Best Radar Detector

davidmcintyre · Post by **davidmcintyre** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:49 pm

More importantly, Jeff, we have to buy you a new keyboard that includes a functional caps lock key! Or are you actually trying to convey the feeling of yelling?

All-caps is very hard to read.

Thanks, Dave

SLEWIS8827 · Post by **SLEWIS8827** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 3:26 pm

Im not trying to convey the feling of yelling and yes as you can see my caps lock does unlock. It's just a habit, and now that you mention it, it is hard to read. Sorry next time the caps lock will stay un locked.

Jeff

taxwoman · Post by **taxwoman** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:37 pm

All in all folks, this has been extraordinarily informative. I took the majority advice and bought the valentine 1, it has been very accurate. Thank you very much. Nice touch with the black gloves, hehehe.

e30techDOTcom · Post by **e30techDOTcom** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 8:30 am

taxwoman wrote:All in all folks, this has been extraordinarily informative. I took the majority advice and bought the valentine 1, it has been very accurate. Thank you very much. Nice touch with the black gloves, hehehe.

Do you plan on hardwiring it?

DanH · Post by **DanH** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:38 pm

e30techDOTcom wrote:If you're going to use it for Highway driving, then the V1 is the better contender.

Here are some pics of it hardwired in my X5:

LOL.. it looks like OJ is doing the install... hahahahaaaa...

DanH · Post by **DanH** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:41 pm

DanH wrote:
e30techDOTcom wrote:If you're going to use it for Highway driving, then the V1 is the better contender.

Here are some pics of it hardwired in my X5:

LOL.. it looks like OJ is doing the install... hahahahaaaa...

taxwoman · Post by **taxwoman** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 4:14 pm

I'm not planning on hard wiring it, since I don't use the cigarette lighter for anything else. It has saved me a few tickets. By the way I was driving a loaner today a 525, what a difference. Mine is a 330 with performance package. I didn't even need the radar detector with that car. First automatic I ever drove, I was lucky I didn,t slam on the "Clutch". Just cruising along like an old lady. I will get that car when I hit 70 (the age I mean not the speed)

SLEWIS8827 · Post by **SLEWIS8827** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 6:10 pm

I agree the 525 is not as fast as it should be. The 330 with the performance package must fly, the boosted 10 hp plus the 6 speed you can't compare the two. I drove the 525 w/ sport package and wasn't enough so I finally settled on the 530 w/ sport package and it's pretty good but I look froward to driving the 540/545 with a sport package, that is probably unreal.

Jeff

taxwoman · Post by **taxwoman** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:08 pm

I have to say Jeff, I also prefer smaller cars. They take the curves better, and parking is seldom a problem.

SLEWIS8827 · Post by **SLEWIS8827** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:58 pm

Absolutely smaller cars handle better, yet all bmw's are great on handling including my dads 740 which takes curves unbelievably and its an iL. I was going to get an 05 330i 4 door with a sport package but it was kind of snug. Im a big guy so the 5 fits me fine and it's a pleasure to drive.

Jeff