so I got a $106 speeding ticket on Wednesday, and decided what i want for Christmas. I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for a radar detector for around $200. my buddy is obsessed with valintine 1's (http://www.valentine1.com/) but i think thats way more detector than i need(and waaaaay out of my price range). I was looking at a Cobra XRS-9830 (http://www.cobra.com/index.php?page=shop/flypage&product_id=455&id=1) at the store for around $200...it seems alright, has anyone used one of these(or a 12 band cobra in general, they all seem fairly similar). I basically just need it for the small town crooked cops around here(older radars), and the 3-4 longer highway trips i take a year.

I like my Cobra....

Look on ebay for the escort passport 8500, you have the ez mute, it's very user friendly.

www.radartest.com

It's worth the money, because it pays for itself. A cheap detector.... well, what's the point. It's like owning a car with three wheels vs a car with four. Good detector, good investment.

http://www.radartest.com/article.asp?articleid=9090

FYI, on ebay, you can have them now for around $250. Do it right or don't do it at all is my advice. It gets expensive relying on junk. Cobras straight up suck. If you don't think so, you haven't had a real detector.