Radar detectors – do they really work?
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I LOVE MY ESCORT 8500 X50!!!!!!!!!!!
it just saved me again!!!
this guy in a Sentra was driving really fast for a few miles so i decided to stay with him
then we went over a hill and my radar starts going crazy, i slowed down b4 going back down the hill but the other guy did not and he got pulled over
i think he had a radar detector 2 but looked like a cheap one
thanks Escort
it just saved me again!!!
this guy in a Sentra was driving really fast for a few miles so i decided to stay with him
then we went over a hill and my radar starts going crazy, i slowed down b4 going back down the hill but the other guy did not and he got pulled over
i think he had a radar detector 2 but looked like a cheap one
thanks Escort
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With POP detection now available the only thing V-1 gives up to the 8500 is signal filtering for minimizing false alarms. Directional signals mean 200% more confidence you have a fasle signal however. When you pass from a fore to aft signal you know you are good to go. Once you have it you can never go back..and the cheap upgrades are a bonus too.
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My V1 has saved me three times in a year and a half. The most recent was yesterday. After leaving a dentist checkup appointment, I found myself on my favorite on-ramp with no traffic ahead. About halfway up the ramp however, the V1 starts screaming with a strong Ka signal from behind. I slow to the speed limit and a few seconds later a marked cruiser passes me on the left.
Another time I was on the freeway late at night and passed an Expedition. Just after I got a strong signal ahead. I slowed to the limit and the Expedition blows by me. About 30 seconds later, just after an overpass about a half mile up I see a cruiser turn on the red and blues and pull him over.
Thank you V1. The arrows are worth far more than the price difference.
Another time I was on the freeway late at night and passed an Expedition. Just after I got a strong signal ahead. I slowed to the limit and the Expedition blows by me. About 30 seconds later, just after an overpass about a half mile up I see a cruiser turn on the red and blues and pull him over.
Thank you V1. The arrows are worth far more than the price difference.
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Originally Posted by xswl0931
However, in your situation, if any generic detector detected a strong Ka, the driver would slow down anyways regardless of the direction. I'm not saying the arrows wouldn't help, but they aren't required either.
Regarding sensitivity, false signals, multiple bogey tracking, etc., most high-end radar detectors are very close in performance. The V1 on the other hand is the only one that locates the source. Most arguments I've seen against the arrows have boiled down to sour grapes.
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