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Originally Posted by G42Prospect
I use an Escort MAX360 and the attached M1 dash cam. I'm honestly not impressed with either for the price. The radar detector will often do this thing where it goes off with a constant low KA-band as soon as I start the car and will continue even if I drive 15 miles away. I think it might be caused by the weather? There are also a ton of other false signals, but I believe that is pretty common for all detectors. You kind of have to learn the difference between a false signal and a real one. That said, it has certainly saved me multiple tickets so despite the price it probably paid for itself. You have to weigh the peace of mind you get during spirited driving vs annoyance of the false alerts.
If had to buy another radar detector, I would probably go with the Valentine and use the rearview mirror mods to make it look clean.
Unrelated, but the Escort M1 dash cam is absurdly overpriced for what it is. The android phone app to download your videos is basically unusable. The only redeeming feature is that you can easily attach it to the radar detector using the same wire. I'm hoping the BMW drive recorder will do the job instead.
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Thanks for the insight. I just set up the drive recorder and it seems like it will work really well in a crash situation. I currently have it set up to be triggered during a G-Force event where it records the 20 seconds before and prior the triggered event. I hope I never need to use it but glad that it ties in the 360 camera for full coverage.