Despite the lack of posts here, Cobra detectors are very popular

[kpatz]

I think money is the prime factor,followed by an immense lack of knowledge.

X2. Those who buy Cobras don't know about this site. If they did, and read the posts here, they wouldn't have bought a Cobra.

I bet 99% of Cobras are sold because they're on the shelves at Walmart. They see them, think "hmm now I won't get speeding tickets", spend their $30, stick it on their windshield pointed at the sky and think they're invincible now.

[swarga]

http://www.radardetector.net/forums/...466#post765466

LOL! Cobra and Whistler didn't even make the list!

I guess RB customers are smarter than the average bear-bait.

[swarga]

I think the name "Cobra" sounds cool as a name and it has a certain image that goes with it.

You're certainly right about that. Here's the image I associate with the name:

[corkguykev]

I think money is the prime factor,followed by an immense lack of knowledge.

X2. Those who buy Cobras don't know about this site. If they did, and read the posts here, they wouldn't have bought a Cobra.

I bet 99% of Cobras are sold because they're on the shelves at Walmart. They see them, think "hmm now I won't get speeding tickets", spend their $30, stick it on their windshield pointed at the sky and think they're invincible now.

This^.

I did the same once before and bought a cheap RD that I saw on sale in a motor factors. The place got prosecuted for selling them a while after that due to them being illegal lol.

The price was a factor and I had no research whatsoever done (this forum was not around then in my defence ) so I got it and thought I was sorted . I was just lucky not to get pwnt big time with it.

I can see why so many people buy these cobras when they are so available and cheap like that.