From a UI standpoint, the site looks nice. Pretty clean.
But I have some misgivings about your business model. Firstly, you claim that you aren't worried about revenue right now. That's not a problem if you're doing this as a hobby, but since you are calling yourself a start-up, you better have some idea on how to monetize it.
Secondly, you appear to be scraping your data. Being in the automotive software business myself, I know that at least Cars.com and AutoTrader expressly prohibit scraping. Furthermore, I know how much they charge per month for their listing data and if you aren't interested in revenue (as you say) then you will have no hope of paying them for it. The data costs are significant. And since you are a quasi-competitor with them (as far as eyeballs go), I seriously doubt that they will see it to you anyway. That leaves scraping, which has no long-term future. They actively deter scrapers. And FWIW, AutoTrader will soon stop selling their data to any providers period. (Their purchase of vAuto makes selling their data to vAuto's competitors a bad idea.)
Finally, the way you "hide" cars is seriously flawed. It works great for commodity items, but not at all for vehicles. There are many factors which impact value. Price and mileage are but two. Installed options and packages are HUGE determinants of price. As is the type of engine, transmission, condition, one-owner status, etc,etc. You've picked two which admittedly make sense at a high-level, but a serious car shopper that knows exactly what he is looking for will simply find this annoying.
Anyway, good luck with your project. It's a great idea and I really do like the UI, but I think you need to take a realistic view of your business model before you invest more time and money into it.
But I have some misgivings about your business model. Firstly, you claim that you aren't worried about revenue right now. That's not a problem if you're doing this as a hobby, but since you are calling yourself a start-up, you better have some idea on how to monetize it.
Secondly, you appear to be scraping your data. Being in the automotive software business myself, I know that at least Cars.com and AutoTrader expressly prohibit scraping. Furthermore, I know how much they charge per month for their listing data and if you aren't interested in revenue (as you say) then you will have no hope of paying them for it. The data costs are significant. And since you are a quasi-competitor with them (as far as eyeballs go), I seriously doubt that they will see it to you anyway. That leaves scraping, which has no long-term future. They actively deter scrapers. And FWIW, AutoTrader will soon stop selling their data to any providers period. (Their purchase of vAuto makes selling their data to vAuto's competitors a bad idea.)
Finally, the way you "hide" cars is seriously flawed. It works great for commodity items, but not at all for vehicles. There are many factors which impact value. Price and mileage are but two. Installed options and packages are HUGE determinants of price. As is the type of engine, transmission, condition, one-owner status, etc,etc. You've picked two which admittedly make sense at a high-level, but a serious car shopper that knows exactly what he is looking for will simply find this annoying.
Anyway, good luck with your project. It's a great idea and I really do like the UI, but I think you need to take a realistic view of your business model before you invest more time and money into it.