My dog ate my Valentine!

[kageones]

What kind of dog was it?

a hungry one

[QuickTrigger]

as soon as i read the title i was thnking about putting the dog in the car.....stealth install....noone would even know....hehehe....

[cbdc]

Dog in the car as a countermeasure... new meaning to man's best friend!

[kpatz]

When the dog starts beeping, slow down!

Instead of arrows, his nose will point at the radar source.

Imagine driving through a location where RDs are banned and Spectres are used. Get caught and have the LEO search the car for the RD. Have them bring the Spectre in the car, and wonder why the dog is setting it off.

[valentine1fan]

...no, it wasn't in February, it was the Valentine that served me well for over 5 years and survived a few "other valentines"

Now I have a predicament: do I stay with the V1 or move onto a GPS-enabled version of Escort?

Factors that I am considering:
1) V1 nails the core issue (sensitivity) but seems to lag the market in other "cool" features such as GPS, red light camera database, etc

2) Are there other features in Passport that are in the works (anything that has to do with GPS, internet, etc)?

3) Is there a risk that Valentine Research (which is pretty much a one man show as I understand) shuts down its operations within a few years from now, just because Mike Valentine himself may want to retire...

All comments are appreciated, especially from users that have used other detectors.

Thanks a bunch!

If you have the scratch, you can get one of each. Get a V1 and disable X & K bands, using it as a Ka and Laser sniffer only. Then get a gps radar detector and use it for all bands. Run them together like many members here do.

Good point. I guess I was trying to avoid this experiment by tapping into the forum's knowledgebase.

[valentine1fan]

Can we get a picture?

absolutely, I'll dig it out.... hmmm... i am not sure if I have the permissions to upload pictures though (there is some # of posts requirement)...

[valentine1fan]

What kind of dog was it?

You guys are gonna get a kick out of this: it's a POODLE my mom's poodle!

a "standard poodle", the mother of all poodles - about 55 lbs. The sweetest dog, but he'll chew anything - computer cables, shoes, and now radar detectors are on his menu...

[valentine1fan]

as soon as i read the title i was thnking about putting the dog in the car.....stealth install....noone would even know....hehehe....

Thant's an excellent idea, as soon as I am done with the "poodle enabled radar detector" - the ultimate in "concealed displays" I'll post a "how to" with pix. "Stealth" will be an understatement...

[Stealth Stalker]

... i am not sure if I have the permissions to upload pictures though (there is some # of posts requirement)...

No there isn't. Use the paperclip icon in the posting window to attach the pic.