Need a cheap radar detector?

Question

I dont want to spend anything over 100, but I dont want to buy junk either. Any help?

Answer 1

Radar detector prices range from below $50 (complete junk and waste of money) to over $500 (the best available). If you can't afford at least $150, you are looking at a cheap radar detector. Don't waste your money.

As an alternative to buying a cheap radar detector, I would seriously consider just never driving fast. The cheaper the radar detector, the fewer features it has, the fewer radar bands it detects, the less likely it is to detect those bands, the more often you will receive false alerts, and the more visible it is to police radar detector detectors (RDD). If you use a cheap radar detector, you are likely to 1. not receive an alarm when you should, 2. receive false alarms when you shouldn't, and 3. receive a ticket and have the device confiscated.

Additionally, police are more frequently using laser to measure speed. Most (non-cheap) radar detectors will alert to laser, but you only have .2 seconds (2 tenths of a second) after your radar detector alerts to radar and when your speed has been measured. That's not enough time for you to look at your speedometer, let alone adjust your speed if necessary. If your radar detector alerts to laser and you are speeding, you might as well pull over and wait for the ticket. If you are concerned about police laser, your only option is a laser jammer (like radar detectors, they are also legal in most states). But if you're shopping for a sub-$100 radar detector, you won't be shopping for a laser jammer, which start with prices around $400.

If you can't afford more than $100 for protection against a speeding ticket + fine + court costs + insurance increase, I suggest that you save your $100 for your next ticket, and pay more attention to your speedometer.

Answer 2

i would go to like best buy or something and talk to them. Mine is a cobra and it was like 350 and it works good. Im a lead foot on the highway and im only 22 and have been pulled over only 3 times bu two of them were in chicago for doing 80 in a 65. I was in a rush. the other was on the ohio turnpike i was only doing 60 in a 50 (because of construction) I drive alot from cleveland to chicago. Its a very helpful device. I personally think they should be standard in fast cars. Especially in the mustang.