I have never seen these up for a GD. But if someone knows how to get them in bulk and cheap. I'm pretty sure we could have a nice sized list of people on this website who would buy one in a heart beat if the price were right.

 

I agree, this would be great if we could get it to happen.

 

Dude,
Sorry to burst your bubble, but this has been tried over and over to no avail. It seems that Valentine wants every penny and will never do a group deal. The only way you could get a group deal if you knew the CEO/President of the company. I know there are guys out there that can do an Escort Passport 8500 deal..but whom.. i have no idea.

Andy

 

the valentine is so good? i heard good reviews...

 

Yeah, but like Andy said... you're about as likely to see a Valentine 1 deal come through as you are at winning lotto 3 times in one week.

It's just how some companies work, I guess.

 

ive got one and LOVE IT!!!



and like people said, good luck on a GD wit valentine..
i say just try ebay(tahts where i got mine from)

goodluck

 

the valentin one is awesome. DId someone mention a passport GD?? They actually had one... wow...

Bump the for EBAY!

 

is there gonna be another passport 8500 GD? anyone interested/have the connection?

 

we need connections, thats why we have rsb/frankencar/catback GDS.... now we need a passport hook up.

 

Id be in that GD for the Passport 8500

 

so it helps a lot when the cops use the radar? how many miles before?

 

You can read a bunch of info on the 8500 here: http://www.radartest.com/article.asp?articleid=1064

As well as info regarding the V1 vs. 8500 war - This is some good reading if the V1 ads sway you... http://www.radartest.com/article.asp?articleid=9070

Here's how they test (as well as info on V1's sneaky testing): http://www.radartest.com/article.asp?articleID=5

Oh, and I LOVE my 8500 - saved my A$$ quite a few times now...

http://www.escortradar.com/reviews.htm

 

That is the key dude. I don't want to come off as a butt-hole but this has been discussed over and over. Do a search if you can or if they let you. There are tons of threads about this.

I remember talking to someone about a group deal on these detectors. I did get a group deal on it, but everyone went BLAH... said they could get it cheaper. I'll try to contact this guy again and we will see what they say. So if someone can get them cheaper, how come they didn't get a group deal?

Andy

 

is $200 a good deal? thats what my buddy is getting me mine for

 

For which one?

It's a great deal for the 8500 and an awesome deal for the V1...

 

he said valentine 1, i'll have to check to make sure

 

NEW... I think its a bel radar detector inside a valentine 1 case

 

is it used?

can he get more?

 

Could someone help me out? I've posted something here a while ago, perhaps a little over a year ago but can't do a search. If someone can do a search on a thread which I started on Escort Radar detectors, I will follow up on it. Please PM me or paste the link for me. Thanks!

Andy

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=189485

 

Thanks HndaEtr. I really appreciate it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok guys, if you click on the link above lets see how many people we can rally up. Either I can work with this guy or another place. Let me know who's interested.

Andy

 

Since it appears that none of you are V1 owners, let me tell you a little about the V1 vs. the 8500.

1) Both the 8500 and the V1 offer front AND rear LASER detection
2) The V1 offers front AND rear RADAR detection - See owners manual at http://www.valentine1.com/
3) The 8500 offers only front RADAR detection (NO rear RADAR detction) - See owners manual at http://www.escortradar.com/
3) The V1 offers DIRECTIONAL ARROWS
4) The V1 offers a BOGEY COUNT (up to 9)
5) http://www.radartest.com/ is privately owned by the president of Escort, so the data located there should be considered biased
6) The V1 does NOT offer a hidden install option, but DOES offer a concealed display
7) I will soon be offering a bracket that you can replace the clock in your car with the V1's concealed display unit
8) Both the 8500 and the V1 are comparable when it comes to detecting radar/laser at specified distances from the front/sides. The biggest V1 advantages are that the V1 has rear radar detection, as well as the directional arrows (to indicate the location of the source).
9) Valentine1 has not, does not, and will not offer any group deals.... ever!
10) The V1 is $400
11) The 8500 is $300
12) The V1's on ebay are running on outdated software. Get the serial number from the seller. Then visit V1's website and click on upgrade. Enter the serial number to see how much it will cost to upgrade the software. Most of the time it is more expensive to buy a $179 V1 on ebay and pay $229 to upgrade the software... than it would be to buy the unit brand-new from V1 (and you get a warranty with the new one).

