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Depends where you live...next time around, I'm definitely getting a car alarm

 

This was a tough call for me, and I am in the same boat trying to decide between them too. For me, I just had to bite the bullet and get both. If I get another ticket anytime before Christmas, I am boned so the Radar Detector is a must. I was in a restraunt the other day and could not see the car from inside. I was thinking about it the whole time. I need the piece of mind the alarm will bring.

 

vs. BOTH

 

Both.

 

It really does depend on where you live, me a city dweller so Alarm was day 3 on the car and the RADAR before the shore trips started.

Besides when the crook steals your car dont you want thim to be able to speed away!!!! GET BOTH!!!

 

It's SO MUCH MORE likely that I'll get a speeding ticket than broken-into. So, I've got a V1. However, I've also got a garage. But, I'd never go w/out the radar detector. So, it would either be radar detector or both.

gil

 

well would you want to buy another radar detector after the first one gets stolen out of your car cuz you didnt have an alarm??

or i guess you can just take it out evertime you park your car.

i got an alarm first

 

Good point. I normally hide my V1 when parked out of site. And, again, my baby's in my garage at night. So, no alarm, yet. Is there an alarm that would go off if someone cut the soft top? That would be the easiest way into our cars, right?

gil

 

Get a motion sensor with it. Anytime someone reaches into my car it will go off. I also recommend more than one siren. I have 3 plus horn honk. Yeah I can hear my car going off from a pretty good distance.