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CarWoo Team Just Boarded An RV To Tour Zappos HQ
- jonursenbach 16y agoIs it just me or does the "woo" in their logo look strikingly similar to Woot.com's?
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- barmstrong 16y agoWhen we're done drinking beer on an RV we will definitely look into this.
- tptacek 16y agoIt's just you. It's not the same typeface at all.
- vandalize 16y agoGet to work.
- barmstrong 16y agoFirst code push already from the RV! http://blog.carwoo.com/first-code-push-from-the-road-build-already-b http://blog.carwoo.com/first-code-push-from-the-road-build-a...
- lanstein 16y ago'Way to not run the tests Erik.' Nice.
- myoung8 16y agoAlso, we're hiring interns for the summer (for engineering, design, and marketing positions). Let me know if you're interested.
- eriklanderholm 16y agoOur CEO will be on the radio in Pittsburgh tomorrow.
- tptacek 16y agoUnsolicited feedback: "we know the best dealers and the ones to avoid altogether" from your "About" copy rubbed me the wrong way (I'm actually about to go buy a car this week is why I paid attention). If I'm not the one talking to the dealers, then I'd rather think all the dealers in my area are bidding, not just the "carWOO"-approved ones.
- myoung8 16y agoWhat about the ones that have a history of consistently bait-and-switching consumers?
- barmstrong 16y agoBtw we are definitely soliciting feedback, so let er rip. Don't hold back. You won't hurt our feelings.
- mos1 16y agoCarWoo doesn't serve my area (I checked recently, since I just bought a new vehicle), but I definitely view dealership filtering as a positive. I don't want to do business with somebody who consistently ranks poorly in satisfaction surveys. That said, I'd appreciate if there was some copy, somewhere in a FAQ, explaining what they mean by that.
- tptacek 16y agoYeah, I don't know. You could convince me. But I didn't bring it up because I want my CarWoo experience to be better (I am weird in that I enjoy the actual process of buying cars, and so am I a poor candidate). I brought it up because you don't usually get a chance to convince people, just their first visit to the page, and this copy (not the idea, the copy) rubbed me the wrong way. I'm just a data point.
- naner 16y ago> But we might be drunk. Come on - we dare you. We are the Zappos of car buying. Declaring something to be true doesn't make it so. If you are awesome you shouldn't have to tell us. Unless people are saying "How are those guys so awesome?". Then you can tell us. Also this makes it look like Zappos employs a bunch of drunk kids in RVs who make impulsive road trips. And I'm not sure how I feel about piggybacking on someone else's brand. What if these guys suck, how does that fare for Zappos? Also if the Zappos brand goes through drastic changes what does that mean for CarWoo?
- barmstrong 16y agoYou bring up some valid points - we definitely don't have it all figured out and this will be an interesting experiment. Feel free to give us a call and chat: 877-417-4966. We are good at accepting feedback!
- keenans 16y agoThis type of car-buying service is really convenient. When I bought my car a few years ago I used a service called CarBargains and ended up saving around $4k. IIRC CarBargains cost $200 vs CarWoo's $39.
- hussong 16y agoAwesome stunt, this is even better than the donut operation!
- barmstrong 16y agoWoa how'd you know about that?
- SwellJoe 16y agoFunny, I'm on my way to Vegas in my RV right now. I don't have a big Virtualmin banner on mine, though...but maybe I should.
- barmstrong 16y agoGive us a ring if you wanna meetup! Fellow HN'ers always welcome.