For my money, I use a V1. It can be updated with new software for a minimal cost. My only problem with the laser is that it will signal with some LED brake lights and some home security products.
Just my two cents,
Alan
Sent from my iPad
I have used a Valentine one since 1998. Its in the Corvette now and
I hardly ever drive that car, when I do I am pretty tame on the
streets, because you know... bright yellow corvette... , but my M5
has an escort SR1 that is built in and came with the car. The one
time I had them in the M together, the V1 lit up ~1 mile from the
cruiser, the escort did about 100 ft... no comparison, but that was
then, no idea what the current state of the art can do, but I'd get
a V1.
The V1's laser warning is handy. It is a little red light and alarm
that lets you know you are about to get a ticket :), officer's
discretion if you actually get one or not, but if you are speeding
and it lights up... you didn't get advance warning you got tagged.
Enjoy the cross country drive, and may the God's of British cars
smile upon you :)
On 9/27/2011 11:40 AM, Adam Green wrote:
Classic responses to the detector topic! : ) "Vehemently"?
Hence my use of the word "religious." : ) Over 100 mph on
public roads in traffic? Hmmm. Not cool, man, not cool.
Mr Handa hits the nail on the head, if you're running solo,
you're dead. If there's suckers ahead or you're wise to
overpasses and roadside "traps" you can generally drive around
the threat.
A laser is 1 foot wide at 100 yards and 10 foot wide at 1000
yards. Response time is a matter of a few tenths of a second.
Adam
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 9:05 AM, David
Handa <dave [at] davehanda.com>
wrote:
+1. I have
had numerous occasions over the years where my V1
detected laser, and I had sufficient time to slow
down. Though limited, there is some âscatterâ to
laser and it is possible to pick that up. But like
any encounter, it requires some people being lasered
ahead of you for this to workâif you are on the road
alone, laser or radar, you are toast.
Dave
From: Hans E. Hansen [mailto:FList [at] hanshansen.org]
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 8:57 AM
To: dave handa
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Radar Detectors
I have to vehemently disagree about the
V1 and laser protection. I've been saved
dozens of times (3 times in one day, each
over 100mph!) and never have got the ticket.
They have to shoot you much like if they
were using a pistol. Try hitting a moving
target accurately (hitting headlights or license
plate) from a couple of hundred yards with
your pistol and see how well you do. The
best they can do is "paint" the front of your
car with the laser, which triggers the detector.
Been a very satisfies V1 user for many years.
I originally bought it because I managed to
get 3 tickets in one month - 2 of them on the
same day. No tickets post-V1; same driving
habits.
I gave one to my son for Christmas a couple
of years ago, and one to my son-in-law for
a grad present to use in his new Z06. They
swear by them too.
Hans.
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Adam Green <FlatCrank [at] gmail.com>
wrote:
Turbo R. That should blend
in. Cops will barely even notice it.
Radar detectors are
something of a religious controversy, or so it
seems.
I've used Valentine 1 for
years (decades?) and saved thousands in
nuisance "usage tax revenue" tickets.
Some swear by Escort, which
produces a different model with some
interesting gimmick (GPS, etc.) from year to
year.
Nothing (nothing!) will
protect you from laser. If you're hurtling
along at 90 in a 65 or 70 zone, you'll get the
ticket and the talking-to simply because
you're in the big Bent.
I use the detector, but
drive at 72 to 74 mph on the cruise control
and prefer the worry-free motoring, with
perhaps an occasional "excursion" to different
rates of progress when the risks are
negligible.
You can install a laser
"diffuser" or other "countermeasure" products.
Some of these are FCC regulated and illegal
from state to state. Some will get you in
handcuffs, so do some research (google radar
detector and check the various "review" sites
that are all basically just advertising sites,
but they do have things like references to
state laws.) Some say a good detector will
pick up "scatter" when a cop uses laser and
hits a car ahead and some of the laser skips
and flickers through the traffic as the (hand
held device) cannot be trained on a single,
moving object without some overshoots. Maybe
so. I'd rather not be on the side of the
highway debating the matter with a member of
the constabulary. : )
Adam
Let's just say
hypothetically that I just purchased
Dave Quick's 1991 Bentley Turbo R.
And let's just say hypothetically
that it presently lives in Bellevue,
Washington and that I live in
Fredericksburg, Virginia. Also,
let's just say hypothetically that I
want to drive the car from there to
here starting Friday afternoon and
arriving home Sunday night or Monday
morning. Hypothetically I would have
my wife joining as a second driver
from Salt Lake City. Hypothetically,
of course.
Given that
hypothetical setup....
What is the
skinny these days on radar
detectors? I haven't looked in a
long time, because we cannot have
them in Virginia, and my long drives
recently have been in a 72 year old
Rolls-Royce that cruises quite
nicely at 65mph, a speed where I
have no concern about speeding
tickets. I used to drive the 308
long distances (not so much anymore
since the 3 kids don't fit in the
trunk), and when I toyed with
obtaining a radar detector then, I
perceived the best of a consumer
radar detector to be Valentine One.
I haven't done
any research. And yes I can Google
it, but querying a bunch of Ferrari
friends that I know seems a good
place to start with practical
experience/opinions.
Does there exist
a device that, given an internet
connection (via WiFi, for example),
can triple as a navigation system, a
speed trap advisor, and a radar
detector? Any ideas on what is state
of the art in not only "radar/laser
detection," but also additional
capabilty would be appreciated.
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