Finding cars by spec
Finding cars by spec
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half.pipe

Original Poster:

58 posts

65 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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I'm on the hunt for a new car, after selling up my D5 V70 during first lockdown. I've been trying to find a website or app where you can plug in a few requirements, and it returns back a list of matching cars. Does such a thing exist?

Things I was wanting to enter:
Max weight
Max wheelbase/length
Min bhp
Engine size
Fuel type etc

I know some of the popular "For Sale" apps have some filtering, but seemingly not to the level of detail I'd like. Just wondering if there is anything that actually does this?

Cheers

irocfan

48,660 posts

218 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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keywords search on autotrader should be a help

half.pipe

Original Poster:

58 posts

65 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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irocfan said:
keywords search on autotrader should be a help
Yeah it does help a little. I've been on the lookout for something that's a bit "different". Quite like the idea of a pocket rocket, so was hoping to put in something like:
Max weight: 1100kg
Max length: 3.8m
Min bhp: 100
Fuel: Petrol

And see what comes back (other than the "usual" prospects). Might end up finding a pleasant surprise that isn't too common.

I don't _think_ I can achieve this with AutoTraders filters, but not 100% sure. It does seem to have full specs for individual cars, but I can't find a way to filter by power/length/weight etc

PH User

22,154 posts

136 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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Use something like auto trader to give yourself a short list, then you can Google and find the dimensions of the cars on your list.

hersh

420 posts

95 months