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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 07:31 PM
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ya i got a burnout ticket... well chirping gears ticket shoulda been 500$ and 6 points but i pulled out the sob story and told him i didnt know how to drive a 5 speed instead he gave me info on driving schools lol like i need that i learned how to drive stick when i was 7 needed to bolt blocks of 4x4 to the peddles
 
Old Nov 9, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by luciora
Wow...I've seen 5 posts by you and I can already say you're a moron. Why use a radar detector? umm...to get out of tickets? dumbass...
Hey Basic, who is this ******?
 

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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 07:44 PM
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never really had a convo with him
 
Old Nov 9, 2010 | 07:48 PM
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I'm seeing valentine 1's for about $360 used, $490s new.
Then, I'm seeing Escort 8500's for about $280's new.

Thoughts?
I really like the Valentine 1's ability to see cops behind you.
 
Old Nov 9, 2010 | 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by martybaker
The 8500 is NOT $500. A brand new red display one is $329.99, blue is $359.99. And as I said before, a good used Passport 8500 X50 (you want the X50 model)is around the $200 range on ebay. I have 5 vehicles, and I have one in each car.
Sorry, I meant the 9500.
 
Old Nov 10, 2010 | 02:31 PM
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Question still there...
So, used Valentine 1 vs New Escort 8500 X50 ?
Also, the 9500's I was seeing was more like 560's...
 
Old Nov 10, 2010 | 02:46 PM
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Don't pay more than 500 for them. The Valentine doesn't block out signals that has been deemed to be false. IE; you drive pass the same market everyday and your radar starts to go off. The 9500 will allow you to block out that signal via its GPS system.
 
Old Nov 10, 2010 | 04:17 PM
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He's not going to be able to get a 9500 with what he wants to spend, so I think that's out. The Valentine is a little better then the Passport 8500 X50, but the X50 is still a very strong unit for a little less then the Valentine.
 
Old Nov 11, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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A expierenced cop can tell if your speeding just by looking at you while your driveing, and the new laser detectors can catch you from like 3000 feet so you best bet is to learn where they hide and just drive the speed limit there, save the sppeding for the back roads with more curves then a bucket of snakes
 
Old Nov 11, 2010 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Bouigha123
A expierenced cop can tell if your speeding just by looking at you while your driveing, and the new laser detectors can catch you from like 3000 feet so you best bet is to learn where they hide and just drive the speed limit there, save the sppeding for the back roads with more curves then a bucket of snakes
You do realize that cops can't pull you over cause they "think you were speeding' ? They have to clock you otherwise they have no proof that you were speeding regardless of what it looks like.

That's like searching all the Arabs at the airport just beca-oh wait....nevermind.
 



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