Where can Valentine 1 be had cheap?

JF1GD2 · 03-16-2004, 10:14 PM

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Mulder · 03-16-2004, 10:24 PM

New? Nowhere. They are sold only through Valentine directly, there are no dealers or distributors.
The only way to get one for less than Valentine's retail is to find a used one.

InfamousDX · 03-16-2004, 11:01 PM

Yea there's never any place to get them cheap... eBay is your best bet.

CBoldman · 03-16-2004, 11:23 PM

I would just buy a new one. They tend to go pretty expensive on ebay, and even if you get one fairly cheap ($350 shipped) 9 times out of 10 its an unit that needs to be updated.

Zypper · 03-17-2004, 12:00 AM

What they said, if you can't afford a V1, then get an Escort 8500.

Also note, Radar detectors are often stolen from vehicles, be careful you don't buy a "hot" one.

Uncle Scotty · 03-17-2004, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by JF1GD2
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DooD....you make me laff!!!!

Buy a new one and be

JF1GD2 · 03-17-2004, 12:25 AM

I know you can get em at best buy but i dont want to spend out the ying yang

What do you mean by the ebay ones needing to be updated? How's that work?

IS this thing as great as people said? Dead on every time?

Uncle Scotty · 03-17-2004, 12:32 AM

JF1GD2, this isn't going to turn into one of your 50 post threads while you try to get everybody making your decesions for you, now is it???
Lets not talk this one to death.

Make a decesion.

file_id · 03-17-2004, 01:05 AM

Get the new passport x50

JF1GD2 · 03-17-2004, 01:25 AM

how much, where?

Uncle Scotty · 03-17-2004, 01:49 AM

JF1GD2...you're a big internet user, now...google is your friend.

Putting in "passport x50" yeilds ALL SORTS of nice things for you to read.

Be good, and google around a bit and see what you can find and get back to us, then.

drewster · 03-17-2004, 02:40 AM

call up valentine one and ask to order a "refurbed" unit and it will be $359. I don't think they really ar refurbed but units that people have bought and returned. So almost brand new, you get the full warranty and you don't have to worry about where the one from ebay came from.

Bankie · 03-17-2004, 09:33 PM

I saw the Passport 8500 at BestBuy for like $276.

file_id · 03-18-2004, 04:04 AM

Hrmm, I might have to pick up a passport if they are 276. Guess they are making way for the x50. x50 is 330.

JF1GD2 · 03-21-2004, 12:22 PM

bleh, guess i have to pay msrp, okay please link me to a site where i can buy one from

best buy didnt carry them like i thought. the best they had was an escort 8500

Mulder · 03-21-2004, 12:26 PM

Right from the source-
www.valentine1.com

JF1GD2 · 03-21-2004, 12:29 PM

thanks---how bout some stores i could possibly buy it in person at?

Mulder · 03-21-2004, 01:08 PM

Sorry, as already mentioned the Valentine is not sold in stores but only direct from the mfr. There is no retail or distributor network for it. If you want a brand new one the only place to get it is from them.

Hey_its_Cole · 03-23-2004, 11:30 PM

Get a pasport 8500, i used a coupon at best buy for 10% off and payed $270. There is a guy on ebay with good feedback who sells them for i think $230. Not to start the which radar is better debate but in the most recent test i have seen from motor trend bell 960 i think and the passport both outperformed the valintine 1. Also radartest.com rated both higher. If you spend over $250 you are getting a great detector most likely.

ronaldwrx · 03-24-2004, 08:05 AM

spend the extra money and get a valentine .. you are worth it, right?

srf · 04-02-2004, 05:22 PM

file_id- the X50 is still $299, unless you want the blue LEDs.

Hey_its_Cole- Yeah I got my 8500 on EBay for $235, but they had $15 shipping. =) But still, $250 for a NIB 8500 is still a very good deal.

