Car covers, which one

OMY005 · Postby **OMY005** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:57 pm

Can anybody recommend a car cover that goes over the entire car? Do they all rub the paint work on the corners therefor negating the worth of having one? What about ones that are lined with a soft material?

Thanks, Andrew.

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:29 pm

I believe that most of them do more damage than protection

mightyrollaman · Postby **mightyrollaman** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:17 am

And the moment you've got any dirt under there, the problem only worsens.

Spranga · Postby **Spranga** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:42 pm

I regularly put a car cover on my MX if I am not going to be driving it for a couple of days. I think they are a good idea if your car is continually parked under trees...bird poo and sap :evil:

I try to strap mine down tightly with extra clips to avoid excessive rubbing. I have noticed the wax on the edges can suffer but it does not seem to scratch the actual paint finish. I wax the car about every 3 months and the paint looks like new. If you decide to buy a cover do not buy a cheap one as they will not last long - I had a blue motoguard one which lasted 3 months :shock:

I now have a white Kenco cover which is made out of a light weight material which I think is called Tvek. It is very durable and seems to be easy on the paint work.

Spranga · Postby **Spranga** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 9:34 pm

wicked wrote:Spranga, how much was your blue motoguard cover as I got one thrown in when I brought the NC. The salesman says they're worth $250 but I can't see them being worth that much?

cheers

I cannot recall precisely but I think it was $40-50. I think the Autotechnica ones are not even worth $250.