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Old 06-06-05, 10:46 PM
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Default Radar detectors: Valentine-1 or escort 8500?

I am planning to purchase a radar detector V1 or 8500 escort, but not sure which performs better out of these two. Has any member have any expereinces with any of these radars?
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Old 06-06-05, 11:38 PM
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both... i prefer v1... the new escort x50 is suppoe to out perform the v1... but i still prefer knowing where the cop is coming from (front ,rear , side) and only the v1 doest that

when i typed x50 i was trying to grasp the concept that the 8500 is old
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man, again? search and you can see that it's been discussed a lot in the past.

i have v1 and i can't be happier.

my friend got both, did testing, and the v1 won over the passport 8500 by a big margin
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yeah man. do a search on here. there's plenty of info.

valentine 1 =

from the free upgrades to superior quality, it's all there.
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As others have said, this has been beat with a stick. Both are great options.


LOTS of other information is already out there if you just search for 'Valentine 8500' you will get loads of information and opinions with no waiting. For example:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=138424
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...threadid=16649
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...threadid=52508
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hreadid=100415
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hreadid=117243
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lexus-audio-video-security-and-electronics/69799-radar-detectors.html

among many others...
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v1

no doubt about it
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Go V1 all the way!
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V1.
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havent dealt with with the escort but i love my V1
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V1 but remember that the most important component sits behind the steering wheel.
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j/k, but seriously, I couldn't have said it any better
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v1...
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Any good online shops sell it for a good price? The official sites goes for I think either 400 or 500
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Originally Posted by NoS
Any good online shops sell it for a good price? The official sites goes for I think either 400 or 500
400. and they are all about the same price everywhere. so i just got it from v1, fast shipping too
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Man i really need to search first, but thanks anyway guys V-1 it is.
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