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Originally Posted by captainaudio
Lately I have been using a "Belt AND Suspenders" approach.
I had a V1 in my Lexus and moved it over to the 335I when I tool delivery in July. Last week I had a passport SRX installed. I decided to leave the V1 in the car so I could compare them.
Conslusions:
1 They both seem to react to radar signals at about the same time but the V1 picks it up slightly sooner.
2 The arrows on the V1 are a great feature,
3. The passport seems to be better at picking up laser. I have had it go off several times while the V1 remained silent.
4. The voical warnings on the passport are a nice feature - "K Band" instead of "braaack".
5. The passport is totally "stealth". I have the display box mounted in the ashtray and when it is closed there is no indication that there is a radar detector in the car. I have to hide the V1 whenever I park.
The passport saved my but last week on the Taconic parkway when I got tagged by laser. I think the "Shifting" feature worked because I was going 75 and did not get pulled over.
This week I added a navalert unit. Other than the fact that the car gets a bit "chatty" if I leave everything on in the city ("beep beep beep" "red light camera". "K Band" "beeeeep", "laser alert". "speed trap ahead" etc.) so far everything seems to be working well.
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excellent write up there! thanks for contributing!
