My wife bought me a Passport 9500i today.
I am very happy....but.....should I return it and get V1?
so cuntfused.
I know they are both very good. I like the GPS thinkg in the passport...and I have feeling that eventually we will be able to download a speedtrap data base but,
is the V1 better?

What do you think?
lemme make a poll....


the funny thing is I haven't bought a radar detector because I couldn't decide b/w the two of them!

 

from my understanding, the val. 1 is a little prone to false alarms more than any other detector

... buy the val 1 and sell the passport to me

 

Just use it since your wife bought it for you.

 

keep it because it was a gift. And if I remember correctly, Passports were the second best detector on the market.

 

It's a gift from your wife.... That is kind of rude if you were to return it and get something else. IMO.

 

i don't think she cares if I return it.

 

Get the V1

 

From the billion threads like this, Ive come to the conclusion that the V1 over the Passport is purely opinionated.

If you like arrows telling you where the radar is, get the V1. If you dont care, stick with the passport.

Both are excellent radars.

 

Not really, rather than getting to that conclusion by reading threads I actually have had owned both over the past years and trust me V1 is indeed far better than any iteration of Passport.

 

Famous last words.

Definitely keep it.

 

no really, she doesn't care
she asked my best friend what to buy...and he has no clue

 

keep it

 

Keep the Passport, then blame her if you get any moving violation!

 

Keep the passport.

 

i've ran both side by side............i still have my V1

 

have a passprt 8500 for the last 3 years....been all clear from cops....knock on wood....

with the 9500 GPS in it is a major plus.

 

Good one Will!

 

i went to court for a ticket today. dammit.
i need to put one of these in...i am leaning towards getting a V1.
jeeez

 

sorry to hijack your thread, but do these radar detectors really work? I've never cared much about it but seems like alotof people actually have it.

 

the good ones like the passport and the V1 wprk well. When I lived in Va a bunch a friends had V1's hidden behind the dash.The lights showed up behind an AC vent. It's illegal to own in VA, and if they see it, you get another ticket.

 

Famous last words.

But IF she really doesn't care, then get a V1. I don't have one, but always drool when my friend andI drive out to Vegas in his car. Gotta say, the arrow indicators are nifty.

It's like choosing between an Acura TL and a Honda Accord V6.

IMHO, its the same crap, but one comes with slightly better HP (or radar detection range) and more bells and whistles so they can charge slightly more for it.

 

i ordered a V1 last night

the 9500 doesn't really have a concealed dispay....very imp IMO

now....how the fuck do i hardwire this thing?
Crazy? help?

 

so you sellin? actually looking to buy. and what car you wanna hardwire into?

 

i returned the 9500.... i never opened it. I wanna hardwire it into a e92

 

wtf??!! This is what you call a "MAJOR DILEMMA." :slap:

 

Don't speed, return it, and save $450?

 

i have been trying to decide what to buy for 3 years....
do you know good install guys?

 

 

 

Best answer.