Escort 9500i GPS Radar / Laser Detector

[jimbo01 0]

I almost bought a personaised plate for my 740, but given the price, I opted for something a little more useful. It's the latest radar detector from Escort. I like it as it has GPS - so provides a real time speed read-out, and when you get zapped it freezes to show you the speed you were detected at - useful for those times you are shure you were not the car doing the speed they claim.

The other feature is that you can clcik a button to enter areas of interest - like where the speed limit drops from 70 to 50, has a speed camera, then rises to 70kph again (like on the way to Wellington Airport - cute!)

This time I will never leave it in the car. I left my old V1 in the wondow while giving blood, about 2pm in the afternoon, in full view of the blood service reception. A be-hoodied arswipe walked up to my car, took off his hoody, wrapped arround his arm, smashed my window, removed the V1, shook the glass off his hoody and walked off. All to the amazement of the lady who was locking her car in the space beside mine. She called the cops but by the time they arrive he had ambled off. When you are hooked up to the blood machine you dopn't want a couple of cops walking in and askig if anyone owns a.... DAMN.

[hybrid 1040]

Yeah had the 46 broken into and the v1 stolen too at the start of the year ... f**ken annouying and a big pain in the ass as they screwed the window actuator ..

[jimbo01 0]

Update on the 9500i

Took it skiing yesterday from Upper Hutt to Wellington. All seemed to work OK EXCEPT the "Mark" button, used to mark where a speed camera is, or other 'hazard' doesn't actually work. Tried to mark 3 camera locations yeasterday.

When you press "Mark", the display should read "Mark?" and you press "Mark" again to confirm.

I'm les than impressed!

[jimbo01 0]

2nd Update on the Escort Passport 9500i.

My bad - to get the GPS filter and mark feature to qwork you need to turn on the GPS filter. I've now got it sorted.

I've also got mounts for all 3 vehicles now.

I really like the GPS speed display - it's sort of like a speed heads up display - easy to see, and helps keep the driving on the right side of the law, or at least in won't get a ticket territory. Definately missing the V1 direction indicators though.

Jim