Why is it the passion surrounding the V1 tends to be so intense/contentious? This I can never understand.
Personally I like/appreciate them all and happily drive with any of the top performing radar detectors, in today's world, they all have their pluses [and minuses] but they're all so damn good today!
Can we all be
agreeably disagreeable? No need to bash anyone to make a point.
Remember we are all on the same side, at the end of the day, regardless of the tools we each choose to use.
I know the Guys of Lidar have taken a lot of hits for testing with radar-absorbing foam, however I think it is important to remember, whatever the setup was, all of the radar detectors were presented with the same environment.
And frankly, mind blowing tests which demonstrate 10-mile plus ranges don't amount to much in the real-world, in my opinion. When has anyone really received such warnings in areas where we spend most of the time driving.
In their defense, they did attempt to test [without interference] in the vastness of the AZ desert even though they ended-up [unfortunately] being interfered with in the end.
While individually we each may have disagreements with their techniques or approaches, I do believe they [the core team] are well intended.
Finally, for what its worth, I know Jimbonzzz, and he is about as sharp as they come, IMO.
And, when Roy owned and operated his radar detector retailing business, I believe his customer support and dedication to his customers were at the highest levels I have ever seen. I really can't say I know of one
RadarBusters customer which had a legitimately bad experience in all of my years working with him...he was that dedicated to his business and his customers.
There are a lot of "takers" in this business, I like to think that
Radar Roy gave much more back than most (and still does). To be entirely candid, although I was thrilled for Roy personally, I am sorry that he sold his business, because he was a real
pleasure to work with on a day-to-day basis and I believe this industry would not have been as strong (certainly not as fun) had he not been involved with it.
At least we have another "good guy" who still is actively involved in the
responsible retailing of all of this equipment...and that's Danny [and Frank] at
Buy Radar Detectors.
Peace be the journey.
Veil Guy
