BetterCars.ie Launched
19 Aug 2008 | Filed Under: Portfolio
I don’t know about you, but the minute I hear the words “used car sales” I brace myself for a deeply unpleasant experience. So we worked hard to put together a site that would set BetterCars.ie apart from its unfortunate cousins in the used car market. Interestingly, although you cannot purchase vehicles online, this site is built on an ecommerce platform - we’ve simply ripped the financial transaction part out and taken full advantage of the cataloguing system. (The site also features a blog, though it’s currently a bit unloved.)
Darran says:
Watch out for those iStockphoto images!
Tuesday, 19 August, 2008, 12:29 amhttp://url.ie/mcw ;-)
Maz says:
I love the request a car feature, my boyfriend was interested in getting a car from the UK because of their higher spec but it seems like a lot of bother to do it yourself. This might be ideal. Also, surprisingly, I like the manly colours :-)
Tuesday, 19 August, 2008, 8:55 amSabrina Dent says:
Ahh thanks, Darran, good catch. Damn place holder images. All fixed. And Maz, I am glad you like it and don’t find it to be overbearingly masculine. I think it’s a nice browsing environment - or that was the idea, anyway!
Tuesday, 19 August, 2008, 12:49 pmMerrill says:
The name of the website in blue and orange reminded me of arguscarhire.ie.
Tuesday, 19 August, 2008, 11:32 pmSabrina Dent says:
Hey Merril. You’re right; it’s not an unusual colour combination. Although I’d never seen the Argus site before today, I bump into it all the time. Most recently I saw it at the iia website. I have a default color pallet I’ve developed over 10 or so years of doing this, and this orange is my favourite orange, straight off that pallet. You’ll see a lot of it in my portfolio.
Wednesday, 20 August, 2008, 5:18 amDorothy says:
It’s a lovely clean site, really easy to navigate. Well done!
Saturday, 23 August, 2008, 1:53 pm