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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #40 on: March 19, 2018, 03:01:53 pm »
Hi guys,
 
This feedback has been passed along, and much of it is being worked on.
It's unfortunate, but when a site is as big, complex and active as autoTRADER.ca is, fixes aren't as easy as we'd all hope.
 
There are a lot of features and changes being made to the site right now that I genuinely believe will make it a lot better for all of you, but there have been teething problems making this transition.

I also know that we have just made a big investment in this area of the business, in a way that will make this site as robust as it should be.

Believe me, we all share your frustration. I'm confident these things will be remedied soon.
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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #41 on: March 19, 2018, 03:14:20 pm »
Quote from: JacobBlack on March 19, 2018, 03:01:53 pm
Hi guys,
 
This feedback has been passed along, and much of it is being worked on.
It's unfortunate, but when a site is as big, complex and active as autoTRADER.ca is, fixes aren't as easy as we'd all hope.
 
There are a lot of features and changes being made to the site right now that I genuinely believe will make it a lot better for all of you, but there have been teething problems making this transition.

I also know that we have just made a big investment in this area of the business, in a way that will make this site as robust as it should be.

Believe me, we all share your frustration. I'm confident these things will be remedied soon.
But why release it half baked?

Should have left the old version up..and replace when tested properly.
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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #42 on: March 19, 2018, 03:17:54 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on March 19, 2018, 03:14:20 pm
But why release it half baked?
Should have left the old version up..and replace when tested properly.

At first glance it seems very simple. You're right. There are many moving parts, and all I can tell you, because it's all I know, is that money has been invested recently to make sure this current situation is a: fixed, and b: not repeated.

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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #43 on: March 19, 2018, 03:20:48 pm »
Tell them just to go steal this and modify it.

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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #44 on: March 19, 2018, 03:43:01 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on March 19, 2018, 03:14:20 pm
Quote from: JacobBlack on March 19, 2018, 03:01:53 pm
Hi guys,
 
This feedback has been passed along, and much of it is being worked on.
It's unfortunate, but when a site is as big, complex and active as autoTRADER.ca is, fixes aren't as easy as we'd all hope.
 
There are a lot of features and changes being made to the site right now that I genuinely believe will make it a lot better for all of you, but there have been teething problems making this transition.

I also know that we have just made a big investment in this area of the business, in a way that will make this site as robust as it should be.

Believe me, we all share your frustration. I'm confident these things will be remedied soon.
But why release it half baked?

Should have left the old version up..and replace when tested properly.

Now I am sure Rocket is going to say something like, they sound like Mazda...  :rofl2:
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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #45 on: March 19, 2018, 04:48:02 pm »
Quote from: Solstice2006 on March 19, 2018, 03:43:01 pm
Quote from: rrocket on March 19, 2018, 03:14:20 pm
Quote from: JacobBlack on March 19, 2018, 03:01:53 pm
Hi guys,
 
This feedback has been passed along, and much of it is being worked on.
It's unfortunate, but when a site is as big, complex and active as autoTRADER.ca is, fixes aren't as easy as we'd all hope.
 
There are a lot of features and changes being made to the site right now that I genuinely believe will make it a lot better for all of you, but there have been teething problems making this transition.

I also know that we have just made a big investment in this area of the business, in a way that will make this site as robust as it should be.

Believe me, we all share your frustration. I'm confident these things will be remedied soon.
But why release it half baked?

Should have left the old version up..and replace when tested properly.

Now I am sure Rocket is going to say something like, they sound like Mazda...  :rofl2:

No, no.

They sound more like Tesla with the Model III.
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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #46 on: March 19, 2018, 05:45:08 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on March 19, 2018, 03:14:20 pm
Quote from: JacobBlack on March 19, 2018, 03:01:53 pm
Hi guys,
 
This feedback has been passed along, and much of it is being worked on.
It's unfortunate, but when a site is as big, complex and active as autoTRADER.ca is, fixes aren't as easy as we'd all hope.
 
There are a lot of features and changes being made to the site right now that I genuinely believe will make it a lot better for all of you, but there have been teething problems making this transition.

I also know that we have just made a big investment in this area of the business, in a way that will make this site as robust as it should be.

Believe me, we all share your frustration. I'm confident these things will be remedied soon.
But why release it half baked?

Should have left the old version up..and replace what en tested properly.

Really , which IT company put out a working program, that why they made up beta programs    ::).  :rofl:
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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #47 on: March 19, 2018, 05:47:52 pm »
Quote from: Airbalancer on March 19, 2018, 05:45:08 pm
Quote from: rrocket on March 19, 2018, 03:14:20 pm
Quote from: JacobBlack on March 19, 2018, 03:01:53 pm
Hi guys,
 
This feedback has been passed along, and much of it is being worked on.
It's unfortunate, but when a site is as big, complex and active as autoTRADER.ca is, fixes aren't as easy as we'd all hope.
 
