Anyone using speed radar/laser detectors? [MERGED]

**need4speed** · July 27th, 2003 02:05 PM

anybody here in the states who uses Radar/Laser detectors?
Is it really as useful as they claim? Or is it just a waste of money?
(coming from the "autobahn of asia", speedlimits really are a bummer... lolz....

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if it does do what it claims, what are the good brands and features that I should look for?

thanks in advance for the info.

**ryan_pogi** · July 27th, 2003 02:16 PM

the brand "cobra" is excellent as/ popular mechanics magazine.

**Macky** · July 27th, 2003 02:32 PM

Pre, OK na investment ang radar detector..... it saved me on numerous times from being caught for speeding. Ayaw din naming mag-radar dati but nung nahuli ang wife ko for doing 15mph over the speed limit at nagbayad kami ng $150.00, bumili na rin kami.

BTW, I'm using a Bel Vecotr 990 radar detector. Got it on sale sa Circuit City a year and a half ago......

**Macky** · July 27th, 2003 02:39 PM

Look for a radar detector that responds to all types of radar currently used by the police... yung sa akin programmable na magdagdag ng radar type kung may bago. May autoscan din sya which is nice kasi hindi na ako magkakalikot pa to adjust the radar from highway mode to city mode. Also, halos lahat ng radar ngayon may 360 degree protection. Isa pa, ayos din yung malayo ang range ng detector.... yung iba kasi maga-alarm lang kapag less than half a mile na lang yung layo ng pulis, di ka na makapag-slow down in time. Meron ding mga nice to have features like real voice messages.... Lastly, look for a radar na may magandang warranty.

**ryan_pogi** · July 27th, 2003 02:39 PM

esmyuski, di ba this is not legal in some states?

**OTEP** · July 27th, 2003 05:48 PM

Valentine One ang laging panalo sa mga comparo. Pero sobrang mahal ata nito.

**need4speed** · July 28th, 2003 05:24 AM

Originally posted by ryan_pogi
esmyuski, di ba this is not legal in some states?

some states it's legal... some hindi...

dito samen sa MA... legal...

pero... where my uncle lives in CT... bawal ang radar

**need4speed** · July 28th, 2003 05:26 AM

Originally posted by Macky
Pre, OK na investment ang radar detector..... it saved me on numerous times from being caught for speeding. Ayaw din naming mag-radar dati but nung nahuli ang wife ko for doing 15mph over the speed limit at nagbayad kami ng $150.00, bumili na rin kami.

BTW, I'm using a Bel Vecotr 990 radar detector. Got it on sale sa Circuit City a year and a half ago......

Bel Vecotr ba dude? or is it vector?
i haven't seen that at Circuit city or bestbuy...

the one's i usually see are the Cobra 8 ba yun...
which has the 360 degree scanning nga...

**need4speed** · July 28th, 2003 05:27 AM

Originally posted by OTEP
Valentine One ang laging panalo sa mga comparo. Pero sobrang mahal ata nito.

otep: how much kaya yung valentine one?
i haven't really seen it that much... usually mga nakikita ko... Cobra eh... or this other brand... forgot what it's called na