Radar Detector build quality

[JSteale]

I haven't had a radar detector in more than 20 years. I haven't lived in an area that had anywhere one could drive faster than about 35 mph and i haven't had any fast vehicles either. The radar detector that i did have was made by escort. I bought a fast street bike in 1982 and proceeded to get 3 speeding tickets in 26 days. This prompted me to get the Escort. I don't even remember the model but it was supposedly the best available at the time. I didn't get another speeding ticket after that.
The main point of this post is that i am glad to hear that Escort is still a leader in radar detectors and deservedly so. I had my clunky, by today's standards, unit velcro'd to the top of my instrument cluster. Needless to say this was not the perfect method of attaching it. I worked quite well for sometime however. Inevitably, as you might imagine the velcro failed and of course i was on the highway going about 90 mph. I saw the thing fly off and bounce down the road. I almost didn't stop as i figured what would be the point. I did pull over and walked back to retrieve it. being night time it wasn't too crowded a stretch of highway. I took it with me even though i figured it would be junk. I plugged it back in and it lit up but that might not mean much. I contacted Escort and told them what happened. They suggested that I return it to them to check out. The bottom line is that i got it back from Escort pretty quickly with a note that the knob that had broken off had been replaced but other than that it had still been working perfectly. I just thought anyone thinking of buying a radar detector might want to take this into account. Escort builds a damn fine product. Oh, and no charge for the inspection or the knob or the return shipping!

[Nuke]

Escort and Beltroncis are essentially one and the same so either one is good. Valentine 1 is another option. Check the RD test data. I don't believe there's a one of poor quality in the bunch.

[upstatedoc]

Let me guess, you lived in the caribbean?

[Solidjake]

Good customer service.

I'd get a V1 if you still have a bike

[OpenRoad]

I haven't had a radar detector in more than 20 years. I haven't lived in an area that had anywhere one could drive faster than about 35 mph and i haven't had any fast vehicles either. The radar detector that i did have was made by escort. I bought a fast street bike in 1982 and proceeded to get 3 speeding tickets in 26 days. This prompted me to get the Escort. I don't even remember the model but it was supposedly the best available at the time. I didn't get another speeding ticket after that.
The main point of this post is that i am glad to hear that Escort is still a leader in radar detectors and deservedly so. I had my clunky, by today's standards, unit velcro'd to the top of my instrument cluster. Needless to say this was not the perfect method of attaching it. I worked quite well for sometime however. Inevitably, as you might imagine the velcro failed and of course i was on the highway going about 90 mph. I saw the thing fly off and bounce down the road. I almost didn't stop as i figured what would be the point. I did pull over and walked back to retrieve it. being night time it wasn't too crowded a stretch of highway. I took it with me even though i figured it would be junk. I plugged it back in and it lit up but that might not mean much. I contacted Escort and told them what happened. They suggested that I return it to them to check out. The bottom line is that i got it back from Escort pretty quickly with a note that the knob that had broken off had been replaced but other than that it had still been working perfectly. I just thought anyone thinking of buying a radar detector might want to take this into account. Escort builds a damn fine product. Oh, and no charge for the inspection or the knob or the return shipping!

Good story. Welcome to the forum.

[ersin]

... I haven't lived in an area that had anywhere one could drive faster than about 35 mph and i haven't had any fast vehicles either.

If that were my case I'd end up killing myself. Where do you live?

I bought a fast street bike in 1982 and proceeded to get 3 speeding tickets in 26 days.

If that were my case my wife would end up killing me.

[Hunter]

Welcome to the forum.I am sure you will find great information here.

[thx1138]

Welcome back to the world of radar detectors. What peaked your interest after 20 years?

[GreenRadar]

welcome to the forum, glad to hear you have an old school detector that is still in good working condition

[JamSession]

I haven't lived in an area that had anywhere one could drive faster than about 35 mph

It sucks living in Virginia doesn't it