a few times so it is worth it IMO.

[evomind]

Originally Posted by johnsimion

My V1 does all that, and also identifies every set of automatic doors in the entire metro area. The directional arrows are very useful in identifying whether Walmart is to my left, right, behind, or ahead of me. And that's after I put it full logic mode to shut off the additional 10,000 warnings on the X band, and with a Savvy unit to make it shut up under 45 mph. I think it actually even found a cop once or twice. It's useful but I drive slower than before because it's always screaming at me. It's either that or ignore it. I want a New Escort with GPS to lock out the cr@p.

The V1 and the Escort 9500 are very comparable units. I own both.
One thing that will help you a great deal is to turn off the X band completely.
No one uses X band for radar anymore and all it does is chirp away at all the X band noise it picks up.
You can turn off the X band on both the V1 and the Passport/Escort.

[evomind]

Having just got my car, my first 1500 bucks will go towards the M030 suspension, an under drive pulley, and short shifter.