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Another reason I am not a Q7 fan... it messes with the Passport 8500 in my A6! Goes nuts!

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Old 12-30-2006, 09:03 AM
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Default Another reason I am not a Q7 fan... it messes with the Passport 8500 in my A6! Goes nuts!

I read a few posts of V1 owners that have the Q7 and it constantly goes nuts. The radar cruise or the side protection seems to be the culprit. It picks it up from pretty far away too, and without their cruise being on. I was behind one that was not using the actual cruise control last night in town and it kept going crazy. Once I turned off the road, it stopped so I knew it had to be the Q7. Did a quick search and found it to be true. I hope more cars do not add this feature!
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Default That's ok..I use a little radar transmitter just to move people over!

Cost about $10 somewhere or other...great fun.
Too much radar, electronics, etc. for everything.
Go back to paying attention and watching the road and other cars rather than mindless drivel over the cellphone waiting for the radar detector to ring.
Still, maybe brain cancer will take over for mindless cellphone yappers/drivers and prove a form of Darwinian selection.
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Default I would suspect that since this technology is becoming more common............

the radar companies (escort, valetine, K-40, Cobra, etc.) will have to find a way around it.
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Re: Whoa! That's cool. No longer do you need to bump them to pay attention to you.
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Going to be hard as it was coming up as "K" band, which is very common out there.
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ROFFLOL! Forgot about bump and pass NASCAR style!
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Default yes...like here in MD when the AF starts using the band that garage

door openers operate on! Your itty bitty transmitter is overcome by the AF's transmitters and your garage door won't work.
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