V1 Moments

It’s Sunday morning, early, before eight. We’re in the Black Hills of South Dakota, heading home. Next up is a little “poke and plumb town,” you know, where you poke your head out the window and you’re plumb out of town. No traffic on the highway. Nothing happening. About four miles out, V1 chirps Ka. … continued

A friend wanted to show off his new toy. He knew I had a V1, and that I was an Arrows Guy, so he was going to show me that his “newer” detector was better. He decided to go with the Escort Max 360 because he said V1 had been the same “forever.” Of course … continued

This goes back to a crazy thing I did with my first V1. I had just flown 1300 miles from home to look at an old car, which I decided to purchase and drive all the way home. There I was on the interstate driving along in my new 23-year-old Lincoln Continental Mark III. Right … continued

I’ve always had a radar detector and I always opted for cheap. With instant-on out there, how much difference could there be? Boy, was I ever wrong! On my job I test drive customer cars, three or four times a day on the same stretch of road. One of the customers left his V1 plugged … continued

My V1 is over 20 years old and has never been touched, upgraded, or anything else. It is what the collectable-car world calls a survivor. Yes, I know all the upgrades would be to my advantage, but I just want to see how long this detector will last. I’ve logged over 600,000 miles with it … continued

I was driving on the parkway as I’ve have been doing nearly every day for the last 20 years, just another day. I was soon to pass the State Trooper’s favorite hiding spot, and like always, I ease back to 55. V1 religiously alerts me to his presence. Normally I get a heads-up a half … continued

was driving from Montgomery, Alabama, through Houston, Texas, to home in Bellevue, Nebraska with my ten-year-old V1. While going through Houston, my V1 started beeping, saying I had two warnings; one ahead, and one behind. I was doing the speed limit, but there was greyhound bus tailgating me. The chirping quickened until I passed a … continued

I have two V1s, both long timers. The one in my daily driver was giving me more and more false alarms. I read that there was a new feature, Junk-K Fighter I think you call it, so I told my wonderful wife this upgrade is what I wanted for Christmas. I sent in my old … continued

I’ve driven with the V1 for several years now and appreciate its ability to locate and identify radar. That appreciation rose to a whole new level this past weekend. Heading south down a well-travelled road, V1 indicated both K and Ka radar ahead and to the side. The radar count rapidly rose to four signals. … continued

I knew that the 55-zone I was in dropped abruptly to a residential 35 just ahead. My V1 sounded off, as it had numerous times before on this daily commute, indicating a radar ambush barely into the 35 zone. I should add that this 35 mph zone contains a sharp “S” curve, first turning right … continued