Originally Posted by
David Ford
Hey all!
As the title suggests, I'm thinking about upgrading my refurb 8500 to a V1. I have an hour commute every week, and I'm beginning to think an upgrade would be a good idea. What do I need to know before upgrading? Those that have upgraded from the 8500, do you consider it worth it?
Thanks in advance!
To answer your question with out all the BS fluff and bashing for no reason.
Yes a V1 is a great upgrade from an 8500, detection range may be similar with an edge to the V1 but the arrows and bogie counter are really nice to have. Sure the V1 looks and works like a RD of the 80's but it does its job, and very well I might add.
It will be a huge learning curve trying to program the V1 relative to the intuitiveness of the 8500, but with some time and effort a V1 can be set up to filter almost as well as the best Escort out there.
I had an 8500 for many years and it did very well, I upgraded to a 9500IX and loved all the additional features and how it didn't cry wolf constantly. Over all my 2 favorite window mount RD's are the 9500ix and V1, though a RedLine with LIVE is a really great combo if you like that kind of advanced features and sensitivity.
Ether way VR gives you a 30 day trial, so why not test one and see for your self.
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