Old Mar 20, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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tom2112
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Default re: SRT6 Serial Numbers - Original thread closed

I'm working with RPM to combine his database with a couple of bots that I am creating. These bots will crawl the web (actually, only certain sites that I tell it to) and find Crossfires. Then they'll log the info on those Crossfires and tally it all up in a big database.

So far I have my bot scanning AutoTrader and Cars dot coms. They are in the test stages right now. I decided to log ALL Crossfires rather than just SRT's for 2 reasons:
1) Because I could
2) Because not all SRT's are listed as SRT's in any obvious manner, and it only becomes obvious if you decode the VIN.

After I get the bots working correctly, I plan to write a utility to mesh the info from the bots into RPM's database. Then we'll have a bunch of info on all Crossfires.

Just today, my bots logged 1500 Crossfires on Cars and 3415 on AutoTrader. I plan to add eBay to the list too.

Isn't the information age wonderful?

Oh, yeah, I almost forgot:
What does everyone think of putting up a web page for people to register their Crossfire? This info would go into the database. It would ask for VIN, exterior and interior colors, tires (hi-perf or all season), nav, country and (if applicable) state. No names or addresses.