I'm not OP but something similar happened to me. I ended up buying the Papago goSafe 535. Pretty decent bang for buck.
Sorry for the late reply, I went road-tripping with the new dashcam. I went with Viofo A119. I think it's pretty reliable and good value for about $90 (plus an SD card). Also ordered a CPL filter got one of the cams, it's not arrived yet.