Ask HN: How should I design the filters for this car search product?
Quick background: We just recently launched, we're focused on the UAE market for now, we have very few users and we plan on adding more categories after a few months, like property, electronics, clothes, etc.
My options are to put the filters on the left side of the posts as shown here: https://www.cars.com/for-sale/searchresults.action/?mkId=20001&prMx=125000&rd=20&searchSource=QUICK_FORM&zc=60606
Or to put them under the the top bar like Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.ae/s/Tokyo--Japan/homes?refinement_paths%5B%5D=%2Fhomes&query=Tokyo%2C%20Japan&adults=0&children=0&infants=0&guests=0&place_id=ChIJ51cu8IcbXWARiRtXIothAS4&click_referer=t%3ASEE_ALL%7Csid%3Ae69cf9d5-32b9-4eb4-bd61-a9de874edc65%7Cst%3AMAGAZINE_HOMES&title_type=MAGAZINE_HOMES&search_type=UNKNOWN&allow_override%5B%5D=&map_toggle=false&s_tag=4VVKdpT1
- Which design for the filters do you think is better? - Is there some other design besides the above options, that you believe would be better for the filters? - Besides the filters, what else do you recommend that we improve?
Any feedback would be appreciated.