There are a lot of features and changes being made to the site right now that I genuinely believe will make it a lot better for all of you, but there have been teething problems making this transition.

I also know that we have just made a big investment in this area of the business, in a way that will make this site as robust as it should be.

Believe me, we all share your frustration. I'm confident these things will be remedied soon.
But why release it half baked?

Should have left the old version up..and replace what en tested properly.

Really , which IT company put out a working program, that why they made up beta programs    ::).  :rofl:

And Autotrader probably overpaid for this work too... :rofl2: :rofl:
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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #48 on: March 19, 2018, 07:52:18 pm »
Quote from: JacobBlack on March 19, 2018, 03:17:54 pm
Quote from: rrocket on March 19, 2018, 03:14:20 pm
But why release it half baked?
Should have left the old version up..and replace when tested properly.

At first glance it seems very simple. You're right. There are many moving parts, and all I can tell you, because it's all I know, is that money has been invested recently to make sure this current situation is a: fixed, and b: not repeated.

What makes this frustrating is that even if the new version offers any improvements – and I'm not sure that it does – they are overshadowed by the glaring faults that it has introduced.
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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #49 on: April 05, 2018, 04:35:42 pm »
Quote from: Solstice2006 on March 19, 2018, 10:55:00 am
Quote from: stodge on March 19, 2018, 10:50:21 am
They probably spent their development budget on TV ads.  ;D

They have TV ads?  ???

Yep, several of them over the last year or two.  Here is a collection on youtube.  You might have seen them but simply have forgotten:

https://www.youtube.com/user/AutoTraderCanada
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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #50 on: April 05, 2018, 07:58:51 pm »
Quote from: random006 on April 05, 2018, 04:35:42 pm
Quote from: Solstice2006 on March 19, 2018, 10:55:00 am
Quote from: stodge on March 19, 2018, 10:50:21 am
They probably spent their development budget on TV ads.  ;D

They have TV ads?  ???

Yep, several of them over the last year or two.  Here is a collection on youtube.  You might have seen them but simply have forgotten:

https://www.youtube.com/user/AutoTraderCanada

never seen them,  don't have cable
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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #51 on: April 06, 2018, 07:41:37 am »
Quote from: stodge on April 05, 2018, 08:29:53 pm
Quote from: JacobBlack on March 19, 2018, 03:01:53 pm
Hi guys,
 
This feedback has been passed along, and much of it is being worked on.
It's unfortunate, but when a site is as big, complex and active as autoTRADER.ca is, fixes aren't as easy as we'd all hope.
 
There are a lot of features and changes being made to the site right now that I genuinely believe will make it a lot better for all of you, but there have been teething problems making this transition.

I also know that we have just made a big investment in this area of the business, in a way that will make this site as robust as it should be.

Believe me, we all share your frustration. I'm confident these things will be remedied soon.

What is so big and complicated about Autotrader?

Every web app like this is more complicated than you would initially think.

See: https://twitter.com/mathowie/status/837735473745289218

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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #52 on: April 06, 2018, 08:58:19 am »
Well time for a little positive feedback.  Recently Autotrader has been remembering where I live.  I no longer have to put the postal code.  Also I don't have to put 100km every time, it doesn't default to National.  Yippie.
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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #53 on: May 02, 2018, 01:41:55 pm »
New complaint: My saved searches seem to have disappeared.  >:(
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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #54 on: May 08, 2018, 09:21:08 pm »
I have a problem with it lately. When I click to enlarge a picture  it expands but only shows half the picture. It won't let you scroll down to see the rest of it. ???

Annoying
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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #55 on: May 08, 2018, 09:29:05 pm »
Quote from: Seafoam on May 08, 2018, 09:21:08 pm
I have a problem with it lately. When I click to enlarge a picture  it expands but only shows half the picture. It won't let you scroll down to see the rest of it. ???

Annoying

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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #56 on: May 08, 2018, 09:43:57 pm »
The Canadian Autotrader has always sucked (for decades).  Can't they just copy the US version.
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Re: Autotrader problems?
« Reply #57 on: May 10, 2018, 02:33:09 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on May 08, 2018, 09:29:05 pm
Quote from: Seafoam on May 08, 2018, 09:21:08 pm
I have a problem with it lately. When I click to enlarge a picture  it expands but only shows half the picture. It won't let you scroll down to see the rest of it. ???

Annoying



It's  okay I didn't need to search anymore. Found one. ;D
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