what are the best ones out there. my budget is probably around $200. i know cobra makes some cheap ones but are they worth it? wireless would be good but isnt required. thanks everyone

 

I have the $70 cobra one and it works quite well. Saved me a few tickets already.

 

I have the Valentine One
http://www.valentine1.com/ -- works well, but nothing really helps much with laser. I like that it is directional and shows if the signal is from the front or behind. I don't know if the cheap ones are worth it -- check some reviews before you buy!

 

When I bought my Camaro and was searching through my car, much to my pleasant surprise, I found a Cobra radar detector, no chance to use it yet though.

Anyway, I was reading R&T (or maybe it was C&D ? ) And they had an advertisement for a radar detector that could defeat the new laser technique. It was $400-500 though.

 

i got a wireless whistler xtr-195 for about $140 from Kragen if i remember correctly. works perfectly.

 

When it comes to radar detectors, don't cheap out. The cheaper ones (Cobra, Whistler, etc) are terrible because they're not very good and they give you a false sense of security, and eventually they let you down because their sensitivity and range are horrible. Go ahead and buy a used Passport 8500, Valentine One, or top of the line Bel on ebay. I got my Passport 8500X50 used for $200 on ebay. And I know the folks that have the cheap ones will disagree and say their's has saved them COUNTLESS times, but just do your research. The cheaper ones are useless and even worse then not having one (and I've owned the cheap ones as well......never again).

 

the cheep ones are crap automatic doors at stores set them off every time i drove by walmart the stupid thing would go off or if my fone rang it would go off it was a cobra and it pissed me off so i did a burnout on top of it

 

I've never had one of those. How far ahead does it warn you generally? I couldn't see them working and giving you enough room to slow down.

 

ohh there garbage ive gotten 2 tickets both times the radar was on but the cop had his lights on before the radar went off

 

Radar systems are joke. I don't know why anybody would buy one.