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Ease of access to basic apps... Pandora, Google Maps, Waze, etc. I only put the mount in place for trips out of town. It also works great as a dash cam, for taking pictures and videos during the drive.
Nice job. I mount mine in a similar way. A lil' friendly tip -- pick yourself up a AudioQuest DragonFly Red and run from the iPad to the aux port. It'll improve the sound of your system 10 fold.