I told my good friend about radar detectors and advised him to get the V1 Gen2. Two weeks later he hands me a new Escort Max and asks me to test it for him. Duh! After giving him the most penetrating stare I could muster on such short notice, I finally agreed.
In search of an encounter or two, I mounted both detectors on my Mustang GT’s windshield for a drive from Apple Valley out to Barstow on interstate 15. On the way, Gen2 started detecting Ka way out of sight, over a mile and a half on the odo. The Escort picked up the CHIP at about a mile. This was an easy one as I was on flat ground and the CHIP was up on a ramp.
When I turned around at Barstow, I found that my test bogey had moved. After some double-digit number of miles, Gen2 again picked up a Ka. Nada on the Escort. I slowed, not wanting to miss the source. Gen2 went to full alert. The Escort remained silent. Then, as we topped a rise on the freeway, there was CHIPPY, shooting at close range. Escort finally woke up.
I took the Max back to my friend and couldn’t resist saying “If you like road-side conversations with The Man, keep it. Otherwise, get V1 Gen2 like I told you.”
Tim Nunn
Apple Valley, CA