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Originally Posted by BuzzInn
In that case why bother with the "temporary site"?? It just frustrates the hell out people having to readjust with each change.
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We've discuss some of the issues and are evaluating solutions. Here is an update on them:
The slider is a PITA on the mobile site so we are looking at using a drop down list with 5% increments. If you all have any other suggestions, please let me know.
We agree the light colors on the mobile site don't work well when you are standing at the pump in the sun. We have asked the front end designer to update the colors on the mobile site to have more contrast. FWIW, the mobile site was redone and has different colors where the desktop site is pretty much a replica of what was here before.
The desktop site is fixed width and on very wide monitors might looks narrow. The design is the same as before and we'll look into making a more full screen responsive design in the future.
We are planning on adding Octane along with other gas types in the near future. It's something we are actively working on. Right now we are in the process of defining how to handle RON vs Mon vs AKI ratings methods in our database so we can try and normalize the data for better cross comparison in the future. This will be similar to how we handle different currencies or different unit sizes (gallons, liters, etc).
Octane will be linked to vehicle and where you fueled-up. That being said, we are also planning to add location so you can easily mark which gas station you fuel-up at. This will help us map out which stations have which octanes which might be useful information in the future.
@BuzzInn - The reason we didn't change the front end at the June tech stack conversion was because we felt it was better to compare Apples-to-Apples. The site was converted from Microsoft SQL + ColdFusion to MySQL + PHP. It was a major overhaul that took us a year to complete. There were some issues on the old site we had to address including vehicle taxonomy which was being set at the Year, Make, Model level and did not allow for specific engine and transmission configurations. We are now trying to align our taxonomy with the automotive industry standards used in the aftermarket industry. This taxonomy conversion has been more than we expected but we are making progress.
Our focus for the rest of the year will be to get the apps (aCar and GasCubby integrated), refine the UX based on feedback, add new features such as Octane, Location, etc. Another cool thing once we have location is the fact we can query for temps between fuel-ups and thus start to see how weather affects fuel economy (on hybrids it's considerable). We also plan to allow users to capture altitude and tell us about any modifications they might have on their vehicles (like bike racks) that might affect fuel economy.
Lots of the stuff like adding Octane seems pretty easy, just allow for a number input. Unfortunately it's more complex then that and has to do with fuel types which then leads us to types of Diesel, Biodiesel, CNG, etc. So we are trying to do an exhaustive analysis to make sure we can get things just right before rolling out features like that.
Lastly, sorry for the late reply. It looks like the original post was made over 4th of July weekend when our team was on vacation. Sorry we didn't respond earlier.
Thanks again for your input, keep it coming!
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