Looking to buy a radar detector and I found an Escort Passport 8500 X50 for $304. Is this a good unit for that price?
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Looking to buy a radar detector and I found an Escort Passport 8500 X50 for $304. Is this a good unit for that price?
for Used, it isn'tQuote:
Originally Posted by RUradar
Brand new from Crutchfield
Then that is the Red model, you can get it direct for the same price or actually $299.Quote:
Originally Posted by RUradar
Thanks. Crutchfield has free shipping Escort does not so it's $304.99 vs $312.95. I know it's only 8 bucks but better in my pocket than theirs.
Last I knew Amazon had them for around $270 with free shipping.
Most of the Amazon stores are NOT authorized dealers, if you purchase from any of them you're not going to have a warranty.
Also there are some other black market dealers that have been using the names of authorized dealers on auction sites. Be sure that they are the real deal before you waste your $$$.
If you have a link to this Crutchfield deal, please PM me and I can check it out.
Here is one Ebay/Amazon dealer that recently got busted:
http://www.radarroy.com/archives/204
You can never go wrong with Crutchfield.Quote:
Originally Posted by radarroy
As long as it is CrutchfieldQuote:
You can never go wrong with Crutchfield.
They are an authorized deal, however again there have been black market dealers using the names of authorized dealers
I just posted on the Escort page.
Save your money and slow down. I have never been defeated by a radar detector.
Ever
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Your repeated posts remind me of a kid in high school trying to convince his friends he scored or a criminal trying to sell an alibi.......Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritter
Hey, it's your court date. If you want to start a web page to flout the fact that you are irrespponsible with your PRIVILEGE to drive and blatanty break the law then be ready for the consequences.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rottman
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:roll: After reading this post of yours I stand by my comment......Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritter
of course not :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: you would know if you had been ;) :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritter
RLMFAO :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: CORK= 8)Quote:
Originally Posted by corkguykev
How do you know that for sure?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritter
I have picked up officers from 2 miles away... doesn't mean I am necessarily (but hopefully) going to pick up every single one..
If he did he wouldn't know anyway whit..... :roll: :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by whittw
[quote="Rottman"]he's just talking out his ass :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by whittw
doing a surprisingly good job too with his head in the way like that :p:D
[quote="corkguykev"]:lol: :lol: Racist.... :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rottman
:lol: :lol: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rottman
i guess my LPP doesnt jam my Prolaser 2 or Lti Marksman either and my V1 just happens to alert me by coincidence when im being targeted, every time :rolleyes
what a vivid imagination i must have to think these gadgets work :rolleyes:
oh well, back to my padded cell i go............... ;)
Didn't claim that you couldn't detect us. And if it slowed you down GOOD! Mission accomplished.Quote:
Originally Posted by corkguykev
But if I hit the trigger on you, you will get stopped. I beleive you've just been lucky.......
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No ****.. I don't get it.. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rottman
You escaped? Get back in there!! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by corkguykev
:lol: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by whittw
Bad cop no doughnutQuote:
Originally Posted by whittw
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rottman
I have a RD so when a LEO shoots me with his I/O i can get the jump and quickly accelerate to about 160mph and get off the next exit.
Works every time. :twisted:
Actually i use my RD for the safety of all Officers. If they leave on there radar i will be warned that they are up ahead with someone pulled over. I will now be more alert and slow down, but so will the people behind me. This helps prevent road side accidents with traffic enforcement.
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Originally Posted by CJR238
And we appreciate that, I've lost a brother on the side of he road.
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fair pointQuote:
Originally Posted by Fritter
i suppose it did, until i passed the tripod trap anyway :wink:Quote:
And if it slowed you down GOOD! Mission accomplished.
you must have some serious range on that radar/laser cos im a few thousand miles away from you :wink: :lol: :lol:Quote:
But if I hit the trigger on you, you will get stopped. I beleive you've just been lucky.......
What you fail to realize is this: If you left your Radar gun on you could effectively slow down RD users for a longer period of time, then your instant-on bursts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritter
Lets say person 'A' is speeding with a high-end radar detector on the NYSThruway. They are going 78 in a 65. Flow of traffic is normally around 75MPH. If you leave your radar gun constant-on, and the person picks you up from a 1.5miles away: You have effectively slowed that driver down for 1.5miles (giving them time to slow down gradually and move over slowly), and made him/her alert (aware) to a possible situation on a road ahead.
On the other hand: You can use instant on where you do not slow them down until the last instance: They will hit their brakes more aggressively. (creating a dangerous situation because of your instant on blast). You can either ticket them, which again there really is no proof that they won't speed right back up after that...
Basically the use of Instant-On is for the sole purpose of money making, it does not slow people down for any period of time, which should be your main goal in safety enforcement.
What you fail to realize is that the only way to slow some folks down is to hit them in the pocket.Quote:
Originally Posted by AirMoore
You admit that you will blatantly break the law when you think we're not around. That is more dangerous to me. If I jack you for a couple of bills then you will drive the speed limit ALL THE TIME because you won't know where we're at......... :shock:
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yeah that really works all right :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritter
i got my first ticket last year and soon afterwards i bought my LPP and a V1 so i guess i learned my lesson all right ;) :lol:
now laser traps amuse me :p
What I find interesting is some of the videos. Not so much the static tests of jamming a radar gun, but the videos of those who have the camera running in the car and happen into a LIDAR trap...er...an officer doing speed enforcement using LIDAR. The person on the video jams them, passes through, then comes back to run the LIDAR again. It's like flying Iron Hand or Wild Weasel missions...er..without the missiles.Quote:
Originally Posted by corkguykev
After I got a $600 speeding ticket that didn't make decide to never speed again, it's actualy what got me started using RD's. I'm sure I'm not the only person that's had this same thing happen to them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritter
If I could get this thread back on topic, I was referring to the detectors on Amazon that are sold BY Amazon. I assume that Amazon itself is an authorized seller. I wasn't talking about any Amazon "store" and yes, Esoterica and some of the other big ones are actually on the UNAUTHORIZED list over at Beltronics, so it's fair to assume they're not authorized by Escort either. The $270 price was actually Amazon itself, not a "store". I don't mean to jump in your face, haha. I just don't want everyone thinking I'm an idiot and suggesting people buy from unauthorized sellers. I would never dream of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by radarroy
Amazon is NOT on Escort or Bel's authorized dealer listQuote:
Originally Posted by DeadReb245
So you buy from Amazon, you don't have ANY warranty
Wow, that's weird. You would think a highly reputable business selling them would be authorized? I guess I am a moron then? Disregard my posts in this thread, please. Sorry, Roy.