Just some words of wisdom from an 8500 AND a V1 owner. The 8500 has since gone on it's way. The first time you see the directional arrows on the V1 and it saves you from a ticket, you'll wonder how you did without it. Why settle for just a "beep.. beep.. beep" when you can know WHERE the "beep.. beep.. beep" is coming from?

 

lsondubz....if your bud is getting your a V1 for 200, can he get me one too? (assuming its new)

id be the happiest man alive with a new v1 for 2bills

 

http://forums.maxima.org/member.php?u=8792

then click: Find all threads started by this user

...for future reference

 

good info....

 

hey man, can you give me a rough idea when you plan on offering this? I am planning on purchasing V1 soon and I was going to hardwire above the mirror. If I have an estimate when you will offer the bracket, I will hold off my installation until then.

Thanks.

 

Rear radar will reflect off images in front of, and to the side of, your car - allowing forward facing radar detectors to catch it in enough time to do something about it.

The 8500 will tell you how many signals, and which band the signal is, if setup to do so. This is better than the 'Bogey' counter because it actually tells you multiple signals from multiple bands, all at once.

In addition, the 8500 can be set to display the frequency of the radar. If you know what frequency your area uses, you'll know immediately if it's a false or not.

Radartest.com also links to the multiple reviews of the 8500 by other companies, not affliliated with the radar detector manufacturers.

Course, if I could get a V1 for $200, I would

 

The V1 also has multiple-band multiple-bogey detection. I have a picture on my web-site of the unit showing multiple bogeys on the same band. I don't have a picture of it showing multiple bogeys on multiple bands, but it will do it. It also flashes the arrow and band indicator of the strongest band. This way, if you are passing by a K-band store at 4 bars and a Ka band at 1 bar, the unit will flash the K-band arrow and band indicator, while the Ka-band arrow (if different) and band indicator will remain solid.

As far as the concealed display mount, here's a sneak preview:

http://maxima.theowensfamily.com/radar.html

Remember that the mount is in it's first stages of being manufactured, but I've already secured a company to make the moldings once I sent them a sample.

I'm still working on making the entire housing out of plexiglass. Once I am finished, I will send it off so the mold can be created and the final product can be manufactured.

 

Well,

If anyone can get a GD on V1 radar detectors, then I'm up for it also. If I don't hear from anyone wanting a GD on 8500's then I won't persue it anymore.
Thanks

Andy

 

Dude,

No offense, but I'm not that stupid. I tried it over and over but didn't find what I was looking for..thats why I asked.

A-

 

What the hell are you smoking?

http://www.radartest.com/ is owned by Craig Peterson of Phoenix, AZ, the president of Escort is Greg Blair of West Chester, OH. I don't see much relationship there.

More BS from V1 owners.

 

i think i read somewhere that the .org is trying something new for a while ... only Donating Members can search now

 

The search feature has been disabled for non-donating org memebers. this is supposed to keep the server from crashing/slowing down so much.

 

I knew the search function was disabled for non-donating members. I did do a search on 'THREAD STARTERS', and couldn't find my name for some particular reason. Jeesus, I try to ask one simple question (for help) and I get beat on by K PAZZO plus the entire ORG. Then when I put in my 2 cents, everyone puts in their 10 cents.

 

lol that was funny as **** man

dont take any offense to them..
i dont!

 

now, let's get to the subject of this thread. Someone start a GD on V1 or even a Passport 8500!!!

 

let me say it again..
V1 will NEVER do a GD on their V1 detectors. many many many have tried and success rate is still at 0.