Radar Detectors, Do they really work with "instant -on" technology ? |
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Radar Detectors, Do they really work with "instant -on" technology ? |
jim_hoyland |
Oct 28 2011, 05:52 PM
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Get that VIN ? Group: Members Posts: 9,328 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California |
Used to be a radar detector would pick up signals from a radar gun in standy-by mode. If they aimed it down the road in your general direction, the detector would go crazy.
Most of the cops in our area now use instant on, seems like you only get a signal if it's aimed at you. That's not a lot of warning. Are the new radar detectors reliable enough to avoid getting caught ? Attached image(s) |
bobforman |
Oct 30 2011, 07:12 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 7-April 09 From: Seattle Member No.: 10,242 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
[font=Times New Roman][size=7]My V1 is probably ten years old. To update the software Valentine wants about the same as the price for a new one. I like the idea of a group buy for one of the new GPS units.
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clapeza |
Oct 30 2011, 08:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 229 Joined: 7-February 11 From: South GA Member No.: 12,677 Region Association: South East States |
[font=Times New Roman][size=7]My V1 is probably ten years old. To update the software Valentine wants about the same as the price for a new one. I like the idea of a group buy for one of the new GPS units. I've got one of the Escort GPS-equipped models. It's been very sensitive, and has saved me on several occasions. I don't usually drive "fast" as much as I drive "quick"... which it where my Cayman and the 914 excel. The RD has found itself living in my wife's minivan, our main "long distance" vehicle. I got mine a couple years back through a group buy arranged through a Porsche dealer in Texas. I got it $100 off. The best part is that it learns where the false alarms are as you drive around town. Three X or K signals in the same place gets recorded as a false alarm, and you never hear it again. |
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