Your dream car? The question brought an amused smile on my lips. My dream car…? Wow, I had never really given this one a thought. I love cars, and every time I am on a road trip with my cousin, most of our conversations revolve around cars, thanks to his fetish for car facts – make, mileage, engine power, price, air-bags, look and many other performance related high tech specs. So much so, that these conversations have helped me spruce up my car knowledge a bit. But despite this, I find it strange that I never really wondered about ‘my dream car’. Ensconced comfortably in my Honda City, I would admire this car and that, but the question of a dream car, or owning a dream car never really crossed my mind. And it was CarConnect.in that ‘discovered’ this question for me!
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| Err…What’s my dream car? |
I had heard about CarConnect.in from my cousin, about how the website, besides giving all inclusive in-depth technical details from the car world, also gives its members a social platform to discuss and share their car experiences. So when CarConnect tied up for a blogging drive with IndiBlogger, it was a perfect opportunity to explore this website at length. For I knew that post this website review, I will have lots to add to the car conversations with my cousin.
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| CarConnect.in homepage – Easy to navigate |
This is how the CarConnect.in homepage looks like – pretty easy to navigate with separate tabs to cater to all your information needs. Besides the various tabs, the homepage features car lovers who have shared most number of car experiences and also most popular long drive stories. There’s also a Chat Room, so if one is feeling chatty, they can log on to the chat room and share their car stories with fellow car enthusiasts.
1. Registering on CarConnect.in – It’s simple! You register through your facebook account. So that saves one from filling in all the cumbersome details – name, surname, email id, date of birth, marital status, etc. etc. etc. Since we already control our facebook profile’s privacy, it’s easy to allow the site to use the information available on our facebook account. One click and you are right there on the website, ready to update your profile. The only glitch is I have no idea how someone who’s averse to facebook registers on the website.
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| Register though Facebook account |
2. Well Defined Sections – Chaotic layout and high-tech mumble jumble more often that not drives users away from a website. And in this regard Carconnect.in’s layout design is a winner. The homepage has a very neat uncluttered look with well defined tabs bearing crisp titles. If one is sort of time and looking for something specific, say a comparison of cars or latest news update about a car maker, they can head straight-away to the relevant section rather than exploring the entire website for specific details.
3. Socialise Sharing Your Car Experiences – While most of the websites dedicated to cars focus on car specs and reviews, this website has gone a step ahead, providing a platform to users to indulge in what one can call – Car Conversations. On this platform registered members can not just discuss hardcore car specs and details but also share their car and long drive experiences. Much better that reading random car reviews on the internet.
4. Compare Cars – This is one feature that will excite all car enthusiasts and those who are planning to buy a new car or trying to gauge their favourite car’s performance against other cars. Two cars can be compared and a detailed comparison is emailed is emailed within 48 hours. Since I quite like Honda CR-V, I have compared it with another popular SUV – Mahindra XUV 500, and now looking forward to the details of the comparison. I reckon this, along with the experience sharing feature can help experts and novices alike in deciding on the car they want to go for.
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| CHonda CR-V or Mahindra XUV? Let’s find out |
5. Car Digest – The two sections on the website – Car News and New Launches pretty much serve as a car digest. They have all the latest news and updates from the world of cars. New models launched, sales update, reports, latest market buzz – it’s all there. So if someone wants a quick info on what’s the latest in the car world, it’s all just a click away.
In all navigating across CarConnect.in has been a pleasant experience. While features like Car News and New Launches updated me about eighth-generation Volkswagen Passat, the Share Experience tab gave me the opportunity to share some of my favourite long drive experiences with other car lovers. And while my long drive photos got uploaded, I enjoyed a little chit chat session with other car enthusiasts on the website’s chat-room. Moreover the good speed of the site also ensures that I will keep coming back to it any-time I need any latest information about cars.
This post has been written for the CarConnect.in blogging drive, in association with IndiBlogger.
