What radar detector do you run?

[EALm4]

V1

[AIRPOWER]

Over here in Europe, cops don't sit around with radar or laser speed guns. I rock a Cheetah 650, its a GPS enabled speed/red light camera warning system. Works like a champ and would highly recommend one to any of you doing an ED.

I am returning back to the states this fall and am investing in the Passport 9500ci with laser shifter pro

[natedog7700]

Originally Posted by AIRPOWER

Over here in Europe, cops don't sit around with radar or laser speed guns. I rock a Cheetah 650, its a GPS enabled speed/red light camera warning system. Works like a champ and would highly recommend one to any of you doing an ED.

I am returning back to the states this fall and am investing in the Passport 9500ci with laser shifter pro

If your willing to pull the trigger on a 9500ci then i'd suggest looking into the stinger VIP. It would crap on the 9500ci any day of the week.

[Killramos]

Eyes and Awareness as well, with a 100% effectiveness rate. Haven't had a single ticket in 8 years of driving. and i don't drive anywhere close to slow.

Where I am:

- Fixed speed cameras are marked in advance by law, and can only exist at intersections. Very easy to predict and remember. We call them stupid taxes.
- Mobile speed cams ( ie cars on the side of the road ) have to have their hazards on when conducting radar patrols. If you cant spot them you deserve the ticket and worst case you slowed down driving by someone having an emergency who could dart onto the road ( good common sense to not buzz them).
- Police on side of road use lasers so a detector still won't do you much without common sense approach to driving ( ie predicting enforcement locations, hills, hidden roads etc.)

To each their own, I prefer not having a wart and cables all over my dash just so I can pay less attention to driving.

[AIRPOWER]

Originally Posted by natedog7700

If your willing to pull the trigger on a 9500ci then i'd suggest looking into the stinger VIP. It would crap on the 9500ci any day of the week.

I agree the Stinger is a lot better but its like 5 Gs compared to 2 for the ci

[Cbozz]

Originally Posted by meehowhow

9500ix

me too, the blue edition

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by Mywifes335

V1. At least a couple.

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Eyeballs and awareness

Originally Posted by Mr Tonka

This.

And a silver tongue if stopped. 2 tickets from determined local LEOs in the past 7 years.

[davis449]

To each their own, I prefer not having a wart and cables all over my dash just so I can pay less attention to driving.

I don't what you're talking about. I bet everyone in this forum had theirs hardwired. I see 1 inch of cable and it's top right of my windshield in the way of nothing and nowhere near my dash.

[patb23]

9500ci with front/rear laser shifters + Waze.

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by davis449

I don't what you're talking about. I bet everyone in this forum had theirs hardwired. I see 1 inch of cable and it's top right of my windshield in the way of nothing and nowhere near my dash.

This.
Wires. Hanging. In my cars.

http://www.blendmount.com/valentineradarmount.html

[natedog7700]

Originally Posted by AIRPOWER

I agree the Stinger is a lot better but its like 5 Gs compared to 2 for the ci

Its down to 2500+ now. 4k if you want arrows and like 5k if you want jammers lol. 9500ci will get the job done though!

[natedog7700]

Originally Posted by davis449

I don't what you're talking about. I bet everyone in this forum had theirs hardwired. I see 1 inch of cable and it's top right of my windshield in the way of nothing and nowhere near my dash.

+1

Mine are hard wired.

[Julianoe92]

Valentine One + Waze

[jpdchicago]

Passport Redline with Bluetooth connection. Clean install with no wires over the dash. No tickets yet!

[Inspired]

9500ix with Waze

[STOOF]

9500i
Blendmount
Smartcord

Gptta look into this waze app i guess

[AIRPOWER]

Originally Posted by natedog7700

Its down to 2500+ now. 4k if you want arrows and like 5k if you want jammers lol. 9500ci will get the job done though!

I was actually looking at the Bel STiR with the Anti Laser Priority (ALP) jammers.

I have read/agree with reviews that this combo is better and cheaper the 9500ci and on par with the Stinger VIP capabilities. The Bel STiR is the exact same RWR as the Escort but the ALP jammers are supposed to be the best on the market and have regular software updates and great customer support.

Oh did I forget to mention that the Bel/ALP combo is the cheapest of the three..........

Thoughts?

[dcpatters]

Originally Posted by jpdchicago

Passport Redline

The absolute king of windshield mount RD's for long range Ka detection.

[Killramos]

Originally Posted by davis449

I don't what you're talking about. I bet everyone in this forum had theirs hardwired. I see 1 inch of cable and it's top right of my windshield in the way of nothing and nowhere near my dash.

Still can't get rid of the wart ( detector ) which are near universally ugly as sin, unless you pay big bucks for a fully concealed detector. Which means taking apart your dash etc. to run wires, or paying a shop a small fortune to hack apart your car. No thanks.

Don't even get me started on the constant beeping while driving. I have never seen one smart enough to eliminate all the false alarms.

I have personally considered buying one many times and just plain don't see the value. Expensive, ugly, annoying, and based on my experience wouldn't help me as I manage to avoid getting pulled over anyways.

Other factor is in that in many jurisdictions if you have a visibly mounted detector and you do get pulled over most leniency by officers is straight out the door.

Hey to each their own, they clearly sell plenty of these things as there are a half dozen companies who release new models regularly.

[upstatedoc]

Oh for the love...

Doesn't anyone search anymore? There's got to be half dozen threads on this already.

[AIRPOWER]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

Oh for the love...

Doesn't anyone search anymore? There's got to be half dozen threads on this already.

Nope, no more searching......Google disabled the button just for this forum......c'mon upstatedoc you should know this.....

Hmmmmppppffffffffff frustrating isn't it?

[bahasad]

I used to run Beltronics RX65, Escort 8500 X50, and an Escort Passport Max until my escort got jacked by police in Canada. Decided to use Waze exclusively and it's been more effective than radar detectors in my opinion.