One 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 top left corner, it's slightly confusing that way.
Show HN: New way to search for used cars (my weekend project)
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Re: Show HN: New way to search for used cars (my weekend project)
#22One 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 top left corner, it's slightly confusing that way.
That's actually a very good point, thanks. It looks like I will have to reverse both axes.
Re: Show HN: New way to search for used cars (my weekend project)
#23There's a 2005 Bentley Continental GT for $29,800. Seems like a good buy. I think someone forgot a zero?
http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?tracktype=usedcc...
Your app made it easy enough to find an exception like this.
Re: Show HN: New way to search for used cars (my weekend project)
#24One 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 top left corner, it's slightly confusing that way.
Actually the 'most bang-for-the-buck' on his graph is the lower left corner not the upper left.
I agree that it is kinda strange at first but once I realized it, it wasn't that bad.
Re: Show HN: New way to search for used cars (my weekend project)
#25One 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 top left corner, it's slightly confusing that way.
Actually the 'most bang-for-the-buck' on his graph is the lower left corner not the upper left. I agree that it is kinda strange at first but once I realized it, it wasn't that bad.
Ah, see, confused me even more. Might have something to do with the green coloring, green = better, yet it's related to the car's year.
Re: Show HN: New way to search for used cars (my weekend project)
#26There's a 2005 Bentley Continental GT for $29,800. Seems like a good buy. I think someone forgot a zero? http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?tracktype=usedcc... Your app made it easy enough to find an exception like this.
There's also several cars for $299, but in the description are $2990 down...
Re: Show HN: New way to search for used cars (my weekend project)
#27doesnt work in safari
I don't have access to OSX, it works on my Safari under Win7.
This is what I got when I tried in Safari 5.05 under Snow Leopard. Not sure if it helps since you can't test but here ya go. Also shows the errors I got in the error log console.
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3154/screenshot20110815at134....
Re: Show HN: New way to search for used cars (my weekend project)
#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
Where did you find the used car data?
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 hard to parse.
Have you looked at the Vast API. http://www.vast.com/info/customapi
Re: Show HN: New way to search for used cars (my weekend project)
#29Interestingly, it looks a lot like a Pareto optimal curve that is being optimized for maximum value to the seller, not the buyer.
Re: Show HN: New way to search for used cars (my weekend project)
#30Quick 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.