The V1 is more valuable if you like paying for false alerts. =) The V1 would be great if the logic were as good as the 8500, and if it wasn't $150 more ($180 if you count that Valentine charges $29 for a case that's free with the 8500).

brizey · 04-04-2004, 12:34 PM

If you go with V1, get it directly from Valentine so you can get updates and the full warranty.

V1 needs to update some of its logic, but arrows >> every other feature.

srf · 04-04-2004, 02:52 PM

Well if anyone wants those cutsey little arrows, my V1 is going on EBay. =)

JF1GD2 · 04-04-2004, 05:32 PM

why?

Uncle Scotty · 04-04-2004, 09:47 PM

JDM d00d.....are you STILL stringing this thread along???

I woulda thought you woulda been over that...

03-16-2004, 10:14 PM	#1
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03-16-2004, 10:24 PM	#2
Mulder Trust no one Moderator Member#: 11170 Join Date: Oct 2001 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NYC Vehicle: 02 WRX 05 GTO/11 Sonata(!)	New? Nowhere. They are sold only through Valentine directly, there are no dealers or distributors. The only way to get one for less than Valentine's retail is to find a used one.

03-16-2004, 11:01 PM	#3
InfamousDX Scooby Guru Member#: 25413 Join Date: Sep 2002 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: North NJ	Yea there's never any place to get them cheap... eBay is your best bet.

03-16-2004, 11:23 PM	#4
CBoldman Scooby Specialist Member#: 11411 Join Date: Oct 2001 Chapter/Region: SWIC	I would just buy a new one. They tend to go pretty expensive on ebay, and even if you get one fairly cheap ($350 shipped) 9 times out of 10 its an unit that needs to be updated.

03-17-2004, 12:00 AM	#5
Zypper Scooby Newbie Member#: 5201 Join Date: Mar 2001 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Oakdale, CA Vehicle: '02 WRX Wagon '11 Versys 650	What they said, if you can't afford a V1, then get an Escort 8500. Also note, Radar detectors are often stolen from vehicles, be careful you don't buy a "hot" one.

03-17-2004, 12:25 AM	#7
JF1GD2 * Banned * Member#: 51728 Join Date: Jan 2004	I know you can get em at best buy but i dont want to spend out the ying yang What do you mean by the ebay ones needing to be updated? How's that work? IS this thing as great as people said? Dead on every time?

03-17-2004, 12:32 AM	#8
Uncle Scotty NASIOC Supporter Member#: 16200 Join Date: Mar 2002 Vehicle: OK Houston we have an Uncle	JF1GD2, this isn't going to turn into one of your 50 post threads while you try to get everybody making your decesions for you, now is it??? Lets not talk this one to death. Make a decesion.

03-17-2004, 01:05 AM	#9
file_id Scooby Specialist Member#: 28197 Join Date: Oct 2002 Chapter/Region: SCIC	Get the new passport x50

03-17-2004, 01:25 AM	#10
JF1GD2 * Banned * Member#: 51728 Join Date: Jan 2004	how much, where?

03-17-2004, 01:49 AM	#11
Uncle Scotty NASIOC Supporter Member#: 16200 Join Date: Mar 2002 Vehicle: OK Houston we have an Uncle	JF1GD2...you're a big internet user, now...google is your friend. Putting in "passport x50" yeilds ALL SORTS of nice things for you to read. Be good, and google around a bit and see what you can find and get back to us, then.

03-17-2004, 02:40 AM	#12
drewster Scooby Newbie Member#: 10274 Join Date: Sep 2001 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: san francisco, ca	call up valentine one and ask to order a "refurbed" unit and it will be $359. I don't think they really ar refurbed but units that people have bought and returned. So almost brand new, you get the full warranty and you don't have to worry about where the one from ebay came from.

03-17-2004, 09:33 PM	#13
Bankie Scooby Specialist Member#: 37785 Join Date: Jun 2003 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Ohio Vehicle: OT hates your car	I saw the Passport 8500 at BestBuy for like $276.

