short bed availability and general questions

[patrickk1]

Originally Posted by 53Sparky

You can use special search commands too.

1) You can search for all words that start with the letters but end with variations by using an asterix:

eg. Chev* will retrieve listings for CHEVY and CHEVROLET.

2) You can search for exact terms by using quotation marks.

eg. ”C10" will pull up anything that has EXACTLY C10 in the listing

3) You can search for multiple things at once If you use the vertical bar symbol, |

eg. C10 | K10 will pull up both Chevrolet and GMC trucks.

4) You can exclude things from your search that nobody wants to see by using the "minus" symbol.

eg. C10 -Ford will remove all listings that have that awful word in it.

SO…

Here’s how I search Craigslist if I want something without wading through a bunch of extra posts. People spell stuff incorrectly all the time, or they use variations, etc. You won't get every truck on Craigslist every time, but it does cut down on browser time. NOTE that this is still prone to errors.

Copy and paste if you want, or make up your own.

196* Chev* | C10 | K10 -ford -chevelle -malibu -impala -corvair -nova -camaro

Lots of good advice. Here's my normal search for whole vehicles:

search box: c10|c20|c30|k10|k20|k30|c60|k60|truck|pickup
make and model: gmc|chev*
model year: 1960 1966

C10/K10 differentiates 2wd/4wd. Part searches are a little messier. I keep 6 separate searches saved in CL for parts so I just click on the link when I want to look under that search. There is some overlap between the searches but it covers all possibilities so I don't miss anything good.