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Where has AutoTrader gone?

  • 04-09-2017 8:39pm
    #1
    mrsoundie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭


    As is my way I, I occasionally peruse the Irish website of auto trader.

    But lately it seems to be off line.

    Anyone got any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,675 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    I tried it the other day and it seemed to go into carzone website.


  • #3
    mrsoundie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭mrsoundie


    NIMAN wrote: »
    I tried it the other day and it seemed to go into carzone website.

    The UK site is working fine.

    Are they the same company?


  • #4
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    Just checked, its still there.


  • #5
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    http://www.autotrader.ie/ works for me


  • #6
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,074 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    biko wrote: »
    http://www.autotrader.ie/ works for me

    Diverting to carzone?

    Not your ornery onager



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  • #7
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    Driving.ie, which was powered by carzone but was a much better and easier to use website is also diverting to carzone now

    They must be trying to maximize the traffic on the carzone website which has been awful to use and buggy since they updated it about 10 years ago and was one of the reasons for its demise imo.

    Driving.ie was similar to the old carzone and was a much more straightforward nonsense website to use compared to the newer carzone website.


  • #8
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Carzone is impossible to use on a mobile device/tablet


  • #9
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Carzone is impossible to use on a mobile device/tablet

    It's a horrible website to use.


  • #10
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Autotrader uk is great though. Wonder why they don't just rebrand and use that as a template? They're all the same company right?


  • #11
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Driving.ie was simple and easy to use, something the newer carzone.ie isn't and I rarely use the latter. With the taking over of autotrader.ie they probably wanted to reduce costs by consolidating down to one search engine especially now with donedeal upping their charges.

    I use carsireland.ie mostly these days.


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  • #12
    ELM327
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,635 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    I use only donedeal and autotraderUK these days. Donedeal for irish cars and autotrder Uk for UK cars.
    I don't find either site particularly great but they both have massive traffic

    I thought carzone died around 2012?


  • #13
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Esel wrote: »
    Diverting to carzone?

    autotrader.png


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