radar detectors... worth it? do they really work?

**ebdboudreaux** · 12-04-2008, 06:25 PM

Got the new Escort.... Thing is badass.... Expensive though... However it offers a lot of features... It'll block out false alarms... Has a GPS thingy on it so it stays up to date... Pretty neat...

**Sarge** · 12-05-2008, 02:48 AM

Listen up guys....Rocky Mountain Radars is a total sham...you would be better off putting a brick on your windshield.....stay away from them...they are totally worthless....
http://radartest.com/article.asp?articleID=8501
http://matt.simerson.net/reference/radar-scam.shtml

**tording** · 12-05-2008, 09:07 AM

Do those whisler ones like the Pro 68 show you from where the signal is coming from like the V1? My friend has the V1 and I have seen it in action and it is simply amazing. $400 is a lot of money though.

**LS1Powerhouse** · 12-05-2008, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by Sarge

Listen up guys....Rocky Mountain Radars is a total sham...you would be better off putting a brick on your windshield.....stay away from them...they are totally worthless....
http://radartest.com/article.asp?articleID=8501
http://matt.simerson.net/reference/radar-scam.shtml

Damn

... Sorry for the inaccurate post guys.

**hutch1999** · 12-05-2008, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by LS1Powerhouse

Damn

... Sorry for the inaccurate post guys.

they still detect ok, they dont scramble of course

**fabformula** · 12-05-2008, 10:04 AM

I loved my old radar; can't remember what brand that was and I know both the old one and the current have saved us from a lot of tickets. We're actually given a lot more time if conditions are right with this new one then the old one. They've come a long way. You do get a lot of false alerts but it pays to know which one's are the cops and use it.

**tonyjnjz** · 12-05-2008, 11:08 AM

http://radartest.com/article_2.asp?articleid=100581

whistler xtr 695 best detector under 275 they say!!!! over that escort 9500 would be the top dog

**suede** · 12-05-2008, 11:21 AM

they work well, and are worth it i found just even in my hometown, not screwing around, just let you know when you couldn't be doin any spirited driving...

plus they tuck in nicely above a mirror...outa sight outa mind...

**B34M3R** · 12-05-2008, 11:25 AM

Yes they work, and must-have if you are a speeder.

Just ask my mom... shes had like 10 tickets in the last ten years. I've had one in the last 5

Who uses the radar you think?

**suede** · 12-05-2008, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by B34M3R

Yes they work, and must-have if you are a speeder.

Just ask my mom... shes had like 10 tickets in the last ten years. I've had one in the last 5

Who uses the radar you think?

D. both of the above, your mom is a female thats the problem

**tonyjnjz** · 12-05-2008, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by suede

D. both of the above, your mom is a female thats the problem

LMFAO!!!!!!

**Sarge** · 12-05-2008, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by LS1Powerhouse

Damn

... Sorry for the inaccurate post guys.

Nah they have suckered lots of folks....FCC busted their ass.....
Now if you would have said Royal Purple is the best oil cuz I saw it on Speed TV we would hunt you down/de-ball you and then watch you bleed to death.....or bitch at you...one or the other I dunno....

**suede** · 12-05-2008, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge

Nah they have suckered lots of folks....FCC busted their ass.....
Now if you would have said Royal Purple is the best oil cuz I saw it on Speed TV we would hunt you down/de-ball you and then watch you bleed to death....

True story... I've seen it, and happend to be the only living survivor...

**emoFTW** · 12-05-2008, 12:11 PM

royal purple isnt the best oil?????

j/k sarge dont hurt me

**tonyjnjz** · 12-05-2008, 12:38 PM

RP is so god darn slipppery i use it for anal lube!!! gf dosnt like amsoil or pp...they give her the shits.......2 thumbs down sarge .....RP # 1

**02cetransam** · 12-05-2008, 08:11 PM

i want one now.... can the valentine ones be detected by cops?

**mk99z28** · 12-05-2008, 08:42 PM

Escort X50 never let me down....

**c5z28** · 12-05-2008, 08:54 PM

escort x50 as well anyone have those kits to splice in the electrics so the chord does not hang down?

**01 SS Vert** · 12-05-2008, 09:35 PM

I've been driving for 12 years, never have gotten a ticket...but I'm also considering a radar detector now as well.

**LS1Powerhouse** · 12-05-2008, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge

Nah they have suckered lots of folks....FCC busted their ass.....
Now if you would have said Royal Purple is the best oil cuz I saw it on Speed TV we would hunt you down/de-ball you and then watch you bleed to death.....or bitch at you...one or the other I dunno....

I think I'll stand in the corner for the rest of this topic.