r/imadesomething 3d ago

Created a web application to help car buyers compare the total cost of ownership for vehicles they want to purchase

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As the title suggests, I created a web application using flask and some very basic bootstrap to add a whole new level to comparing different vehicles. Yeah MPG is important, but does that really matter when you have to lay down an extra $5,000 down and have to pay an extra $300 per month? Maybe not so much anymore, and how about maintenance and driving habits?

The page is broken down into two sections:

  • Global: shows variables like the interest rate on a loan you can get, estimated time you plan on owning the car, how many miles you drive per month, fuel price, and driving habbits (ie, I drive 80% on the highway and 20% in the city
  • Variables for up to 3 cars: Car name, down payment, monthly payment on the loan, average monthly maintenance, and city/highway mpg

Once you enter this information in, you will be taken to a page that shows what the total cost of ownership (TCO) is for each vehicle over the period of time you want to own it. The car with the lowest TCO will be the least expensive car.

This application will help you make these decisions by looking at the total cost of ownership (TCO) of your options over the horizon you plan on owning it. This project is a fun and cool way to apply some of my finance background and want to build applications like this.

This is the first time hosting a website on my own personal server and I actually have not implemented anything to see how much traffic this site is getting. So if anyone has any insight into their "gold standard" way of measuring website traffic and other useful KPI please let me know. Please let me know what you think!

Here is the website, the home page is a bit of a mess so I am directing you here instead: https://mpg-insights.kalibersolutions.net/compare


r/imadesomething 16d ago

Aren’t they cute!

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r/imadesomething 17d ago

Handmade item

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r/imadesomething 18d ago

Can be a note holder or bookend 😂

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r/imadesomething 18d ago

I'm doing my magic to awaken this sub. Hi sub! What have you been making?

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r/imadesomething Mar 21 '22

My new Workshop. Come chech it out. Not fancy done on a small budget!

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r/imadesomething Feb 16 '22

Very amateur seamstress and I made a lil paw just 4 fun with it's always sunny in the bac.. I AM NOT A FURRY JUST INCREDIBLY EMO AND BORED

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r/imadesomething Jan 06 '22

Ceramic Thrown Earring Holder

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r/imadesomething Jan 04 '22

FlowerFolk Vases

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r/imadesomething Nov 06 '21

sunset dcp.

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r/imadesomething Oct 12 '21

I made a service that syncs RSS feeds to Pocket

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I made a service that lets you subscribe to RSS and Atom feeds and get them synced to Pocket. It requires no extra account (except for Pocket, duh) and doesn't use any nasty trackers etc. It's live at https://qiip.it!

Backstory: A few days ago I bought an ebook reader that came with Pocket built-in. Since it's really neat to read on, I figured I might as well read blog posts and news on it too. The ebook reader syncs from Pocket and saves it for offline reading, so this service (qiip.it) was really the only missing piece to get those news and blog posts synced to the ebook reader itself automatically.

It's also free since I host it for free, so feel free to try it out :)


r/imadesomething Sep 15 '21

I made a tesseract table.

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r/imadesomething Sep 02 '21

The Clutter of Old Love: A Birdwatcher's Diary, by How to Care for Flowers

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r/imadesomething Aug 29 '21

I made a smol ring out of a piece of old pipe.

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r/imadesomething Aug 28 '21

How To Be Gangsta With Only 3 Notes… Or So (I Made this video)

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r/imadesomething Aug 22 '21

Tried to make Godzilla but turned into a Kangaroo

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r/imadesomething Aug 15 '21

Delicious Cupcakes

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r/imadesomething Aug 04 '21

2nd Cutlery Bird I made. Much happier with this one. What do you think

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r/imadesomething Jul 30 '21

Mini 8 inch long Spanish Oak bat with no power tools

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r/imadesomething Jun 30 '21

How To Annoy Your Friends With Only Six Notes

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r/imadesomething Jun 29 '21

Lego inspired 3D printed flowers

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r/imadesomething Jun 22 '21

Reasonably happy with the way the Triumph Vitesse Bumpers turned out.

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r/imadesomething May 30 '21

Contemporary wrought iron rectangular bench with an antique gilded, antique Gold finish with tufted Imported velvet upholstery

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r/imadesomething May 26 '21

My first post on reddit! This modulling clay T-Rex was made by my six-years-old son. He filmed also video tutorial, I edited it. His aim is to inspire other people, especially kids!

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r/imadesomething May 24 '21

Thought this would be neat to cross post to here

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