Heres how my friend and I beat the Labor Day weekend traffic with this car display
TL;DR: I went on a Labor Day weekend vacation with my friend, and this $79.977 (reg.$139) touchscreen car display was the smartest item we added to our trip.Labor Day weekend was looking pretty bleak for me.
Unfortunately, I don’t have a home in the Hamptons to escape to, but my friend and I decided we’d do something spontaneous in honor of the end of summer.We looked at flights to Florida, Amtrak rides up (and down!) the East Coast, etc., but settled on driving somewhere upstate since it was the most cost-efficient option.Since I don’t have a car handy (like most New Yorkers), my friend Will offered to drive us in his car.
Unfortunately, his car’s from circa 2010 (that’s being generous).It’s not super old, but it’s also not equipped with the touchscreen display most newer models have.I convinced him to give his car a mini tech upgrade before our road trip and add a wireless display for us to view directions clearly, play Spotify hands-free, and for overall safer driving.
This addition was less than $80!I’m not going to lie, I also wanted Will to add this display to his car because he has a scary habit of holding his phone in one hand to look at directions and steering the wheel with the other.However, it wasn’t a completely selfish idea.We were making good time — within the speed limit, of course — and vibing the entire ride thanks to how easy it was to install (it’s plug-and-play) and pair my iPhone to the display’s Apple CarPlay (it’s also Android-compatible).
Once I was connected, I started up my road trip Spotify playlist and switched over to Waze to enter the directions.I’m convinced this display saved us from spending two additional hours in traffic since we were able to clearly view our Waze instructions.Within five minutes of typing in our destination, we were redirected from the main road to an alternate route.
We were a little suspicious (because who wants to deviate from the highway?), but we decided to listen ...