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so here it goes, last week i bought an 02 dodge stratus r/t. it's red and very sporty. now, i have always been a fast driver, i'm not proud of that fact, but it is what it is. so, knowing that i have a RED, SPORTY car, i figured that the cops will probably target me. i decided it probably would be a good idea to buy a radar detector. i went up on this very site and saw all of the reviews of how this particular product is so wonderful and that you have plenty of time to slow down before you even see the cop. so, since this product had a 4 1/2 star review i decided to buy it.

flash forward in time. today was the first day that i got to use my brand new, expensive, radar detector! i mounted it on the dashboard of my car plugged it into the cigarette lighter and i was on my way. i got to work without a single warning. when work was done, i decided to take a more popular route to town. a route where there may be cops, to see if my new radar detector was worth all of that money. i wasn't driving crazy fast, just 10 mph over the speed limit. when suddenly, right before a long straightaway, i saw the front end of a state trooper. i immediately began to slow down, but it was too late, he had me. as i passed by the state trooper's vehicle, the flashy, expensive radar detector finally decided to go off! after i had already seen the cop, tried to slow down, and passed the said cop, does the detector finally go off. i now have a speeding ticket for $127.50!

the moral of the story ladies and gentleman is, DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT! IT IS A WASTE OF MONEY, AND IT IS A WASTE OF TIME TO EVEN THINK ABOUT BUYING IT! IT DOES NOT WORK! PLEASE, I BEG OF YOU! DO NOT WASTE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY ON A PIECE OF GARBAGE!!!!

thank you for your time.

This is an excellent product for the price. I am very please with my purchase.

I purchased this product, every time I ran acrossed a cop running radar this product did not go off. Also when state troopers had cars pulled over running radar it didn't go off. Don' waste your money on this product, it really dosen't work!

I HAVE HAD THIS UNIT FOR A YEAR. VOICE WAS NEVER CLEAR BUT ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO IT GOT REAL BAD AND YOU COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS SAYING AT ALL. NOW THE VOICE WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER. I HAVE HAD AND USED RADAR DETECTORS SINCE THE OLD FOXES IN 1977. I HAVE NEVER HAD ONE BREAK UNTIL THIS COBRA. I ONLY GET RID OF THEM TO UPDATE. THIS ONE IS JUNK. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY.

I HATE THIS HUGE RADAR DETECTTOR AND WHEN THE VOICE COMES ON IT IS UNCLEAR AND IF YOU HAVE YOUR RADIO ON YOU WONT HEAR IT ANYWAY. EVEN IF HAVING A NORMAL CONVERSATION YOU CANNOT MAKE OUT WHAT SHE IS SAYING. DONT BUY IT WANT TO RETURN IT