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Originally Posted by 4gls
any radar detector will be a massive improvement over your eyes, especially in cars like ours. how often are you looking for CDs or looking at the chick in the passenger seat.
do some research on how they work before you think your eyes are better. radar sweeps around corners and obstacles. on a clear open stretch any half assed radar detector will get hits from at least one KM away if not more.
the best use for them by far is when you're bombing around town at 80 or 90 and its the end of the month. city cops dont use detector detectors. so if one is waiting in the next sidestreet you will have him 3 lights before you get there.
they are also fantastic for saving your ass from unmarked cars.
lazy cops leave their radars on when they're just peddling around town between traps, that way it even works as a bonified cop detector.
i've had one in my car non stop for 5 years. i think i get saved at least once a week if not more.... like REALLY saved, like the cop was waiting at the turn off for the street i live on because neighbors were complaining.
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Yeah, I know how radar detectors work...and when I heard about this group buy I did some research on the exact model the group buy is for, and found the same things Kyle found. The reviews for this detector were below average, and that's what my post about my eyes being better than that detecor was for. I wasn't talking about
all detectors (and I'm sure Kyle isn't either) because I know a few people with high end detectors and it's amazing what they can do for u.
However, we were just warning people that this detector has not been given many decent reviews. We just don't want fellow VM members waisting money or purchasing something that doesn't meet their expectations.
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Especially for us it will pay itself off! If it saves us from one ticket not only will it save us from having to pay that one ticket but it will save us from our insurance companies raping us even more.
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But don't forget that with a lower end detector, the stealth mode from cops may not be so good. So now if you do the math, it'll look a little something like this:
$150 - detector
-$110 (minimum) on 1 speeding ticket
+ whatever the fine is for owning and operating a detector in Ontario
+ $150 for the confiscation of the detector
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>$190 (just add on the fine for using the detector in Ontario)
That's just my 2 cents though...
But just like ideas, to each their own.
I'm just trying to present a civil argument here...not trying to be personal or offend anyone.