Question to those who own a Valentine One...

[SilverNico]

Is it small enough to mount in between your steering wheel and your gauges?

Where did you mount yours?

And also how do you like it? AKA was it worth the $400 mother f*cking dollars i just spent on it?

Thanks :D

[nxracer]

It needs to see out the window

On the glass just above the dash

Yes

[SilverNico]

how many tickets did it save you from?

where are all the stories at?

cmon some one make me feel warm and fuzzy about spending that much on this :)

[SilverNico]

ttt

[CelicaDetective]

Instant on is your only threat if you are the only car on the road. When you buy it, it comes with a strategy manual. Practice what it says in the manual and you should never get tickets unless you don't have enough time to slow down (say doing 140MPH and he's running KA band).

Mike

[oldster]

hmmm...isn't this the type of info one would look for before buying?:rolleyes:

[SilverNico]

heh oh well :)



anybody else out there with a v1?

[HilfigerCelica]

Yeah, I'm wondering the same thing. Car and Driver rated it number 1 this month. How satisfied are you with it, SilverNico?

[SilverNico]

not sure yet, hopefully it will be arriving tomarrow.

[bullet1]

I will say that it has saved me more than a few times. I love it. I have it mounted (hardwired) under my rearview mirror. It has to see out the windows since that is how it detects radar, front and rear. The arrows on it are priceless... people will tell you that they are dumb and you should just slow down if the thing beeps... those people have never used a V1 for an extended period of time. I'm so used to the V1 that If I get in another car with a regular old crappy radar it annoys the crap out of me because it doesn't tell you anything.

My favorite feature on the V1 is the strength meter. It has a 10 LED meter that lights up according to strength of signal. Compared to most Radars that have 3-4. You can really tell when a signal is close and when it is far away. And when it picks up Laser it is automatically full signal meaning (slow the **** down). Hands down it is probably the best money that I have spent on my car.

I don't know about you but I feel all warm and fuzzy about buying one now :-).

[HilfigerCelica]

Thanks for the info Bullet, guess I'll get me one when I really start working again.

[dfess1]

I invested in the remote display. That was def a good investment since I mounted the V1 up high to get the highest line of sight that I could. I also put it halfway behind the rearview mirror, so I can't see the display, but the sensors can see out the windows.

Remember, just because you have a radar detector doesn't mean go balls out and stop looking for cops. This is just a TOOL to help you in your search for the cops on the road. Instead of being totally reliant on your eyes, you now have something else to help you with. And depending on where you live/what roads you drive, it may or may not help you. The instant on is a PITA. You can't do anying about it. They wait till you are on top of them, and zap you. 9 times out of 10, if you are getting hit by instant on, you're gonna be screwed, because they are able to hid more, and just nail you.

But I only find instant on in NY right now, and only from the staties. Everyone else is running Ka. It saved my arse on the Mass pike more times than I can count, and on the GSP as well.

Just make sure you mount it somewhere where you can take it down quickly if you get pulled over. That saved my arse as well. I got pulled over because i was the only one on the jersey turnpike and was late for the Devils game (about a period and a half late... long story, just a dumb arse friend), but i took it down, and just got a warning once i explained the circumstances. However, that was the only time I was pulled over with it.

Just remember what I said, it's just a tool to help you find them earlier, it isn't a license to go balls out all the time. If you look at it that way, you will be pulled over regardless of the detector.

Good luck.

[SilverNico]

thanks for the warm and fuzzy feeling, how much do i owe ya? haha j/k

I just checked my tracking number. my v1 should be arriving this weekend!

I can't wait :)

[nxracer]

The new Car & Driver has a Radar test.

V1 wins (not even close)

[SilverNico]

welp, I got her in the mail today. And to my pleasure on my way home it warned me of Ka band with 5 threat level. I slowed from 80 to 70 and then a quarter mile down the road I saw the bastard motorcycle cop sitting there with his radar gun in one hand and something else in the other (possibly a donut?)

At any rate in the first 40 minutes of using it today, it already saved me from a ticket. Now thats kickass and a $400 well spent :P

-Nico

[TCelica GT]

Read the last line of my signature ! ! :D

[ZeroGTS]

i also have it. it rules. best moeyn ive ever spent.
in MY area..its saved me from at least 20 tickets.
and i dont even speed. ( you get ticketed going AT the speed limit here...never go north of houston..NEVER it sucks)

cops here have sore anus's

Valentine one is the best thing short of a jammer

(which may be joining my protection lineup soon, legal or not...if i do get it hooked up, ill post an install guide so everyone can have one :))

[nxracer]

Jammers dont' work

A quote from a manufacture
"I could sell a box with light on it and a rock in it and only get 10% returned"

[gfeiner]

Mine saved my butt last night. I was doing 50 in a 35 zone. I love how it tells you what direction the threat is coming from.

[SilverNico]

What mode do you guys use on your v1?

All Bogeys?
Logic?
Advanced Logic?

What are your thoughts on each mode?

Thanks!

[SilverNico]

read post above this one

RE: V1 MODES

[hollywood]

i just ordered mine tonight.

[nxracer]

I always run mine in "Advanced Logic" mode. Reason my unit (an older one w/o laser) only filters X band. Not sure if the newer models filter more. I suggest you RTFM

[SilverNico]

hah

i already did RTFM i just wanted to get a feel of what everybody else is doin :)

-nico

[nxracer]

So do the newer ones filter more than just the X band? If they don't A/L is the way to go.