radar detectors?

[fiznat]

do you guys use em? if so, which one do you have and what experiences have you had with it?

[Daunttless]

laser diffusers are the wya to go... : )

[UnderPressure]

ive had a whistler and a cobra. the whistler was the best overall. . it detected police radar the best. but laser was weak. i never had a ticket with it. never.

the cobra, $100 dollars from target. sucks compared tro whistler. it detects but flases all the time. even in the middle of farmlands. . . i put it in my buddy's car for a road trip and it didnt detect laser (1 ticket), late for Ka radar (puled over, blamed on reverse indiglo guages, got out) and late for K (ticket)next one will be a whistler or a NICE K40 integrated with a laser defuser. Check em out @ http://www.k40.commy other buddy uses a valentine one in his BMW 5, and swears by it. eh, im gonna try k40.com

~Chris

[fiznat]

http://www.radartest.com/DS4HEM.html

check that place out-- they rate a bunch of em.. in their laser section they say the diffusers arent all that effective. whatcha say about that, daunt? haha

So yeah- ive got that info above... just lookin for personal experiences.

[MasterMan]

>> PASSPORT! works really good.. expensive tho.. around 200$ <<

[Teaneck]

Everyone I have ever had gave me a false sense of security...

[Kristen_S14]

I've always heard that Escorts are the best if you wanna spend like $300.

I have a Cobra that I got for $100, works alright, haven't gotten a ticket yet.

[Kristen_S14]

Hey UnderPressure.... how do you blame speeding on reverse indiglo guages???

[specialkonrd]

i have a uniden...300 regular i bought for 75 since freind of freind works at store :Pno tickets so far and ive had it for a whilesaved my *** probably 6 or 7 times nowjust have to make sure that on highway ur behind someoen else speedin and it'll give u time to brakek and ka band radars ive enver had problems with detected it from a good 200-300meters before i could even see the cop

[FrEaK]

Valentine 1....

[stickgoat]

I have a Whistler. I like it. Helped me out a few times.

[UnderPressure]

the gauge faces sometimes bubble or otherwise impede on needle movement. the hick cop was like (remember coastal georgia farmland) "uh huh, when you start messin with dem guages, itll mess up da caliber-a-tion on em. You boys're gonna hafta go ta the nearest mazda dealership ta havem caliber-ated. you boys slow down now, ya hear?" (72 in a 45)

[PabloHoney]

Just get a radar jammer, they are legal in most states (as long as you get a passive jammer). http://www.radarjammers.com has some good stuff. The only good jammers I have found are made by Rocky Mountain Radar. And, yes, they do work. My roommate and I have both had one for 2-3 years, and it has saved our asses many times.

[MaineExport]

I have a Cobra... it work pretty well. the best tool I've found to avoid tickets... is slowing down. But realistically... get a Uniden BearCat. They monitor the airwaves for police band radio. Any cop, ambulance, or fire truck in the area will set it off, even if they aren't using the radio. They are totally legal, but rather expensive.

The BearCat will detect for upwards of a mile... so you will often get an alert for something that isn't a threat... but if you're doing 120mph... it's nice to know if there MIGHT be a cop within a mile... even if it's not on the same road.