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    I called Valentine Research

    I haven't been paying attention to the situation but I understand that for quite some time the Valentine 1 site has indicated 'out of stock' on getting a new V1. I have two very recent ones :) and...
  2. Re: Escort Passport 8500 (non X50) manufacture date?

    Thanks for the info... I think maybe I'll sell off the 8500 while I can still get back what I paid for it, I'm happy to keep the older but later 8500 X50 blue. I live in a rural / suburban area and...
  3. Escort Passport 8500 (non X50) manufacture date?

    I recently bought an Escort 8500 (non X50) on Ebay. The tag indicates it would be an S7 model - but the mfr date says '1709'. Isn't that far beyond when any of the S7's would have been made? For that...
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    Re-introducing me

    I've been a member here for a long time but have been away for years and years... I was a V-1 user at the time and still would like to have another but mostly what I need a detector for is to help me...
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    Re: Esscort Passport 8500 X50 Discontinued

    Look at the Whistler site - they've got a few dozen US models I think, and 90% of them have something in common with the rest. You can match up three units and the only differences might be the...
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    Re: SEC pulls Cincinnati Microwave registration

    I don't know if it matters - isn't that just an old name for the former company pre-Bel Tronics?
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    Gee, from reading that blurb in the ad, one might...

    Gee, from reading that blurb in the ad, one might expect that there was some sort of test involved in the comment. The same little sidebar box also says "It still doesn't have the directional arrows...
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    I'm starting to wonder if it wasn't on a package...

    I'm starting to wonder if it wasn't on a package of baloney....
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    Escort ad - true or false?

    The October 07 Car and Driver has an ad for the Passport 9500i. In the ad it lists the typical fluff quotes from other sources. One of these says "The Passport 9500i takes the next great leap...
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    I had one of the original X and K Escorts in the...

    I had one of the original X and K Escorts in the very early 80's, in my little Dodge D50 (Mitsubishi) work pickup truck. One day the Escort went off BANG all at once, obviously the cops did have...
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    If VR was only about profit, they'd make all...

    If VR was only about profit, they'd make all their prior models obsolete every year or two... they wouldn't offer very reasonably priced repairs (on the rare occasions when needed) for every last...
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    Re: I miss my V1 big time !! Anyone else ???

    Just try getting more for the x50 than you paid for it new....
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    [quote="statusquo"][quote="Scott"] HEY - how...

    HEY - how about this - TRAFFIC SAFETY RADAR WARNING! Valentine doesn't have that! Oh wait, some of the other brands DID have that but it was silly and pointless. Imagine putting a silly and pointless...
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    You have a heck of an opportunity here. If you...

    hmmm as a high school student, for me I just save up from my job, and try to not spend excessively, lol. thats a bit hard when you have a site like radarbusters, lol. But over the past 4 months ive...
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    stealthy vehicles?

    The stealthiest vehicle I ever owned was a dull light metallic blue Ford LTD II, the model that was based on the Fairmont. I think it was an '86. The car had a whole bunch of work done to it -...
  16. Thread: E = OMG!!

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    An amazing string of bad luck. Really, I can't...

    An amazing string of bad luck. Really, I can't recall anyone having that much trouble with V1's. Ever. If this was typical the board would be full of people saying "mine too, my second one just fried...
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    Re: v1...

    Not to drag this off topic, sorry, but why does everyone mention the color of the display of their X50? Is an X50 Blue any different than a red one? Just wondering.
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    You didn't see X band in use, but then, absence of proof is not proof of absence.
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    With no rear antenna, no direction arrows or real...

    With no rear antenna, no direction arrows or real bogey counter, with no significant upgradeability, the others can't compare when they don't have those things. I can see how after a while the other...
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    The original Escort was the first REAL detector I...

    The original Escort was the first REAL detector I (or anyone) owned. I bought one in mint condition with the box, cord, and brochure on Ebay a while back for not too much money, for my display case....
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    Didn't Mike V say that at least some of the...

    Didn't Mike V say that at least some of the version changes are to reflect minor changes to compensate for differences in the hardware? I don't remember ever seeing an ad urging people to upgrade...
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    gps??

    Wow, I really don't think I want to spend my life programming and updating false alarms in my radar detector. For the one or two towns where it might have some effectiveness there will be many more...
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    Anyone care to guess... if CP had convinced...

    Anyone care to guess... if CP had convinced Valentine to hire him as a consultant, would he have spent the last dozen years claiming that the V1 is obsolete, lacks features, performs poorly, blah...
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    Yeah but think how much worse it would be, if...

    Yeah but think how much worse it would be, if your unit had an old-fashioned funny looking volume/power knob instead of that modern stylish pushbutton!
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    Re: Rear

    I suspect this would still be seen as in effect, multiple antennas and would violate the patent. I'll tell you what though, if the V1 patents ever expire, IF Belscort decided to try to put in the...
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