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It leans as you drive, and you can mute specific areas where false alerts are common due to X band. Great range. Love that it plugs in. Which you could tell which direction the radar is coming from, but they are working on that.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
Many years ago I bought my first detector, an 8500, and it lasted me a long time. By the time it died, the Redline had come out, so I bought one of those. It's an amazing detector, but very expensive, so I keep it in my fast cars. I wanted a detector that I could leave in my slow car and found a NOS 9500ix for a hundred bucks, couldn't pass the deal up. First thing I noticed about it was how light it was. Expensive fancy things are heavy according to Jurassic Park, and the 9500 feels like a toy compared to my Redline and what I remember about my 8500. Second thing I noticed is that it rarely picks up a weak signal which gets stronger, it generally doesn't pick up a signal until you're right on top of the cop, which it announces in full panic mode, and then sometimes will taper off, but most times will go from panic mode straight to no alert, as if the cop just turned off their Stalker. Seems to me that it's just not as good of a detector as the 8500 was, and of course it's nowhere near the level of the Redline. What's funny though is that it's still sold, new, by Escort, for $300 on their website. Not worth it. It's worth the hundred bucks I paid for it. I tried updating it online, and it did accept an update, but the performance didn't improve. Basically I just keep driving my slow car slow and use it as a reminder in case it does happen to pick up the fuzz nearby. I'd never use this model in something I drive with a littler more spirit, I'll rely on the Redline for that.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This is a fantastic radar detector mount. The single, large suction cup has the lever type suction which makes it stick well. The piece that clips into the radar is metal and will sustain heavy use. There are only two negatives that may or may not apply to your particular vehicle. If you have the black surrounding on your windshield (the kind with the little dots that feel rough to the touch) it will not stick to the glass on top of them. Additionally, the mount causes the radar detector to stick fairly far from the glass. This mount is best suited to applications where you intend to mount the radar to the glass low on the windshield or in the middle. If you like to mount it close to the top around the rearview mirror, consider another mount.
Awesome unit, light years better than most units out there, for city driving the V1 has more false alerts but the 9500ix is 100% accurate and you have to drive around enough for the unit to learn to avoid the false alarms so new areas don't filter out the false alarms. For interstate driving....9500ix is awesome! V1 only alerts slightly sooner and doesn't have nearly the same amount of feature the 9500ix does!
Escort is a reputable brand as it is, so I had little to worry about buying one. It's easy to use and works perfectly fine even though it was used. I ended up purchasing the hardwire kit so I could line it directly into the fuse box getting the main wire out of the way, and it fits perfectly above my rear view mirror. For anyone on the fence between this or other models in this price range, you can't go wrong with the 9500ix. It's easy to use, more than loud enough, and has great range (already saved my a** more than once). Plus, it's a heck of a lot cheaper than a ticket. The GPS functionality is really nice too, as it allows the detector to filter out false positives (eg. Automatic doors at stores) in areas you commonly travel through, so you pay attention when it goes off. All in all, awesome detector at an awesome price used vs. new, I would definitely recommend it. Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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