Radar Detectors

I had a natural aversion to Bel radar detectors as I had a very unfortunate experience with the Bel 7 series detector - the thing just would not shut-up. Though it did provided some level of comfort from the cops in the radar detector banned land - Ontario, Canada. Finally, fed up with its “talkative” nature, I have bought a K40 - a bit better, but, in general, similar performer, hence, few tickets from local traffic tax collectors posting under cover as police officers. Once I bought my current car, 2000 BMW M5 (see my review), I was in a real need of an upgrade. Therefore, I decided to plunge the whole way and buy Valentine V1. This was a joke - the thing is completely unusable(see my review about it). Then, grudgingly, I’ve decided to trust my $250 to Bel again. The result is a very happy customer - in just one day, it has paid for itself twice.

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Like so many others, I am not a speeder…..I sometimes just forget to look at the speedometer and the speed limit signs in proximity of each other.

I purchased my first K40 RD650VG-2 approximately 7 years ago after my last ticket. I chose this particular model because it was mid-priced at $249.00 and for the speeding ticket guarantee which I am happy to say I have never had to use.

My first commendation for this product is its durability! Many hot summers and really cold winters stuck low on my windshield with an occasion switch to another vehicle or a short time sabbatical in the glove box. NEVER A MALFUNCTION OR BREAKAGE! QUALITY, QUALITY, QUALITY!!

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Having owned and operated radar detectors including top of the line Beltronics and Valentine One for quite some time, I have recently noticed a dramatic increase in laser use throughout the East Coast and the rest of the US. There is nothing worse than getting a ticket from state troopers who don’t care about safety, but rather care about meeting their ticket quota for the day. Let me introduce to you the Blinder Extreme M20 AND M40, the best Laser countermeasures on the market today. If you commute on any public highway for a significant amount of time, I’m sure you have experienced laser activity on the road. Before I explain why the Blinder is superior to the rest of the products out today, take a moment to see why laser is so much harder to detect than radar.

Tags: Beltronics, Blinder, Escort, jammer, K40, legal, Valentine One

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It’s not very often when I get to check out remote units on hot cars. Well, the K40 is well known for making hidden remote units. They are more known on the market than Escort or Beltronics with their detectors. Many owners of exotic cars such as Ferraris, Porsches, Lamborghini, and other brands often like to put in the most expensive detectors possible in their cars. After a fun and exciting adventure, here’s what I found with the K40 2000P.

Tags: 8500, Beltronics, cheap, Escort, jammer, K40, legal, remote, Rocky Mountain, Rocky Mountain Radar, Valentine One, Whistler

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The reason that I am in the market for a radar detector is because I like to speed and I have a driving record littered with speeding tickets. A while back I purchased a low end radar detector that I found at Walmart for a very reasonable price. The first year that I had it I received two speeding tickets. The detector was not warning me quick enough for me to slow down. The tickets that I received cost a total of $150.00 and a trip to a Saturday session of driving school. After that painful Saturday at driving school I decided that I would get a new radar detector. This time I would research what radar detector would really do the best at protecting me from a ticket.

After doing my research on the internet and talking to knowledgeable people I had three different radar detectors targeted. The nominees included the Valentine One, the Escort 8500, and the K40 RD650-VG2.

I was pretty familiar with Valentine and Escort because I stumbled upon them when I was buying my first radar detector (which ended up being a Cobra). They are both pretty good products but not good enough at the time for me to justify spending that much more.

I ended up purchasing the Cobra because it was much cheaper than the other brands. Wow what a mistake that was. It ended up costing me more because of the price of those two tickets. This time I would do it right. I was at my local independent electronics store and they referred me to the K40. It was more money then I wanted to spend but I was very impressed with all the features. The features seemed to be pretty comparable to the other targeted brands but there was one thing that blew my socks off. This company is offering to pay any speeding tickets that you get for 12 months. How are they able to do this? I asked Larry the owner of the store if this is some sort of scam. He gave me some background on K40 and referred me to the website (www.K40.com). I went home and got on the website, I decided that this is the product for me. On the website I noticed that they also make this undetectable radar detector and a laser defuser. I can not justify that big of a purchase for my Grand Am. The next day I went back to see Larry and I purchased the K40 RD650VG-2. This thing is so much better than my last purchase. It provides me with only useful information and it leaves me enough time to slow down.

It also comes with all the mounting options that you will ever need. Most radar detectors have an option called highway/city mode. The K40 does have this but they call it filter on/off.

Overall the K40 RD650VG-2 is a wonderful addition to my vehicle. It has helped me avoid speeding traps for the last couple months. I recommend it to everybody who has a heavy foot.

Tags: 8500, cheap, Cobra, Escort, K40, Valentine One

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