Which Radar Detector?? Just in case!

[Sadlsor]

The V1 is also updated from your phone via Bluetooth. It only needs to be sent in for hardware upgrades as new tech becomes available. I ran my original V1 for 30 years. Then traded it on the V1 Gen 2 when it became available.

Having only bought 1 new unit in 30 years and that was not even at full price was a bargain. I can't tell you how many new units friends have bought during that same time. I can't drop $400 - $600 every time a new model comes out to keep the latest innovations in radar detection.

My V1 must be close to 20 years old. Got it out and dusted it off a few months ago, and called Valentine about what has been upgraded.
I was told to bring it current would be about $500, best I can remember. I put it back in the drawer; the upgrade would be about what I paid for it new, all those years ago. While I'd like to add it to the cockpit, I find I don't speed that much anymore, at least not as much as before. These days I'm more interested in maintaining 40+ mpg, which isn't possible at supra-interstate speeds over long distances.
The "improper passing", however is still a weakness.
(Whaddya mean, double-yellow for miles? I can get around these slow-moving, lost sightseers in less than 50 feet, and I can see down the road for 2 miles! I got all dang day to pass.)

 

[Diggers1300]

Sounds like Valentine has done a lot of good upgrades on the G2. I've owned only four RDs so far going back to the mid 90s starting with an escort 8500 (which I sent in to have upgraded to the x50 version) then I scored a used Escort 9500ix because they installed a bunch of K-emitting traffic speed measuring cams on my commute, the GPS lockouts were a partial solution to that. Later I traded in my 8500 x50 to escort toward an Escort Redline. It was game changing at the time, and compared to my riding buddy's V1G1, could pick up signals a mile earlier. I still use that one but the k-band trash from cars with adaptive CC and blind spot monitoring will drive you nuts. luckily they really don't use K-band in California so I've just shut that band off along with X. I'm well pleased with my current R7, last summer crossing Nevada (granted some pretty wide open territory), I picked up a NST from over 12 miles away!

Yes they have. Same wide open spaces but in Arizona. Came up to a Arizona Trooper shooting away from me several miles out. So I decided to check the range after I passed him to get his full on beam. Now keep in mind I was now tracking him with the rear antenna "seeing" through the vehicle (SUV) with the back loaded but the rear window was not completely covered up. I lost his constant signal at 14.5 miles around several bends and one slight crest. I continued to get a "hit" from him (same frequency behind) for another couple miles.

I won't drive/ride without my V1G2.

I run an app for the V1 called JBV1, a Waze-like app. It taps faa database to give alerts of bears in the air and crowd-source warnings of objects in the road, traffic, cars on shoulder, police traps, etc. The detector shows warnings on screen which I hear through my headset via Android auto. No need to wire the V1 into my system.

It's a great setup.

 

[Diggers1300]

My V1 must be close to 20 years old. Got it out and dusted it off a few months ago, and called Valentine about what has been upgraded.
I was told to bring it current would be about $500, best I can remember. I put it back in the drawer; the upgrade would be about what I paid for it new, all those years ago. While I'd like to add it to the cockpit, I find I don't speed that much anymore, at least not as much as before. These days I'm more interested in maintaining 40+ mpg, which isn't possible at supra-interstate speeds over long distances.
The "improper passing", however is still a weakness.
(Whaddya mean, double-yellow for miles? I can get around these slow-moving, lost sightseers in less than 50 feet, and I can see down the road for 2 miles! I got all dang day to pass.)

That may have been before they implemented a trade in policy on the older V1 towards the V1G2. $499 is the cost on a new V1G2. Trading in an old one will save you $100.

 

[Sadlsor]

That may have been before they implemented a trade in policy on the older V1 towards the V1G2. $499 is the cost on a new V1G2. Trading in an old one will save you $100.

Wow!
Looks like the time to revisit their Sales line on the phone.
I thank you for that info.