Radar And Laser Detector

[imperialism2024]

I'm looking to buy one in the next week. With money as no object, which is the best I can get?

[M3 Mitch]

I would suggest the Valentine 1. I have had one for a long time and really like the directional arrows.

At the same time you have to remember this is not diplomatic immunity - you have to keep an eye out for plod...

[jeff-texas]

Escort Passport 8500, depending on who does the reviews, often beats the older tech in the Valetine. The arrows are nice, though (although I don't favor them enough to justify the $100-$200 premium for the Valentine and to justify its worse performance in actually detecting the radar/laser without falsing...).

I'd look at several reviews then choose; there's radartest.com, C&D (although many point out that it's odd how the Passport won most of their objective tests by WIDE margins, but then the Valentine, which takes out a full-page ad every month, won overall. ;-) ), and many others online; each mfr. will probably also refer you to several reviews -- which favor their product, of course, but many are big-name, respected reviewers and both of these models (plus the Bel Pro RX65, which I've usually seen come in 3rd, so I discounted it) have their fans.

If your state allows them (This info is also available at most detector-testing sites.), I'd also consider going with a laser JAMMER (not radar jammer, which is illegal nationwide if 'active jammer' so legal ones work minimally to not-at-all in independent tests), if you drive often where they use lots of lasers.

[Viper]

I've a V1 as well, you can buy a repaired V1 with 12 months warranty a lot cheaper than buying new off them
if you want to save a few $