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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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New Website To Find Rotary Mechanics

One of the biggest pains in owning a rotary is finding a place to get work done. I think that question gets asked once a week in the local forums. So I made a site with a database of shops that you can vote on and leave feedback. It still needs a lot of finishing up but the functionality should be there. Check it out and leave some feedback so we don't keep having to answer the questions about where I should bring my car to.

www.rotaryshops.com
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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Looks awesome. It would probably be better to split rx7s by generation and rx8s

Just a suggestion.
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 07:00 PM
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Cool website. It would be nice to eventually have a search field where you can input your zip code and see who's near you. For example, if someone searches for CA on your page looking for a mechanic in So Cal., they'd have to sift through the Nor Cal stuff. Maybe you can further organize the results by North California, Central California and Southern California on the same page? The same can be done with other states.

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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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Or perhaps a map of the US and each shop is a dot and you can just look that way.
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Old Oct 12, 2009 | 07:24 PM
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Great concept. Needs a lot of help on execution.

Functional yes, but there is still a lot more room to grow.
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 06:16 PM
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 06:58 PM
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The rating field seems to not be functioning.
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by puhpaper
Great concept. Needs a lot of help on execution.

Functional yes, but there is still a lot more room to grow.
What do you suggest the site needs? I can't make improvements based on general statements.

I fixed the ratings system. I also added a basic zipcode search to narrow your results to 50 miles.
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 07:59 PM
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Pics of the shops.
Maps of the shops.
The shops websites.
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