My trip to Valentine Research (for a new V1)

snareman · 10-24-2007, 05:10 PM

I've had my V1 for for quite some time and I thought I'd take advantage of thier upgrade program. Since I live just a little north of Cincinnati where they are located I thought I'd take a drive down and pick it up instead of paying $16 shipping. Plus I was curious to see what the place looked like. Well, if any of you have had visions of grandeur, this will quickly dismiss them. I called ahead of time and they said they would get the order ready for me to come down and pick it up.

Here are some pics from the trip. I only took my point and shoot and it was raining, so forgive the pic quality.

Heading down I75 to Cinci. Get off at Reed-Hartman Hwy

Valentine is on Alliance Rd.

In the BlueAsh Office Center

Can anyone find the Valentine office in this picture???

Hint: its on the left.

There it is.

If not for the small writing on the door, you'd never know it.

You enter to a very small waiting area and behind these doors are where the phone operators sit. The woman in the orange top came out to greet me and in this picture is looking for my order.

I commented to the woman how non-descript the place is. She said, "That's how we like it." Unfortunately Mike Valentine wasn't there to come out and greet me with my new V1.

The new V1 is working so much better that I already haven't gotten any tickets.

Steage · 10-24-2007, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by snareman

Unfortunately Mike Valentine wasn't there to come out and greet me with my new V1.

Shame, it would've been nice to see some of his collection. I'm not sure what he drives around usually, but apparently he has a brace of Individual Porsches (including a Carrera GT) that are all painted the same color yellow.

Expired · 10-24-2007, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JeremyDS

Shame, it would've been nice to see some of his collection. I'm not sure what he drives around usually, but apparently he has a brace of Individual Porsches (including a Carrera GT) that are all painted the same color yellow.

He must have figured out that yellow reflects LADAR.

I guess the building is all that is needed, and gets the job done.

-Nathan

10-24-2007, 10:30 PM

whats new in the update?

omg516 · 10-25-2007, 01:17 AM

Thats exactly how I felt when I went to King Motorsports in Wisconsin. For those who don't know, they're the sole distributor of Mugen parts in the states. I was expecting a nice garage with some type of front office but honestly the place looks like a shack with a gravel parking lot in the middle of the sticks.

10-25-2007, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by that guy nico

whats new in the update?

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Neema · 10-25-2007, 03:49 PM

whats being updated?

mestes1999 · 10-25-2007, 05:19 PM

How much do the upgrades cost? I was considering buying a used one from a friend and then upgrading it.

RaDaRkInG · 10-26-2007, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mestes1999

How much do the upgrades cost? I was considering buying a used one from a friend and then upgrading it.

Go here and type in your serial number and it will tell you if you have the latest version and how much it would be to upgrade it.

http://valentine1.com/upgrades/

10-24-2007, 05:10 PM	#1
snareman Leave the gun. Take the Canoli. 10240 Rep 8,355 Posts Drives: ///M8 & X5 ///M60 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0)	My trip to Valentine Research (for a new V1) I've had my V1 for for quite some time and I thought I'd take advantage of thier upgrade program. Since I live just a little north of Cincinnati where they are located I thought I'd take a drive down and pick it up instead of paying $16 shipping. Plus I was curious to see what the place looked like. Well, if any of you have had visions of grandeur, this will quickly dismiss them. I called ahead of time and they said they would get the order ready for me to come down and pick it up. Here are some pics from the trip. I only took my point and shoot and it was raining, so forgive the pic quality. Heading down I75 to Cinci. Get off at Reed-Hartman Hwy Valentine is on Alliance Rd. In the BlueAsh Office Center Can anyone find the Valentine office in this picture??? Hint: its on the left. There it is. If not for the small writing on the door, you'd never know it. You enter to a very small waiting area and behind these doors are where the phone operators sit. The woman in the orange top came out to greet me and in this picture is looking for my order. I commented to the woman how non-descript the place is. She said, "That's how we like it." Unfortunately Mike Valentine wasn't there to come out and greet me with my new V1. The new V1 is working so much better that I already haven't gotten any tickets. __________________ Current: 2023 M8 \|\|\| 2025 X5 M60 Retired: 2023 X3 M40 \|\|\| 2021 M4 \|\|\| 2018 M4 \|\|\| 2017 M4 \|\|\| 2014 435 \|\|\| 2009 335 \|\|\| 2007 335
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