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Mainly because you asked us to.
Auto Trader is South Africa's number one automotive site and used by over half a million South Africans each month. We have spent the last 12 months asking you, our users, how we can best improve our web site service, and this new site is the result.
But it's not finished yet, as over the next 2 years we will be improving the site further, based on your feedback and suggestions, and we'll keep you updated with all the changes as they happen.
We found that about half the people who use our site have decided on the exact car they want to buy, and their budget, so to make things easy we have kept our single make/model and max price search, so you can go straight through to the right car first time.
Just as many people who use our site have a couple of cars on their shortlist though, so to help them along we have introduced keyword searching, which allows buyers to be more general in their first search and then fine tune the results.
The clever new search filters allow buyers to choose multiple makes, models and body types so you can compare similar vehicles side by side, easily.
Previously on Auto Trader we showed you vehicles in your Province, which is great if you don't mind travelling great distances, but the average buyer likes being able to see cars or trucks on their doorstep, so by using the Town & Distance filter you can tell the search engine your location (ie Sandton or Johannesburg) and then filter away all the results that are too far to view, saving you time and effort.
The keyword has a 'self correct' mechanism, which will help match your keyword if we think it's been mis-typed, and we also offer 'did you mean' which matches up similar words if we can't find what you're looking for. These will work automatically as you search, so you can be sure we'll help find your dream motor!
Watchlist is a way of keeping those bargain ads you've found (or dream cars) and want to keep safe. You can add ads to the list by click the 'ad to My Watchlist' link, and the viewing the list from the top site navigation. If an advertiser removes the vechile from Auto Trader then your Watchlist advert will 'expire' and you wont be able to view the advert anymore. You'll need to register, which is free, to use My Watchlist.
The new Auto Trader site has been tested in all major browsers and will work fine in them.
For optimal performance however please note that Firefox 6+, Google Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer 8+ are the most effective. Please note, not many people use IE6 as it was replaced by IE7 in 2006 and as such is not supported by Auto Trader.
Upgrading your browser is also an excellent way to maximise your online security and keep safe online.
It's free. You don't need to register to use the main search area, however things like placing an advert or adding vehicles to your Watchlist mean we need to know who you are, so registering is needed. We don't share your details with anyone else though.
Finding and reporting a bug or glitch
In the unlikely event that you discover a 'bug', glitch or something wrong with the site, please use the feedback form provided - we really do read every piece of feedback and we appreciate your help.
Some of the work used on this website has been supported by GeoNames and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License
