Haha I feel ya. I need someone to correct me sometimes so thank ya!

 

 

Sweet! I already called your Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles for some info and I only waited 5 minutes on the phone to talk to someone . I am lucky if I get to talk to someone here in 45 minutes.

 

The meth problem doesnt have much to do with the cops. I blame the boring area coupled with ease of access and the abundance of poor towns that produce it. Around ftlw is nothing but a ton of tiny *** towns with no other major income past farming and drugs. I know a few of the waynesville cops they are pretty bored and like to hang out on the one main road in town with its random speed changes. Problen being prettymuch the whole road is a school zone too so they arr required to ticket folks there. They are some of the most thorough cops i know though, their accident reports arent the bs cali copa do where they just ask if you are ok and watch you exchange info, more concerned we will shoot each other than being useful.

 

I've got a Valentine, and it has saved me more times than I can count. but as you say, not foolproof. When they hide and use instant on laser, not much you can do. I have a need for speed, lol.

 

+1 on this. The V1 has saved me countless times. The directional indicators are a lifesaver. The laser has been useful less often, but has still worked a few times. The thing that amazes me is that folks will say "Oh you have a radar detector, that stuff doesn't really work at all." and I can only chuckle.

 

mine has paid for it's self many times over.

 

i need to pick one of those up. Anyone have a recommendation on a radar detector?

 

I'd recommend Valentine V1 or Passport 8500/9500. They cost a bit, but do the job.

IMO, a cheap detector isn't worth owning.

 

Do they have to be mounted in the windshield area still? My friend has his mounted to the bottom of his rearview mirror, I like that idea.

 

^^^^This! I have an Escort 9500i but I wish I had the 9500ix. Can't go wrong with either of them. Don't go cheap!!!

 

Z Mount under rear view mirror is best (search "rear view radar mount"), along with an invisicord (search "rear view radar cord") so that you don't have the cord hanging down.

 

i got one for tinted tail light!!! oops!! but well two but got away with one...

 

Tinted tail lights are lame. I see so many that are so dark you can barely tell they are lighting-up and people depend to see the lights to tell them to stop.

 

That's great. Other than the nice weather and local attractions, are you going to be giving-up anything dear?

 

They are finally starting to take all the cameras out in southern california too my first ticket was a camera one making an right hand turn. $550 for a camera ticket. Since april ive been pulled over twice in my stock honda (before i got my Z) doing 65 in a 45 cops saw my military id and said have a nice night then got pulled over doing 110 on the way back to pendleton at 1am cops asked what my job was and i told him i drive a tank and he said not to drive my car like a tank and have a good night.
Got my 04 Z Roadster in June and got a ticket two weeks after having it from a CHP doing 97 in a 70 on the 215 by the fallbrook exit. didnt even realize i was going that fast, was too used to my honda. lol. When i asked to cop if i could get a verbal warning he looked at me and asked if i knew how dangerous i was driving and I looked at him and said no this car is fairly safe "I admit i was arrogant about it, i knew i was getting the ticket by then" Z cruises at 97 while crown vic feels like it about to rattle off the wheels, should have asked if he wanted to drive it and see how well it handles. lol

 

When the county deputy let me off, he even pointed at the V1 and said "and that won't always save you". Um, no kidding, probably why we are having this little conversation Of course he also said, "I know you have a fast car, but you can't drive like that around here!". Yes sir! At that point in time, I had not had an in-state ticket in 20 years or more, so that probably took him by surprise - that, and he expected to see some youngster behind the wheel, which was not exactly the case, lol.

 

 

Bottom line... Don't drive like a douchebag and you'll be fine. Don't give the cop a reason to pull u over. I kno at times, if u got an itch... u gotta scratch.

A bunch of my buddies tell me I drive my car like a grandma. Which I do... for good reason. Unless I'm sliding my car haha

-miLes.

 

^^ good advice. thanks for the pics on that detector as well. I try not to need it but I would always like to know just to be safe, prevent me from scratching the itch at the wrong time. Ill look into that one. I keep seeing it in all the magazines I read but I dont usually give too much credit to a magazine ad.