radar detectors

okay so im gonna get a radar detector soon because one more ticket and im fucked....i heard good things about the cobra....i went through the search engine on here and read some stuff....but still i want know officially the best radar detector under 250....thanks for the time and help guys

How much is the valentine 1? I hear that's pretty good.

I got my Cobra for $75. I really like it, seeing as how it's already saved me probably 2-3 speeding tickets =)

i have the beltronics 985 used on ebay its under 200...mine for 175, it works damn good!!! Has saved me multiple times especially on the interstate/highway!

cobra is a good investment, thats what i use and it works just fine and not very expensive

Valentine 1 is like 300-350, i have a PNI traveller.

My friend that works in the audio dept. at best buy said that cobra sucks this year.

In all honesty just slow down. I'm not trying to sound like a jerk about that or anything but..

1) cops are doing there job
2) there is a reason for speed limits

I speed myself but you just have to be cautious where you do it.

In PA only state troopers can use radar. Meaning your radar detector will only work on state troopers. So you will only get a warning most likly on a major road.

The rest of the local police are forced to use timing lines. There is no way to get out of those tickets. You just have to know where they are and slow down when you are in them. Same with timing lines on the highway here helicopters watch them so you have no chance to catch a cop unless you see a helicopter and slow down.

Drive in the center lane, don't go rediculously fast (say 65 in a 55) and drive in the center of a pack not out front. You should be just fine then. I've been driving 3 years like that and never got pulled over. I also know where all the timing lines though are and dodged many tickets that way.

Speed limits are just a suggestion, like pants. ~Homer Simpson

"Drive in the center lane, don't go rediculously fast (say 65 in a 55)" if thats rediculously fast then im a monkey. i go faster then that on a daily basis going down route 30 (55 mph limit) but pa speed limits are slow as hell anyway. my strategy is if you cant see far enough ahead to slow down then you shouldn't be going that fast there

I got a Valentine 1,its the best one out there and can be upgraded.
but its not cheap, $400 + shipping.
It saved my ass alot! since I get it, I rarely go below 90 on the highway :)

i got an escort passport 7500 i think they are about 250 bux and it works amazing and have ne regrets, my friend has a cobra and i pick up cops way before he does....you buy a fast car for a reason...obviously you dont buy it to do the speed limit.

i agree...i really dont speed much, but there are times i let her loose....and those are usually the times when odds work against me

Speed limits are just a suggestion, like pants. ~Homer Simpson

lol. :lol2:

my suggetion was 65 in a 55. I'm not saying thats rediculously fast. Rediculously fast is 110 in a 40. (My friend got pulled over for that one)

lol... check the Val1 website:

http://valentine1.com/

this thing blows the comp out of the water. i was going to buy 1 and got a ticket that week that would have been easily avoided...

the best part it the 'bogey counter'

read that whole website [even the stories are funny] and you will be convinced...

It is very nice.. just so damn expensive.

i think if you add up the $$ you would save in tix compared to the price, you could pay for any of the cheaper detectors easily 3 times over, but i am worried about statistics, like no matter what you are going to get a ticket if you drive illegaly. with the Val1, you are just way ahead of the curve statisticly....

V1 forever :sunglasse

i just got the Escort 8500 the other day.. it set me back $284.00.

worst sig eva

The cobra will be the most for your money. Thats what i have and it works just fine. The EScort is the top of the line....It will scrable the radar detector so that cops cant even tell how fast your going. its got other tricks that will mess with the copsI would get the escort if you really need a good one but other than that my cobra works just fine.

In Connecticut, the cops got new radar that can detect your speed up to amile and a half away. That got one of my boys arrested yesterday. He was driving 110 on the highway and they charged him with reckless endangerment. I guess it would be worth the money for a good radar detector.

lol... check the Val1 website:

http://valentine1.com/

this thing blows the comp out of the water. i was going to buy 1 and got a ticket that week that would have been easily avoided...

the best part it the 'bogey counter'

read that whole website [even the stories are funny] and you will be convinced...

You need to get a StealthOne to go with it:

http://www.jaricdesign.com/products.htm
http://www.jaricdesign.com/images/StealthOne_banner_ani.gif

^^^ dude, you're in a dsm forum, not a bmw forum... :nono:

i'm going to need something soon as well. i'm about to transfer from UT to TX St. it's about 70 miles round trip i'm going to have to make 4 days a week.
that valentine looks pimp, but i can't afford that right now.

OK... yes that is a nice BMW mod... but you still have to have the unit by your rear view mirror...

make sure you place it in a spot where no one can see it..I had a window busted out all for a $49 radar detector

Anyone use a radar jammer?