Escort 8500 X50 Radar Detector (Red Display)

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Posted on 09/08/2009 by Wes G. - 2008 Ford Shelby (Ogden,UT)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.

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"This Escort 8500 X50 is great. I picked up a ka signal from more that three and a half miles. This Unit is everything I expected. The Red display works great day and night. I drive a Shelby GT 500. Its worth the money."

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Posted on 07/25/2009 by Clint T. - 2009 Toyota Prius (Bakersfield,CA)

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"The windshield mounting is not good There should be better installation options"

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Posted on 11/28/2008 by Nancy T. (Germantown,TN)

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"Both of my sons have had this radar detector and they were both stolen out of their cars. I purchased this one for my oldest son's birthday in Nov and probably will purchase another one in Dec for the other one's birthday. And then will probably purchase a third one in March for my youngest son's birthday. Definitely the best with no false readings. Would not leave home without it. Thank you."

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Great detection

Posted on 11/11/2008 by Allyson M. - 2006 BMW M Series (Palm Beach Gardens,FL)

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"I used the 8500 on a trip from Dallas to West Palm Beach. It worked beautifully and saved my behind on at least 5 occassions. Great early detection was the key and it can detect enough bands that you won't get caught doing what you shouldn't be doing to begin with. A bit pricey but if you have a lead foot like me it will pay itself off in no time. Works great around town as well. Great fuzzbuster !"

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Escort 8500 X50 - WOW!!!

Posted on 03/13/2008 by Torry D. (Houston,TX)

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"Lives up to all the reviews! I say this because I really haven't heard any negative feedback. It's easy to use, looks great, and the range is really great too. One thing I was really happy about was the secure mounting of the suction cups while the unit stays level. I ordered my direct wire to give it the clean custom look for it's final touch!"

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Miami to New Orleans

Posted on 09/25/2007 by Remy H. - 1988 Saab 900 (Miami,FL)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.

"The trip was approximately 900 miles each way and did not get any tickets. Radar was most pronounced in the Florida panhandle and the Escort did much to eliminate the stress of constantly monitoring the speedometer."

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great

Posted on 07/03/2007 by Tabitha L. (Magnolia,AR)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.

"Great detector. Set up easy, performance is awsome."

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great product

Posted on 05/02/2007 by Daniel B. (Ridgewood,NY)

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful.

"I havent extensivlely used it yet, but the Passport 8500 seems to be a very good detector. The Ka band seems to be very popular though and a lot of the warnings in Ka are privately generated. That might cause you to put down your guard and not react fast enough to legitimate warnings - probably not a very easy way around this, since some law enforcement might use Ka as well."

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Outstanding

Posted on 04/09/2007 by Joseph J. - 2005 Ford Mustang (Waikoloa,HI)

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful.

"First day in use I thought it was a bum signal. NOT, picked up well over a mile and guess who popped over the hill.... here's Johnny,,,,, thank you and aloha"

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Escort 8500

Posted on 01/10/2007 by Josh W. - 2005 Ford Excursion (The Woodlands,TX)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.

"Used the detector for the first time this weekend, from Houston to our ranch in west Texas. I would have been stopped a minimum of four times for sure, if I did not have the Escort. I never believed in radar detectors, but to sound like an infomercial 'I'm a believer'..... Worth every penny."

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Well Satisfied

Posted on 01/06/2007 by William S. - 2004 Lexus GX470 (Georgetown,TX)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.

"The Escort 8500 X50 works as advertised. For night time, I like the red display with dimming capability. I am well satisfied. This my third detector and by far the best. Bill"

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Saved me!!!

Posted on 10/04/2006 by Nasser G. - 2005 Ford Mustang (Woodridge,IL)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.

"I was amazed how well it worked, and how easy it was to use out of the box. Works very well."

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Radar Detector

Posted on 10/04/2006 by Cynthia C. - 2006 Dodge Charger (Cedar Park,TX)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.

"I am very happy with my Escort 8500 X50. It has saved me from several tickets so far. I do like to drive fast in my Dodge Charger and the reception on this detector is quite good."

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I like it

Posted on 09/23/2006 by Peter G. (Bellefontaine,OH)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.

"Works great. False alarms are almost non existant."

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Never Leave Home Without It

Posted on 07/31/2006 by Nathan M. - 2005 Scion tC (San Diego,CA)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.

"Put is this way, this Passport 8500 X50 has saved me money from fines twice already. By saving me from this, the Escort has paid for itself off already. Very accurate and no false alarms, just ones that save your wallet."

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Posted on 07/20/2006 by Barry G. - 2003 Audi A6 (Coral Springs,FL)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.

"This thing is badass!!!!! Love all the different functions and now look forward to getting the most out of my car without having to worry about the damn cops"

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ESCORT 8500 X50

Posted on 07/14/2006 by Randy M. - 2006 Honda Civic (New Britain,CT)

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful.

"Nothing special..I haven't been alerted quicker than what my sight has.."

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Love It !!

Posted on 06/22/2006 by Betsy G. - 1994 Mercury Marquis (Spartanburg,SC)

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.

"i have always dreamed of having a Escort Passport 8500. i have had Cobra, Whistler. This is the best. Haven't had it long, but very impressed. thank you,"

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Great Radar Detector!!

Posted on 06/22/2006 by Gary R. (Georgetown ,TX )

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"This is a great radar detector."

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safe driver

Posted on 06/20/2006 by James B. - 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser (Huntington Beach,CA)

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.

"both of my cars have an escort 8500 x50 detector very happy with the quality"

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Great Detector

Posted on 06/17/2006 by Luanne J. - 2006 Ford F250 (Mont Belvieu,TX)

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.

"We love the Escort 8500 X50 Radar Detector. The instructions are easy to follow. We love it when we go on road trips."

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Escort 8500

Posted on 04/22/2006 by Gary S. - 1992 Ford Bronco (Vancouver,WA)

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.

"I just completed a 1500 mile trip using this unit and after working part way throught he learning curve was happy with the unit. I have only used the highway setting based on a friend's input. This unit enabled me to shorten the trip by a bit."

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escort 8500 x50

Posted on 04/20/2006 by Carolyn W. - 2006 Dodge Charger (Creedmoor,NC)

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.

"great value. Picks up on police cars almost every time. wich is pretty amazing considering where i live, I live in a town with a population of about 5000 and our local police force has aproximatly 45 cars! however it is slow to pick up on X-band signals. still fact remains this product is amazing!"

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Unbelieveable!

Posted on 04/08/2006 by Mike M. - 2005 Buick Century (Campobello,SC)

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.

"I bought a Solo S3 and was really disappointed with its performance. Autoanything was gracious enough to allow me to return it and I bought the 8500 X50 and it is outstanding. I get a warning when INSTANT ON is being used ahead of me in time to react. I did not with the S3. The X50 is great and so is Autoanything."

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Passport 8500

Posted on 03/24/2006 by Anthony S. - 2003 Toyota 4-Runner (Annandale,NJ)

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.

"An excellent detector. I had the original Passport for many years (loved it). I upgraded to a Valentine One for one vehicle, but chose to go with the Passport 8500 for the other vehicle. Much more compact than the V1, cheaper & is just as accurate and selective...good buy for an outstanding detector."

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