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    Default v1 was going crazy "Ka"+ "J" when this large bmw vehicle was driving behind me

    My v1 unit kept going into KA and J full alerts as this BMW drove behind me for 3 miles
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    look in his windshield for a cheap RD glued to it?

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    Default Re: v1 was going crazy "Ka"+ "J" when this large bmw vehicle was driving behind me

    Quote Originally Posted by dpatel01 View Post
    look in his windshield for a cheap RD glued to it?
    I tried to look but didn't see anything. Do people who drive expensive BMW's use cheap RD's?

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    Default Re: v1 was going crazy "Ka"+ "J" when this large bmw vehicle was driving behind me

    Yep, if they don't know any better.

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    Default Re: v1 was going crazy "Ka"+ "J" when this large bmw vehicle was driving behind me

    Quote Originally Posted by MoH.vze.com View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by dpatel01 View Post
    look in his windshield for a cheap RD glued to it?
    I tried to look but didn't see anything. Do people who drive expensive BMW's use cheap RD's?
    Oh heck yes, you see it all the time. In most cases the more expensive the car the more likely it is to be a cheap radar detector in there.
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    Default Re: v1 was going crazy "Ka"+ "J" when this large bmw vehicle was driving behind me

    It would help to know more about the year and model as there is a wide range in prices for BMWs and the like especially if the owner did not purchase the vehicle new.

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    Default Re: v1 was going crazy "Ka"+ "J" when this large bmw vehicle was driving behind me

    It was a blue bmw van
    It looked kinda like this:
    http://images7.ecarlist.com/photos/1...Y46431_362.jpg

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    Default Re: v1 was going crazy "Ka"+ "J" when this large bmw vehicle was driving behind me

    Quote Originally Posted by MoH.vze.com View Post
    It was a blue bmw van
    It looked kinda like this:
    http://images7.ecarlist.com/photos/1...Y46431_362.jpg
    Your image is an SUV known as the X5 and I don't know the size or size engine in play but this looks like a first generation X. I drive an E70 version of the X5. This is not the most expensive BMW - especially if not purchased new or on a lease - and the costs of these vehicles go up with features that are not stock and not visible outside the vehicle.

    Factors to consider include the average age of owners, their primary interests and so on. On the best online forum about E70s, there is only an occasional thread about a V1 much less the more sophisicated devices discussed on this board.

    The V1 has served me well as only VASCAR marred a 20 year record but now I am adding RL to the lot despite proof of liabilities of this approach. Were it not for 2 3/4K trips each year, I might not pay much attention to RDs as most of my travel are international trips.
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    Default Re: v1 was going crazy "Ka"+ "J" when this large bmw vehicle was driving behind me

    Some vehicles have a laser cruise control distance adjuster. In other words, it uses laser to adjust speed and distance while under cruise control. I think those sometimes will alert a V1.

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    Default Re: v1 was going crazy "Ka"+ "J" when this large bmw vehicle was driving behind me

    Quote Originally Posted by MoH.vze.com View Post
    Do people who drive expensive BMW's use cheap RD's?
    Sadly, yes. Many owners of pricier vehicles drive with crap stuck to the windshield. If it beeps it works.

 

 

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