What's the best and most budget-savvy way to add a nothing-too-fancy dash-cam to my 2014 Crosstrek?
I see plenty of ~$100 dash-cams for sale online, but they look like a pain, such that you have to recharge their battery over and over, or have some dangling wire plugging in to your power outlet...? And I'm guessing you have to manually start and stop the recordings every time you get in and out of your car...? Is there a more convenient or classy way to do this?
By the way, I have the original/factory primitive stereo, and plan to replace it with something more modern with a screen, so I've been considering adding a back-up camera that could display on that screen. (IF that's a thing. I really don't know much about this stuff.)
I would have a professional installer do this, if the cost is something I can manage.
If I were to do that, I imagine I could have a rear-facing 'dash-cam' as well, which also seems smart...?
If I did all of that, then I imagine installing a front-facing dash-came should be done at the same time, but I'd guess we're now in ~$1,000+ territory, which seems hard to justify for a 2014 Crosstrek w/ 125K miles on it.
What should I do?
Thanks!
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