Beltronics V995 Vector Radar and Laser Detector
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
I’ve been utilising radar detectors for 25+ years. Foremost a cheap Cobra, then a nicer Whistler, another Whistler, and then finally I trod up to the plate and bought a Beltronics Vector 980 which at the time (9 years ago) was one of the best on the market. During that 25 year period, I experience solely received ONE speeding ticket, and that was from a motorcycle cop hiding in the driveway of a private residence behind the homeowner’s truck reaching around the canopy with his radar gun and doing the “instant on” thing (I speculation they were getting desperate for some revenue……lol). Under those luck NO radar detector would get kept me as I was the only auto on the road……Still, my driving record is totally clean (driver diversion course for that one ticket…), and, while I’ve dropped mayhap $700 on radar detectors over the past 25 years, I’ve kept Ms of dollars in tickets/fines/court costs and increased motorcar insurance premiums. So, if you’re wondering if a radar detector is worth the money, YES, they are!!!
Anyway, later 9 years of faithful service, Beltronics V995 Vector my 980 is eventually starting to die: lot’s of false alarms, self-cal and low voltage warnings, etc. Afterward speaking with Beltronics Tech Endure (who are situated in the U.S. and selfsame helpful!) it got jolly obvious that it was time for a new detector as my 980 is acting like it’s on the fashion out.








