Originally posted by MrFatbooty
Personally I hate a cluttered interior and having that thing sticking off the dash with the cord stretched down to the lighter outlet plain annoyed the crap out of me. It was good for piece of mind while doing 90 mph on huge stretches of open road though. If I owned one I would probably only break it out for those types of trips and not use it on a regular basis.
This is why you hardwired it.
I agree with you on using it for trips. The V1 is really sensitive in the city/town, even using the most filtered mode. These days I don't even bother to turn it on until I get on the freeway.