Anyone with radar/laser detector experience?
 

I'm thinking of purchasing a Valentine One, laser and radar detector. The fines are increasing and increasing, and I'd like something I can trust. This valentine model has gotten top score in just about anything over the years, but has anyone used it on a daily basis?


http://www.valentine1.com/home.asp

From what I have heard, the V1 is one of the best, if not the best detector you can get for $400. My friend uses it in his IS300, and it's saved his butt a few times. It's deffinitly a purchase I'm looking into as well. I want to keep my record free of tickets.

I don't think you can go wrong with it.

They're currently running av $900+ in Norway, but I think I can get away with $500 when ordering direct from valentine+s&h and+tax...ordering as we speak.

Wow!!! That is pretty expensive! Tell me how the ordering goes.

valentine didn't ship to norway, but I got one pretty cheap of e-bay. $500 with ALL the extras they offer, including hidden mounting kit. jeeeeey.

Glad to hear that you found one on eBay. Enjoy it! Maybe you can give a little write up on it after a while?

:D be sure I will

Thanks Skaala! Off to bed...it's 4AM...ehk haha

here you go, tests don't lie but i have a whistler and it works great and it was 40 USD.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...ctor-test.html


but now you have to worry about POP radar. its faster then the older guns yet not many cops have it b/c they can afford to upgrade everyone.

You should be able to get a Valentine 1 straight from their website for bout $400+shipping.

It's great, a friend of mine gave me his old one while he upgraded to the newer one. Not that much of a difference except for the smaller size and better laser protection.

The one that I've been using is great, definitely the best detector around.

^good to hear some positive experiences.

I bought a new Escort Solo Cordless radar detector. I wanted a cordless one so that I dont have wires running in my car. It worked fine on a 1500 mile trip this weekend. There were cops pulling over other cars to the left and right of me. Luckily the Ferrari seemed to catch a break.

A radar detector helps but it is not infallible - you need to exercise due caution on the road - never speed over the crest of a hill, etc. Also, I think the cops are getting smarter - a Corolla just behind me got pulled over - poor fellow just about merged into the highway and zoomed up to have a look at my car - that's when my detector chirped and the cop who turned up out of nowhere caught him with instant on detection. My radar gave me barely half second warning - not enough time to slow down if I was doing insane speeds. Fortunately that time I was just cruising at 6 mph over speed limit :)

I used a V1 before - that was great too. Good buy

Wish I could get myself one of those. All the police cars in Holland (marked and unmarked) now have been fitted with a anti laser detector device, so a detector to detect a laser detector, can you believe that :shock:

When they pull you over and they know you have one you´ll get fined 250 Euros and you have to handover all the laser detector stuff on sight otherwise they will take you car and sent it for technical research :roll:

So watch out Skaala whenever going to Holland :!:

no anti radar/laser detectors here, but you do get fines at 950+ euros for speeding (35km/h over on 4 lane highway (speed limit is 100km/h)),
so I'll take my chanses in Norway at least=) the valentine is also designed på be hidden :P

Yeah I understand, I was just warning you LOL

Ive seen people on the television (program where a camera crew travels with an unmarked policecar) that were pulled over and also had it hidden somewhere, the police then say, we detected one in your verhicle, you either get it out or we confiscate your car :shock:

I would be cautious of the cordless detectors.

Simply because the accuracy relies on the strength of the batteries and we humans tend to forget to change batteries.

Hardwiring is really the way to go for a reliable constant source of power for the detector.

Also the cordless version simply don't have the signa; detection strenght of the hardpowered verisons.

If the cop was sitting ahead trolling for people with instant on, there may have been a stray wave from a previous blast a strronger detector would have picked up and at least givien you warning of a cop trolling up a head.

And wow at the draconian anti-radar-detector Dutch cops. Isn't there something else they could do with the their time and money besides chase speeders? ;)

Exactly my thoughts RC, but hey who am I to say :?: :|

Holland is a funny country, if I ever come across a burglar in my house I would kick his face in for sure, but this being Holland you actually have to let him go and if you do anything to him he can sue you for herassment :?


Not at this exact moment, but all unmarked cars are fitted out with them and many marked cars also, my neighbour who is with the police told me that they were gonna fit out every car with it. Thats where my tax money goes :x

Then how did they detect it?

Yeah, I agree with RC45 on the issue about cordless battery powered detectors..

It will be pointless to have a detector when you're on a trip and the batteries start to die out.

With a Valentine you can hardwire it to your cars battery and route the cables around the dash for a somewhat seamless install.