( 68 reviews )
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Posted: Jul 20 2009
After my second speeding ticket I knew I had to get one of these. After purchase and quick installation I was set and ready to go. For the first 3 months it worked perfectly. Always told me when cops were near and pinging me, which just let me know to get off the gas and slow down until I pass them. However, lately this Escort has been giving me more than enough false alarms, enough to the point where I don't pay as much attention whenever it goes off. Oh, and I also noticed that when it's cold outside, the Escort goes crazy and gives me nearly every kind of full alarm blast, even if I'm just sitting in my car in my garage at 5am warming to car up before work. Overall I *was* pleased with the product, but as of late my trust in it's accuracy is severely waning.
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Posted: Jul 15 2009
I use my X50 mostly when I travel. After about 6 months of owning my X50 I started up my truck and got a "Self Cal". I contacted the manufacture and was told that this is a known problem when the unit is left on and the vehicle is started. Okay why didn't they say that in the manual. The service tech walked me through a "reboot" and seemed to take care of the problem. After a couple of months I experienced the same issue this time after the unit was turned on for about 15min. I called the manufacture again and was told that I needed to contact Amazon to see about sending the unit back (Great customer service). After working through those channels for a couple of weeks I finally called the manufacture back to ask them for assistance. They informed me that my unit was now out of warranty and that if I wanted I could send my unit back with a check for $85.00 and they would refurbish my unit and return it. This will be my last Escort product. I have owned several Whistler and Beltronics in the past and have never had to have them "Refurbished" after 8 months. I thought I was buying a top of the line unit, not an over priced maintenance toy. Thanks for reading.
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Posted: Jun 7 2009
The 8500 is a great radar detector. Very accurate, sensitive. Delivery on this item left something to be desired, however. It took well over a week to get this item.
