Recommendations on a radar detector?

[JimHare]

So I've decided to break down and perhaps get a R/D for my birthday. I know little or nothing about them, but do know that I'm looking for reliability (in terms of signal processing) and bang for the buck. Also, I don't want to hang the darn thing off my mirror or on my upper dash, what are some of the new ways people are mounting them? I do NOT want to drill, glue, or otherwise compromise the interior of the Eldo - is velcro an option? How do you guys who have them mount them?

Any and all opinions will be carefully evaluated. Thanks in advance.

JMH

[illumina]

That ticket really got to you, huh? Stop speeding!

[Wiseguy2]

Valentine One. Nothing else comes close AND it's made in America!

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[kali_cts03]

this is a link to a site of one of the vendors from this site: http://www.bestradardetectors.net/

tom is great to deal with and very helpfull!!!

TOMM is his nick on here.....

[Jesda]

Escort (8500 X5), Bel, and Valentine (V1) currently make the top three radars.

I think most of the differences from there boil down to style and preference. The V1 is a bit more sensitive, which is good and bad.

[JimHare]

Originally Posted by illumina

That ticket really got to you, huh? Stop speeding!

Yeah, easier said than done...

My commute up to work and back lends itself to, well, let's just say, "spirited" driving - about 15 miles up the bottom end of I-295 here in NJ and the road is usually not very busy, except for the state troopers hiding in the bushes looking to bust drug runs from Florida to NYC - the limit is 65, I could easily keep it at 80 without being a menace to society.

If I'd had a detector back in December, I [i]probably[/b] wouldn't have been nailed. Hard to say.

[RobertCTS]

Kali is right. You can't beat Tom's prices. I have purchased 2 Cobra detectors from him. About $125 ea. Valentines are way over priced IMO.
The Cobra gives you everything you need for le$$ money.

http://www.bestradardetectors.net/

[Night Wolf]

I've had my Escort Passport 8500 X50 for 2.5 years now... its really great, I like it alot.

[Florian]

Im a dyed-in-the-wool Valentine1 guy...never had a ticket since I bought it in 1994. BUT, the new Escort 9500 is a really ingenious RD. Its basically an 8500 that uses GPS as well. This way when you find a traffic camera you can enter its location and the 9500 will warn you of it ahead of time as well as plotting well known speed traps....really neat, I may change over.


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[jonnyd]

WITHOUT QUESTION!!!!! VALENTINE 1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[codewize]

I don't own one but from what I've read and heard here I would say V1 is the only answer. I want one bad but it's not in the budget right now.