V1 Moments

I drive a fuel truck for a living and decided to test V1 Gen2’s range against radar out in the Nevada desert, to see if I could get a really long-range detect, aka, a moon sniff. It was nighttime, so under the cover of darkness I clamped Gen2 to the visor, connected my phone and … continued

When I bought a new Corvette in South East FL, the state and local revenuers felt I should make more generous contributions to the local till. After my sixth ticket in three months, I wised up. I sought out the best detector available–Valentine 1 of course. Immediately I could detect the presence of police everywhere … continued

I had my V1 Gen2 mounted for a couple of months when I went driving some northern Wisconsin backroads with a couple of friends. We came up a hill and V1 chirped a single Ka ahead, then steadied at two bars of strength while the posted limit dropped down to 35 right before the crest. … continued

I was headed to work early one morning along an interstate highway, “Whalin’ down the freeway at just the cruisin’ power,” as Delaware rocker George Thorogood would have it. The local troopers usually run with their radars on continuously, and I’d never seen any of them shooting laser, so running briskly didn’t bother me. I … continued

My wife’s car has a very popular radar detector, just not a V1. We were recently headed out in separate cars for a few errands. She was in front of me. We were talking on the phone. My V1 Gen2 alerted, but nothing from hers for way too long. She almost got stopped; luckily, she … continued

I have a V1 competitor’s detector in my SUV, top of that maker’s line. For my Corvette I bought a new V1 Gen2. I’m just amazed at Gen2’s ability to spot directionality of the radar versus the competing model. Gen2 detects at a longer range and the arrows are much more accurate, even though the … continued

I have been a long-time V1 user. I recently bought a new 2020 BMW X5 with all the new safety stuff, including hand motion sensors. The V1 that I had was only a few years old, worked great with traffic and vehicles that had the blind spot detection. However, it would go nuts in my … continued

The V1 Gen2 is my first V1. I immediately headed for the highway to test and within a few odo clicks I decided it was trash; for miles it just kept beeping. Could it be mistaking a collision avoidance radar for a police radar, possibly the one in my own car? As I drove further, … continued

It’s a sunny weekend in San Diego and I’m with the family in my Mercedes E350, heading for brunch. I take the ramp to a toll road that’s usually light traffic and very high speed. To merge, I normally rocket-launch out of the toll booth. This toll road is the reason I bought my V1 … continued

I have owned my V1 since 2004, and in those 16 years it has kept me out of innumerable awkward roadside conversations. Incidents of the following sort have happened many times, and again just the other day on the interstate. I was moving as if I wanted to get there and had two cars shadowing, … continued