03-18-2004, 04:04 AM	#14
file_id Scooby Specialist Member#: 28197 Join Date: Oct 2002 Chapter/Region: SCIC	Hrmm, I might have to pick up a passport if they are 276. Guess they are making way for the x50. x50 is 330.

03-21-2004, 12:22 PM	#15
JF1GD2 * Banned * Member#: 51728 Join Date: Jan 2004	bleh, guess i have to pay msrp, okay please link me to a site where i can buy one from best buy didnt carry them like i thought. the best they had was an escort 8500

03-21-2004, 12:26 PM	#16
Mulder Trust no one Moderator Member#: 11170 Join Date: Oct 2001 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NYC Vehicle: 02 WRX 05 GTO/11 Sonata(!)	Right from the source- www.valentine1.com

03-21-2004, 12:29 PM	#17
JF1GD2 * Banned * Member#: 51728 Join Date: Jan 2004	thanks---how bout some stores i could possibly buy it in person at?

03-21-2004, 01:08 PM	#18
Mulder Trust no one Moderator Member#: 11170 Join Date: Oct 2001 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NYC Vehicle: 02 WRX 05 GTO/11 Sonata(!)	Sorry, as already mentioned the Valentine is not sold in stores but only direct from the mfr. There is no retail or distributor network for it. If you want a brand new one the only place to get it is from them.

03-23-2004, 11:30 PM	#19
Hey_its_Cole Scooby Newbie Member#: 55305 Join Date: Feb 2004 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: Houston Vehicle: 2002 WRX Silver	Get a pasport 8500, i used a coupon at best buy for 10% off and payed $270. There is a guy on ebay with good feedback who sells them for i think $230. Not to start the which radar is better debate but in the most recent test i have seen from motor trend bell 960 i think and the passport both outperformed the valintine 1. Also radartest.com rated both higher. If you spend over $250 you are getting a great detector most likely.

03-24-2004, 08:05 AM	#20
ronaldwrx Scooby Specialist Member#: 23570 Join Date: Aug 2002 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: ct Vehicle: 2002 Impreza WRX Sedona Red Pearl	spend the extra money and get a valentine .. you are worth it, right?

04-02-2004, 05:22 PM	#21
srf Scooby Specialist Member#: 50646 Join Date: Dec 2003 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Bothell, WA Vehicle: 2004 WRX STi Java Black	file_id- the X50 is still $299, unless you want the blue LEDs. Hey_its_Cole- Yeah I got my 8500 on EBay for $235, but they had $15 shipping. =) But still, $250 for a NIB 8500 is still a very good deal. The V1 is more valuable if you like paying for false alerts. =) The V1 would be great if the logic were as good as the 8500, and if it wasn't $150 more ($180 if you count that Valentine charges $29 for a case that's free with the 8500).

04-04-2004, 12:34 PM	#22
brizey Scooby Specialist Member#: 36505 Join Date: May 2003 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: Dallas Metro Vehicle: 2004 Forester XT PSM 2007 Acura RDX w/Tech CBP	If you go with V1, get it directly from Valentine so you can get updates and the full warranty. V1 needs to update some of its logic, but arrows >> every other feature.

04-04-2004, 02:52 PM	#23
srf Scooby Specialist Member#: 50646 Join Date: Dec 2003 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Bothell, WA Vehicle: 2004 WRX STi Java Black	Well if anyone wants those cutsey little arrows, my V1 is going on EBay. =)

04-04-2004, 05:32 PM	#24
JF1GD2 * Banned * Member#: 51728 Join Date: Jan 2004	why?

04-04-2004, 09:47 PM	#25
Uncle Scotty NASIOC Supporter Member#: 16200 Join Date: Mar 2002 Vehicle: OK Houston we have an Uncle	JDM d00d.....are you STILL stringing this thread along??? I woulda thought you woulda been over that...