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View Poll Results: Which brand radar detector do you use the most?
Escort windshield mount
14
22.58%
Escort remote mount
2
3.23%
Beltronics windshield
3
4.84%
Beltronics remote
1
1.61%
Valentine 1
28
45.16%
Whistler
2
3.23%
Cobra
2
3.23%
Other brand radar detector
4
6.45%
No radar detectors used
7
11.29%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 62. You may not vote on this poll

Do you run a radar detector on your E60?

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Old 02-08-2010, 12:04 PM
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Forgot to mention no jammer.

Reason to get one:
VC 22350 VC 22349 Unsafe Speed, 1 to 15 miles over the limit. $214
VC 22350 VC 22349 Unsafe Speed, 16 to 25 miles over the limit. $328














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I don't use one but my car is wired for the V1. I heard V1 all the way when I was on the M3 forums.
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Passport 9500i BLue LED display, pure beast.. but no direction is told when the cops are coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nothing worse then getting a "Laser Alert" @ 120 behind a GTR and u dont know what direction is coming in
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Passport 9500i BLue LED display, pure beast.. but no direction is told when the cops are coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nothing worse then getting a "Laser Alert" @ 120 behind a GTR and u dont know what direction is coming in
If you get a Laser Alert @ 120 you are cooked.
NYC & NY State cops are all going to laser not sure what the detector will do?
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Old 02-09-2010, 07:20 AM
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If you get a Laser Alert @ 120 you are cooked.
NYC & NY State cops are all going to laser not sure what the detector will do?
It's laser in the parts of Washington state that I travel about a third of the time and increasing. I put the LI laser jammers on my car, am itching to get with some people and LIDARs to test it out.

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I used to use Beltronics, now I don't use anything. I never get pulled over, if I am speeding cops will get on intercom and tell me to slow down.
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V1. Nothing else matters.
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V1. Nothing else matters.
Hey C,

If your car only does 150mph, then the V1 is sufficient.
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A buddy of mine used to have an Escort....he recently got a V1 and told me how much better the V1 is...earlier alerts, location arrows, etc... He likes it tons more than the Escort..
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