olegkikin.com
Web and SaaS
used car search
SHOW HN2011
160points
66comments
#51of 1,097 in 2011
Top 5%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
9 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 11 critical, out of 42 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Design: 3 for, 5 againstIdea: 6 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Visualization is a novel way to spot good deals
From 3 comments
I like the visualization. This could be a great way to visualize if you're getting a good deal or getting ripped off. Four things: 1. I don't see a way to change my location.…
jackpirate on HNThis is fantastic. I'm working on something similar for other product categories. One rule of thumb I'm going by is to show as few results to the user as possible. Shopping sites…
revorad on HNOne thing is that for some reason I'm expecting the good deals to be in the top right hand corner, most bang-for-the-buck charts work that way, while your graph shows it in the…
joelhaasnoot on HN
Impressive for a weekend project
From 2 comments
This is fantastic. I'm working on something similar for other product categories. One rule of thumb I'm going by is to show as few results to the user as possible. Shopping sites…
revorad on HNI like the visualization. This could be a great way to visualize if you're getting a good deal or getting ripped off. Four things: 1. I don't see a way to change my location.…
jackpirate on HN
Objections
No legend for dot size and colors
From 3 comments
I like the visualization. This could be a great way to visualize if you're getting a good deal or getting ripped off. Four things: 1. I don't see a way to change my location.…
jackpirate on HNVery cool, with lots of potential, but definitely not done. The biggest annoyance is not being able to pick (or even differentiate) between different models of a particular…
ajkessler on HNDesperately needs some sort of legend (at leas for the colors). I thought Fords were Purple, but then found some yellow, and some pink fords, and was thoroughly confused as to…
pyrhho on HN
Cannot change location
From 3 comments
I like the visualization. This could be a great way to visualize if you're getting a good deal or getting ripped off. Four things: 1. I don't see a way to change my location.…
jackpirate on HNPretty cool, would be nice to be able to click right on the spot to the open a new tab with the cars.com page. Would also be useful to change location. Also to drill down by…
keyle on HNVery nice! Really easy to visualize the data and find what you're looking for without combing through hundreds of search results. Couple of thoughts: The colors are a bit…
martin1b on HN
Too many cars make the chart cluttered
From 2 comments
Nice idea! The picture is already almost unusable while you have something like 3300 cars featured. Do you have any thought on how to deal with that problem?
gsivil on HNVery cool, with lots of potential, but definitely not done. The biggest annoyance is not being able to pick (or even differentiate) between different models of a particular…
ajkessler on HN
Links hard to click once mouse moves off dot
From 2 comments
Pretty serious bug, I can't click any of the links because once I mouse off the circle the link is gone and I'm focused on a different car. (Firefox and Chrome on Linux)
bluehat on HNHow do I click the "Link" for a car in the middle of the dot-cloud?
h6165 on HN
Does not work in Safari on OS X
From 2 comments
doesnt work in safari
irfn on HNFrom safari error console: ``` car_data.js.gz:1 SyntaxError: Parse error ReferenceError: Can't find variable: car_data ```
dw0rm on HN
Requests
Filter by model and year
From 3 comments
Very cool, with lots of potential, but definitely not done. The biggest annoyance is not being able to pick (or even differentiate) between different models of a particular…
ajkessler on HNQuick Suggestion: Could you add an option to slice by car model? People would be more interested in looking for cars by brand+model than just brand.
brado86 on HNPretty cool, would be nice to be able to click right on the spot to the open a new tab with the cars.com page. Would also be useful to change location. Also to drill down by…
keyle on HN
Add location selection
From 3 comments
I like the visualization. This could be a great way to visualize if you're getting a good deal or getting ripped off. Four things: 1. I don't see a way to change my location.…
jackpirate on HNVery nice! Really easy to visualize the data and find what you're looking for without combing through hundreds of search results. Couple of thoughts: The colors are a bit…
martin1b on HNLocation and any other filters (particular makes/models or years or price ranges) would help with that. A front door of a site like this could have a screen cap, filter and then…
prawn on HN
Legend explaining colors and sizes
From 3 comments
I like the visualization. This could be a great way to visualize if you're getting a good deal or getting ripped off. Four things: 1. I don't see a way to change my location.…
jackpirate on HNThis is fantastic. I'm working on something similar for other product categories. One rule of thumb I'm going by is to show as few results to the user as possible. Shopping sites…
revorad on HNVery nice! Really easy to visualize the data and find what you're looking for without combing through hundreds of search results. Couple of thoughts: The colors are a bit…
martin1b on HN
Filter out implausibly low prices
From 2 comments
Maybe a price filter? Let us manually set the minimum to $1k.
henry501 on HNThere's a 2005 Bentley Continental GT for $29,800. Seems like a good buy. I think someone forgot a zero?…
jmatt on HN
Price and mileage sliders
From 2 comments
This is fantastic. I'm working on something similar for other product categories. One rule of thumb I'm going by is to show as few results to the user as possible. Shopping sites…
revorad on HNMaybe a price filter? Let us manually set the minimum to $1k.
henry501 on HN
Questions
Where did the data come from
From 1 comment
Where did you find the used car data?
b2spirit on HN
Is there an API for the listing data
From 2 comments
Have you looked at the Vast API. http://www.vast.com/info/customapi
johnbatch on HNI wonder if Carmax has an API...
Triumvark on HN
Alternatives named
Kelley Blue Book and Edmunds valuations
From 2 comments
I like the visualization. This could be a great way to visualize if you're getting a good deal or getting ripped off. Four things: 1. I don't see a way to change my location.…
jackpirate on HNMost excellent! I had dreamed up a similar idea years ago, but would compare listed price against KBB or edmunds valuations.
spydum on HN
Hipmunk-style car search
From 1 comment
Looks Great. Reminds me of a hipmunk for cars.
stevederico on HN
Cars.com, Craigslist, AutoTrader listings
From 2 comments
Downloaded 20 search results pages from cars.com. I wish I had direct access to their DB. Craigslist has a ton of car postings, but it's not structured in any way, will be very…
oleg_kikin on HNListings are valuable. I know AutoTrader.com works hard to protect its listings from mass downloading.
msellout on HN