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#87 of 1206 coffeebiz by coffeebiz Apr 22, 1999 (3:37 pm)
Hi. I'm thinking of getting a radar detector. I had A Bel (don't know the model #) and it worked pretty well except that it was always going off (even when no cops were in sight). Has anyone heard of the company who makes radar detectors that will pay your speeding tickets for the first year you have their radar? Is that still going on? Bottom line: Which is the best (close to the best) radar/laser detector on the market right now?? Thanks. --Lee
#88 of 1206 Coffeebiz by Rgeller Apr 22, 1999 (6:19 pm)
Please go back to post # 1 and read, read, read. I think you'll find that a consensus has been reached.
#89 of 1206 azneh1 by azneh1 Apr 23, 1999 (4:03 am)
Valantine One baby!!!
#90 of 1206 poman by poman Apr 23, 1999 (4:52 am)
V1 has been proven effective and #1 for the past few years already. It is indeed a good radar detector. It costs more but it's worth it IMHO.
#91 of 1206 Not More than the K40 by bondeson Apr 28, 1999 (6:58 pm)
The K40 is a custom installed radar detector. The company agrees to pay any speeding tickets for the first year. (They don't, obviously, pay the increased insurance costs or somehow get points removed). The K40 system can include a laser jammer. Its out of my price range, however, costing around $800 for the full-tilt package.
#92 of 1206 azneh1 by azneh1 Apr 30, 1999 (4:09 am)
actually, ive heard about the K40.Do you know anything about the range of the detector?
#93 of 1206 No - I don't by bondeson Apr 30, 1999 (2:42 pm)
No - I don't know anything about the K40 and their website is pretty but almost useless otherwise - No information - just a bunch of hooey. Intuitively - I would think that a detector mounted in the bumper is worse than one mounted on the windshield. In hilly country - you might loose a second or two. I wish I could find a good evaluation of radar detectors. I found one in the Automobile magazine site - but have not found any others. Any suggestions?
#94 of 1206 poman by poman May 01, 1999 (8:00 am)
Well Car&Driver had the evaluation back in 93 or sometimes like that. I don't know if they have anymore reviews after that. But most ppl are in favor of the Valentine One. Of course BEL is a great detector too. Radar detector doesn't guarantee you no tickets. You have to drive smart too. Radar jammer is a very good investment.
#95 of 1206 azneh1 by azneh1 May 03, 1999 (2:55 am)
well, i think that nmounting it in the bumper would be beter because car and driver did a test and factory glass seemed to degrade performance a lot
#96 of 1206 bumper vs winshield by bhepler May 03, 1999 (4:35 pm)
What I like about the K40 is that it mounts the laser detector in the license plate frame, which is prime target for laser speed detection. Mounting it up in the winshield as most detectors do removes the detector from the most likely path of the laser beam, plus any tinting on the windows can affect laser warning performance, as was previously stated. As for mounting the radar detector high vs. low, the instructions with the Valentine don't say one way or the other. I tried both during my trip and didn't notice any difference in warning time. I would much rather have the stealth install for the K40, but with the computer logic of the V1. I have an idea, but it's going to be a Rube Goldberg type of affair...

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