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    so in the short time i have been browsing these forums i noticed that cobras get bashed worse than hondas on an audi site. anyways i have been running my 14 band cobra for a long time and it will pick up KA almost a mile away sometimes and i even pick it up when they are sitting on the other side of a bridge which really surprised me. i pick up k very well too. is it just the cheaper cobras that are crap because mine works great for me and gives me very ample time to slow down

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    because your situations are constant on radar which is easier to pick up then you instant on where the cobras fail miserably

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    Default Re: cobra bashing

    We all have our own opinions on this forum of what detectors are the best. But the one thing I think we can agree upon is that Cobra=garbage.

    If you ever try a top-tier detector you will be shocked at what a difference their is.

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    You need to get one with the 15 bands.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rocky2 View Post
    If you ever try a top-tier detector you will be shocked at what a difference their is.
    This is a key point. Any RD is great and can do the job, but when you test out/use the best its amazing to see the difference of what you thought was good and what really is.

    The real question in the end is once you have bought one of the top 5 does that extra 5-10% difference between those models really give you any real world advantage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by v1user View Post
    You need to get one with the 15 bands.

    Yeah, Cobras are like mountain bikes... the more gears a bike has, the better it is, my Bike AND my Cobra have 21 gears... My Cobra is better then yours.


    To the OP: The bottom line is Cobra detectors simply aren't up to par with other detectors for their price... and they leak so much, it ruins the experience of every other radar detector owner out there.


    So I'm glad your Cobra works for you, and you can keep using it, and keep being my rabbit:

    But using a Cobra is like using plastic-saran-wrap with the village bicycle instead of the real thing, it may work once, it may work twice, but in the end... your gonna get something you don't want.

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    well im looking at getting a V1 but for the price i would rather just getter a blinder m27

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    Quote Originally Posted by sittinherebored View Post
    well im looking at getting a V1 but for the price i would rather just getter a blinder m27
    Get both for complete coverage. If you can't afford both, use your judgment. If you get hit with Ka a lot but don't see much laser, get the V1 and then save up for the Blinder. If you see lots of laser, get the Blinder first, then save up for the V1.

    But don't screw yourself by sticking with the Cobra. It may be fine for constant-on, but if it misses an instant-on hit to a car in front of you, you would be the ticket recipient.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sittinherebored View Post
    i noticed that cobras get bashed worse than hondas on an audi site.
    ^^ They're just envious because honda makes superior vehicles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AirMoore View Post
    But using a Cobra is like using plastic-saran-wrap with the village bicycle instead of the real thing, it may work once, it may work twice, but in the end... your gonna get something you don't want.
    ^^ Air, where do you get such great similes?

 

 

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