Hello

[i970supspo]

Hi all-

I'm new to the radar detecting community and have been trying to figure out what is the best course of action detector wise for a while (many of the debates on this forum that I've read have been really informative).

I guess here is the car/where I intend to drive:

2008 STi, White (in retrospect I should of gotten a nice absorbing color, but the white STi doesn't really look like an STi at a first glance...so that may be beneficial..)

Most of the driving/driving where I am concerned about tickets is I90 (really across its entirety (will be making a few Upstate NY to Utah (well 90 to 80 at that point), and Upstate to Mass/RI/CT trips), RT17/86 in the southern portion of NY, and I 81 through PA.

From what I've read it seems like the V1 will give me enough sensitivity (I can deal with false alerts). I have seem some data that shows the Bell STI to be more sensitive at Ka, but have also seen data that says the opposite and debates that say the opposite/same..... so I think the V1 is the way to go for me, however your guy's inputs really invaluable so I'd like to see if anything else popped up idea wise before i went for it.

Thanks for your input in advance,

Pat

[djrams80]

Since you have said you can deal with the false alerts, the V1 is the way to go. That and get a laser jammer.

[Stealth Stalker]

The difference in sensitivity is notable, but not terribly significant. When you're getting nearly 4 miles of range anyhow, another half mile max isn't really a deciding factor. So now that you have it narrowed down to two of the most sensitive detectors, it's time to start choosing which features are most important to you. That's where it gets easy. The V1 has features. The STi does not, yet costs a hundred dollars more.

[i970supspo]

It seems that having the directional display would tend to be really helpful. A laser jammer is on the list, the LI seems like the best way to go in that area.

Higher up on the window will give the best chance of picking up radar, but on the STi they have a semi tinted area (alot of little black dots), I'm assuming that will interfere with laser detection? (but then again jamming seems like the common sense/only real solution to dealing with laser anyway...)

[Stealth Stalker]

Not really relevant. Laser detection is a hundred dollar useless gimmick on your detector. Doesn't matter if it's blocked or not. It's still not going to save you. For that, you MUST have a jammer.

Those dots on some cars do block radar though, so you'll want to test it out before you mount it there and leave it there. Just go to a known half-strength radar source (door openers somewhere), and check the signal strength from behind the clear windshield. Then move it behind the dots and see if you lose any signal. If not, you're good to go, because ideally, that's where you want it. Visible from the front = fail.

[v1user]

]Since you have said you can deal with the false alerts, the V1 is the way to go.[/B] That and get a laser jammer.

[djrams80]

i970supspo said:

(I can deal with false alerts)

So I said, cool, get a V1.

[v1user]

i970supspo said:

(I can deal with false alerts)

So I said, cool, get a V1.

O, I thought he said can't. I was reading too fast.

[snoopyc4]

Welcome to the forum