"ZHP Sparky, the 5th" (e30s2k)
08/07/2014 at 15:20 • Filed to: None
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"ZHP Sparky, the 5th" (e30s2k)
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Sigh, given the wave of "start ups" putting out an app for every imaginable use of a phone out there, here we go with car sales -
From the article:
To list a vehicle you need an account and once created, all you need to do is input the VIN and answer a few questions about the car pertaining to its make and model. The service will generate titles and descriptions for you, making sure that you don't have to type anything. If you don't like a paragraph it generates, you can hit a button to have it generate a new one. You can add up to eight images and a video by hitting a button and every vehicle on Car Lister will have an accident report.
So now, instead of some random idiot calling his corolla a V4, we'll have an algorithm spitting out standardized bullshit instead. Why does EVERYTHING need to be done in less than a minute these days? You're selling your car (and from the other end, BUYING) that cost many thousands of dollars...do you really want to use a system whose goal is to make it as quick and dirty as possible? They could make a platform GOOD without having to dumb it down to the lowest level possible, couldn't they?
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Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> ZHP Sparky, the 5th
08/07/2014 at 15:38 |
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I've never known such a big purchase be so poorly thought out than some people buying cars. Being "not an enthusiast" doesnt mean anything, you should still research and get the best for your needs even if thats just economy and practicality.
I dont have a big interest in computers, for example, but I still read reviews and researched to get a laptop that fitted my needs.
Seems very strange to me when people dont even know the model name of their vehicle. Makes it obvious they just picked something that they could afford with little consideration otherwise. Its thousands of your own cash on an item, act as such.
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ZHP Sparky, the 5th
> Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
08/07/2014 at 16:11 |
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Exactly my thoughts. If you're NOT a car guy, all the more reason to do your research. And all the more reason to not rely on some app that strung up a bunch of words and very little information about the actual condition of a car.
SK
> ZHP Sparky, the 5th
08/08/2014 at 10:14 |
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Just curious, have you actually USED the app or are you just ranting about an article you read and now you're doing a "review" based on a paragraph?
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ZHP Sparky, the 5th
> SK
08/08/2014 at 11:09 |
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No, I read the entire article (including the clear astroturfing paid comments) and browsed through the company's website and their listings. So no, I'm not going to use the service (what would you like for me to do, buy or sell a car, to be able to have an opinion on it?).
Perhaps my little posting up there qualifies as a "review" in the newly minted automate/app-ify everything world (I have lived and worked in Silicon Valley for the last 10 years, so no, I'm not a Luddite) , but it was clearly just a few lines of personal opinion and nothing else.
Sorry you got your panties all poopy over it.