Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Radar Detectors

[Scott Saidel (ferrarisimo]

V1 - period.

Not so much for the highway - I depend more on letting some "rabbit" run a 1/2 
mile ahead of me and watch for unexplained taillights.  Also have a couple of 
legal tricks - remembering the last three digits of the "rabbits" plates - and 
reporting them as a possibly drunk, aggressive driver if I get stopped.  Buy 
the book "A Speeder's Guide to Avoiding Speeding Tickets - or feel free to 
email me off list (unless anyone else cares) for more details on how to behave 
when you see the flashing lights.

I find the detector more handy in town - where it is pretty easy to 
inadvertently exceed the posted limit.  As soon as it beeps and flashes, I have 
an opportunity to review and - if necessary - adjust my speed.

I would recommend the V1 for that car and that trip.  I took many trips between 
Florida and New Jersey when we had the LWB light turbo Brooklands and the car 
had a tendency to "creep up" on you.  There is very little sense of speed in 
that car, especially once you have been behind the wheel for a few hours - and 
you can easily slip into "ticketable" speeds.

Scottie

On Sep 27, 2011, at 11:07 AM, Matt Boyd wrote:

All,

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.

Is that still the case?

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.

Thanks,
-Matt
'85 308
'39 RR P-III
'57 Bel Air
'78 450 SEL
'91 Turbo R???
_________________________________________________________________
To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit:
http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/ferrarisimo%40comcast.net

Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com 
and F1 Headlines
http://www.F1Headlines.com/