Hi

[budlightdave2000]

i been lurkin on here for quite sometime, lookin for new rd to put in my mercury mountaineer, im in streamwood, il nw subrurbs tryin find best to fit my budget been looking at the escort an bells but from what i been readin nothing but problems out $200 $400 price range if they all false or require service once year maybe i need to look into whistler thanks

[radarrob]

Welcome.

[milkman]

Welcome to the Forum

[Mauskar]

welcome!

[GreenRadar]

i been lurkin on here for quite sometime, lookin for new rd to put in my mercury mountaineer, im in streamwood, il nw subrurbs tryin find best to fit my budget been looking at the escort an bells but from what i been readin nothing but problems out $200 $400 price range if they all false or require service once year maybe i need to look into whistler thanks

welcome to the forum, and if your worried about False alerts your going to get just as much with Whistler as you will with Belscort. If you have problems with money and need a good detector, shoot me a PM and I'll get you hooked up with a good deal on anything from the Escort 8500 x50 or Beltronics GX65 all the way to the 9500ci

[Goofy Footr]

Welcome to the forum.

I dont know where youve been reading about falses for Escorts. And if youre that worried about it, extend your price range a bit and you can get the 9500ix for $500 and that'll filter all the door openers out.

[Akosikojak]

All RD's "false", some a little 'Escort' some allot 'V1/Bells', just depends on what your tolerance level is and what kind of driving you plan on using it more for, City vs Highway.

My first V1 I bought back in 98 and it lasted until about the end of 2008 until I upgraded to a newer V1. For me I look at RD's kinda like computers, I usually upgrade/buy newer one every 3-5 yrs anyway. Just a thought though.

[budlightdave2000]

sorry forgot to mention my daily commute is city, some highway but not much maybe on the weekends my budget is around $200 or so thanks

[budlightdave2000]

greenradar, for some reason i can't send you a pm

[djrams80]

Here's my opinion of how the best sub-$200 RDs stack up to one another:

Overall:
1. Refurbished Escort 8500
2. Bel v955
3. Whistler SE

Sensitivity:
1. Refurbished Escort 8500
2. Bel v955
3. Whistler SE

Reliability:
1. Bel v955
2. Whistler SE
3. Refurbished Escort 8500

Features:
1. Refurbished Escort 8500
2. Whistler SE
3. Bel v955

Reactivity:
1. Whistler SE
2. Refurbished Escort 8500
3. Bel v955

False Alerts:
1. Bel v955
2. Refurbished Escort 8500
3. Whistler SE

Warranty:
1. Whistler SE
2. Bel v955
3. Refurbished Escort 8500