© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/prices/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector Recent reviews written about Escort Passport 8500 X50 Radar Detector en-us 100 100 http://www.epinions.com/prices/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector http://img.shopping.com/cctool/PrdImg/images/pr/100X100/00/01/a6/11/21/27660577.JPG http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_484431597188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kasmir - My refurbished Passport 8500 (from Escort's E-Bay store) worked great all winter, but in the summer sun it gave me overheating problems as others have reported. I am an electronics tech., so I took it apart, separated the boards and applied a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484431597188 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:06:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_484431597188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_483694775940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kbolton72 - As good ole Sammy Hagar would say ~ I can't drive "55"!!! I want to, but I can't. I am what you would call a "Defensive Driver". I am very safe, very aware, and have no other distractions when I drive, i.e.; I don't text, play with the radio, read, gab... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483694775940 Thu, 3 Sep 2009 23:05:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_483694775940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_479433821828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author travis2827 - I am fairly new to the escort brand; my girlfriend has a 7500 and i was amazed at how few falses she gets.  With the X band off, she gets only a rare K band false (and that is in a parking lot of store with a motion detector). My 8500 performed like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479433821828 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:48:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_479433821828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_477083963012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author anoldcoot - if this thing is like the rest of the product line it's a piece of junk..the one I bought ,a Escort C65, doesnt work half the time and even after returning it to the factory for "service" it came back still not what a $500 piece of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477083963012 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:34:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_477083963012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_466210885252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ace-101 - The Passport 8500 works well when it works.  They have a design flaw that costs $85 to fix!  IT OVER HEATS AND GOES INTO SAFE MODE in about a half hour.  Started after is was about 1 year old.  The fix is only fixing it with the same... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~466210885252 Mon, 6 Apr 2009 22:56:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_466210885252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_441262706308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mikem2008 - Google this one up, you'll find out, after not too long it goes out of calibration. After the 12-month warranty, you get to pay another $60 for "re-calibration." No... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441262706308 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:35:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_441262706308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_437910146692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author maxwellagent - I got a 8500 x50 blue in 2006. First one was defective.... it kept showing "Service Required" messages. The replacement just died in July 2008 -- it won't turn on. It seems to have this trouble on/off for some time but a simple unplug/plug would fix... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437910146692 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:21:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_437910146692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_432030584452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author alshy - I have owned several Radars over 15 yrs but the worst is the Escort 8500! twice I had to send it in for repairs! and both times they failed! I spent a lot of money on the radar and shipping and 29.99 out the warranty repair! of the time I have had it, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432030584452 Fri, 30 May 2008 17:44:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_432030584452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_431799635588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author masacure13 - i have one also, but every time i honk the horn the laser alert sounds. if this isnt junk i dont know what is. i should give the thing back to the person i bought it from and tell him to "bend over, i would like to give this back to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431799635588 Wed, 28 May 2008 21:53:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_431799635588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_417837387396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mactechg4 - My previous radar detector was a Whistler 1490, I loved the text display, and it seemed to be a quite sensitive detector, sometimes *too* sensitive, falsing when there was no radar around and I was the only vehicle on the road, it would often false with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417837387396 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:52:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_417837387396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_416558517892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author rtautos - bought mine brand new ( it was on ebay so who knows what i got ) but it was from a seller with good feedback and was selling alot of them , i was in a situation where i know i was hit with laser ..... however i never got a alert , one time i was the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~416558517892 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:05:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_416558517892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_404589612676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mnobles13 - This detector is the best. Never gives false alerts and works well in the city because it never goes off because of sliding doors and other detectors. All of my other detectors I have owned in the past go crazy when driving through the city. Definitely... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~404589612676 Mon, 1 Oct 2007 23:09:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_404589612676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_400188280452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mikedup - Very impressive radar detector. I thought about splurging and getting the 9500i for the Mark Location feature, but the x50 has worked very well. The range is huge and I'm not getting as many falses as my last radar detector. I'm sure it's saved me a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400188280452 Wed, 8 Aug 2007 07:59:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_400188280452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_386063437444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author doctorcard - I purchased this item off ebay. So far it has worked fantastic and saved me several times. On one or two occasions the warning was a little slower than I like but overall still had time to reduce my speed. I bought the blue light x50 which matches... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~386063437444 Wed, 4 Jul 2007 14:06:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_386063437444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_367457570436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jstephan - I've had mine for 2 years...and not one ticket yet! I'll tell you my real life experience here in Arizona where there is photo radar and MC cops w/ radar traps everywhere you drive. I also exceed the speed limit and drive all my vehicles to their full... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~367457570436 Sat, 26 May 2007 23:32:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_367457570436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_363833429636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author scotte1235 - I bought an 8500 x50 March 15th. It worked for two weeks ok. Then upon a start up I got alarms for x, k and ka bands. Full bars and tones alternating between the 3. Unfortunately, I just missed Best Buys 2 week return policy. So I spent 20 bucks to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~363833429636 Sat, 19 May 2007 07:17:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_363833429636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_113042427524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author penning10 - This detector has served me well. Although I have no experience with the Valentine, I did however,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~113042427524 Wed, 7 Mar 2007 12:55:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_113042427524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_312878337668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author markjrenna - I have had five radar detectors during my 25 years of driving. I am not an expert, but I can offer an opinion on the X50. During my 25 years, radar detectors have improved. Each detector I owned seemed to be better than the prior, until the Escort... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~312878337668 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:49:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_312878337668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_299182427780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ursulakjd - I have owned the X50 for one year now, I gave my wife my Bel 980. The big difference between these two units is that the X50 rarely if ever falses whereas the Bel would regularly go off in the city and on the highway. The Bel seems to pick up other... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~299182427780 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:44:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_299182427780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_298200698500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author fishhyren - BACKGROUND I have had Escort Radar detectors all the way back since they were owned by Cincinnati Radar and the detector had an analog signal meter and was the size of a the entire box the new ones come in. I've since been through a 4500,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~298200698500 Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:59:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_298200698500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_292074131076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shortyskier13 - This radar is simply the best radar detected. As mentioned in previous reviews, the radar goes off quite frequently. This is due to the nature that places like starbucks and other places that use electronic doors use a form of radar called "X" band. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~292074131076 Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:12:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_292074131076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_258757987972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author acolette - I've loved every one of the 5 ancestor models I've owned over the years. My first x50 was wonderful. It was stolen along with my car a few months back. The replacement appeared to work for a week, then did a couple 'self sync' cycles, followed by a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~258757987972 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:19:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_258757987972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_238914408068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author retired5chief4 - I put my new 8500 X 50 on the windshield and I got on the interstate. After about 5 miles I passed a local Police car running radar. My new X50 just sat there and did nothing. That was the only time it was quiet all day. After that it went off by every... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~238914408068 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 23:11:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_238914408068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_233393327748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author scmoon1 - I have used so many detectors, that I have lost count. Most of which have been $100.00 or less. I had a Bel 895 Express as my last detector, and it did an ok job of detecting. The problem in my area is that most of the local city cops and highway patrol... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~233393327748 Sun, 28 May 2006 03:23:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_233393327748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_216307961476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author rjp1001 - I own the 8500 and bought the x50 for my fiancee and we just returned from a 1000 mile trip through some of the most tenacious states for radar traps and I have to say that the x50 was a great DISAPPOINTMENT especially for the hefty price tag. Operating... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~216307961476 Mon, 2 Jan 2006 23:51:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Escort_Passport_8500_X50_Radar_Detector/content_216307961476?linkin_id=8003929