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Old 04-19-04, 03:47 PM
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Default Re: Re: Radar detectors

Originally posted by vboy418
what if you are from a different state and just driving though.... and get pulled over?
yup, as soon as you cross the state line they wil come after you. it's nothing different from asking what if i drive my CA registered car and speed in other states
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Old 04-19-04, 05:52 PM
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Default decision, decision, decision...:o

Yes, I agreed V1 that the ability to show you the direction. I really want to test them both.
It seems to me that the new X50 has improved the range up to 50% more.
Plus the Blue LED really catches my eyes too...
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Default Re: decision, decision, decision...:o

Originally posted by DavidsGX
Yes, I agreed V1 that the ability to show you the direction. I really want to test them both.
It seems to me that the new X50 has improved the range up to 50% more.
Plus the Blue LED really catches my eyes too...
Dude - compared to NOTHING, either a huge leap forward. V1 is a great detector with front/rear/side detection, but even my old 7500 is a huge leap over nothing. It too has saved me thousands.
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Old 04-19-04, 07:24 PM
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Default Re: decision, decision, decision...:o

Originally posted by DavidsGX
Yes, I agreed V1 that the ability to show you the direction. I really want to test them both.
It seems to me that the new X50 has improved the range up to 50% more.
Plus the Blue LED really catches my eyes too...
you can get both, try them out, tell me which one isn't as good, and send the worse one to me. i have another car that can use it anyway
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Old 04-19-04, 08:13 PM
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Default Mmm...

Thanks for the offer to rominl. If you don't mind, I would do that.
I know most people said V1 is much much much better than 8500.
but.... me....
Doesn't the 8500 one also detect the rear too?? Or only the V1??
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Old 04-20-04, 12:25 AM
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Originally posted by DavidsGX
Thanks for the offer to rominl. If you don't mind, I would do that.
I know most people said V1 is much much much better than 8500.
but.... me....
Doesn't the 8500 one also detect the rear too?? Or only the V1??
the 8500 does have detector on the front and back so it will detect the rear too, but i don't think it has the arrow like the v1

sure thing man, just buy both, try, and i will give you my addy to send you "unlike" one
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Thanks again for that offer. I will let you know once I got both.
I just ordered the passport 8500 X50 this morning, total cost $360 included 2nd day by Air shipping.
Hopefully, I could get it before this weedend.
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Old 04-20-04, 07:43 AM
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Default Re: Re: Radar detectors

Originally posted by vboy418
what if you are from a different state and just driving though.... and get pulled over?
If you're in VA or DC, just turn the thing off, stay within 5-10 MPH of the posted limit, and you probably won't have any problems or get pulled over for speeding. In VA, 20 MPH or more over the posted limit is an additional reckless driving charge...in addition to speeding.

In fact, large parts of VA, like Southern CA, are so congested that it is difficult to speed in the first place.
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Come here guys I got it!!
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Originally posted by Jmai22
a lot of people who have the valentine one swears by it, but i had it for about 1 month and returned it. There is a lot of false signals even if you disable the K band, everysingle time i drove by a grocerie store or anything with the automatic door opener my V1 would go off, it got soo anoying, and sometimes i would drive by police officers cleary sitting on the side of the road waiting for speeders or cops just going with the flow of traffic on the freeway and the V1 would NOT notify me. its pretty lame because the cop has to actually have his radar on or his laser on for any of these radar detectors to work. I will never buy another radar detector until someone designs one that will notify me when there is a black and white patrol car/bike around me and they do not need to have any equipment on.
They do have these, they detect the walkie talkies that the officers wear on their shirts which are always on.
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Old 04-23-04, 09:54 PM
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Default Re: Re: Mmm...

Originally posted by rominl
the 8500 does have detector on the front and back so it will detect the rear too, but i don't think it has the arrow like the v1

sure thing man, just buy both, try, and i will give you my addy to send you "unlike" one
I doubt a Rear detector would work in my RX300 since it has factory metal tint in the rear.
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