2 posts, joined yesterday, and in complete defense of the K40 as its being thrown under the bus by a large majority. Hmmmmm....

 

I have a V1 but man is it getting old. Would love to have it in a smaller/lighter package with some LCD/LED type display. With technology the way it is, there's no reason for the lack of upgrades for the V1.

 

Gravedgr,

I dont believe I ran to the defense of any radar mfg. I simply offer the known differences between the two and listed a couple helpful links about the radar in action and test done on all laser jammers. I personally drive with both the V1 and the K40 RL360 never had the 9500ci but I can attest to this the K40 definately beats the V1 in both features and detection. I have friends who have the 9500ci also and love it. I think it is up to you what you want Z356.

 

Clearly there's a disconnect between what should be good in theory and what is good in practice.

In prinicple (based on 3rd party "testing") the K40 should be a poor performer. In practice it is excellent.

In theory the V1, based upon its range etc., should be an excellent performer. In practice it fails to live up to its reputation.

 

So what you're saying is that if you were a prospective buyer, you would NOT be suspicious of advice from someone who joins a forum just to post positive information about a product in a thread where the majority have spoken negatively about it? You would not find that suspicious? You'd just take the advice of this random K40 advocate?

 

Not according to the people where who own it - you seem to be the exception. Product failure is more concrete evidence than absence of product failure.

 

I beg to differ. Very few people have claimed that they have gotten a ticket with the K40. Quite a few people have admitted to getting ticketed with the V1 and I provided a link to that.

 

Gravedgr,

I assure you I am just a driver like you. Looking on the internet I did find this though, I found it to be extremely interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paen1gf_NW4

 

LOL, really now?!? May I suggest a course in reading comprehension. Here are the negative reviews in this thread alone:

BTW, I couldn't find any positive ones other than yours and our mystery supporter.

Did you ACTUALLY read this thread?

 

I noticed you avoided my question.

 

I want to thank everyone who took the time to post their actual experiences with one or the other system I was considering. I elected to go with a Passport 9500ci and I hope it will be installed next week in my 997.1. Foreplay, you can now go back to what ever you were doing before you parachuted into this forum with your marketing videos and your objectionable 'attitude'. Tell your bosses it didn't work. Saludos, z356

 

You're the one who has problem with reading comprehension.

One person you quoted claimed he was ticketed with the K40 and one was hit with laser which the V1 will do exactly NOTHING to protect you from anyway. The others simply stated that they felt that the V1 was a better detector. As I have pointed out before merely having greater sensitivity may actually be a disadvantage as it is more likely to give you false positives.

Did you read the link I provided of the half dozen people who were ticketed with the V1? I guess not. Go back and look at it. That thread is a year old and since then several other people have admitted to getting ticketed in spite of the V1.

I have no vested interest in K40. I've had it for 5 years and during that time I have gotten zero tickets and, as I've stated before, have found myself doing 75 in a 55 while being targeted by laser with no consequence.

Incidentally I would like to ask the people who claim they have been ticketed with the K40 whether they made application to the company to pay for their speeding ticket which they promise to do. Since this was never mentioned by anybody I have a strong suspicion that the people who claim that they were ticketed with the K40 are lying. OTOH the proponents of the V1 have no incentive to lie as they still support the product and, instead make lame excuses as to why this happened.

 

Looks like the K40 outperformed the V1 even though its detector is siutated lower on the vehicle placing it at a disadvantage.

Of course people here will vigorously deny this but you have some rather entrenched attitudes here.

 

Lying? Really boolala. I shouldn't even reply to such a childish accusation but yes I did call those ***** in IL the minute I got home. The guarantee is for 1 year and only applies to the original purchaser.

It even gets better. I was transferred to another guy at K40 who asked how I was ticketed. I told him I was hit by Lidar from behind when a LEO was sitting on an on ramp to the Interstate and that the rear diffuser obviously did not function properly.

His response. "Most states have warned officers that this practice is unsafe and have advised their officers to discontinue this practice."

Oh, well there you go....thank you for that. I feel much better now. I think it was shortly after that phone call that I proceed to the garage and removed the system.

 

Your points are unassailable, sir. I submit to your superior argument.