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Article #142Re: Good place to buy radar detectors?
From: Mustafa Thamer
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 16:42
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 16:42
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It's true that VASCAR and Instant-On triggering have made radar detectors less useful, but I have found that they still pay for themselves pretty quickly and are a good investment. In the case of Instant-On or Pulse Radar, remember that you'll still get a warning if a car in front of you is triggered. It's true there's not much you can do about getting caught by VASCAR and policeman sneaking up behind you at night, except to keep your eyes open and leave some cars in front of you. But I've found that the vast majority of speed traps are still done the old fashioned way. It might not be worth it to pay $300 for an expensive model like the Escort or Passport, which beg to be ripped off anyway, but some others (like the Uniden RD9XL which I have and recommend) are just as highly rated for half the price. See past issues of Road and Track or Motor Trend for Radar Detector comparisons. It's important to get something that's small and accuarate (able to weed out false signals). Good luck, -Mustafa -- "Wandering the face of the Earth. Wondering what my dreams might be worth. Learning that I'm only immortal for a limited time." - Rush
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Newsgroups: triangle.general Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!concert!ndl!thamer From: thamer@ndl.com (Mustafa Thamer) Subject: Re: Good place to buy radar detectors? Message-ID: <1992Sep14.164240.24119@ndl.com> Sender: usenet@ndl.com Nntp-Posting-Host: orzo Organization: NDL References: <716237123@bronto.cs.duke.edu> <1992Sep11.201436.13557@ncsu.edu> <1992Sep14.124326.6171@samba.oit.unc.edu> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 16:42:40 GMT Lines: 30