Last weekend I put a deposit down on a 996 Targa. The car is all but showroom standard and want to do my best to keep it that way.
I work away from home in the week, and therefore want to try and look after it as best as possible. I have a drive way off road that I will keep the Car, but with lots of trees etc, I want to keep the car covered. Access to Garage is not easy.
My thinking is to get a car cover for it during the week. I've read horror stories about cheap ones scratching paintwork. I've looked at 911 design and they have the original outdoor cover for about £200 or a stormsheild (never heard of) for £300.
Welcome to the forum. I had the same issue as you, there is a tree in our front garden that dumps leaves, sap etc. on my Carrera white Cayman. I bought a cover from Amazon and I am dead pleased with it. It is fleece lined and waterproof with a heavy feel and has a zip door opening so you can get in if you need to without having to take the cover off. Only issue I had was there is only one strap and the wind kept blowing the back part of the cover up, but I have ordered extra webbing and clips off Feebay and I am going to sew these on this weekend. All in all for less than £50 its a really good deal. One piece of advice - only ever put the cover on a freshly cleaned car otherwise there is a chance of rubbing. PM me if you wish and I can point you in the right direction.
I use a waterproof car cover made by 'maypole', it cost 50 quid.
I made the mistake of listening to the shop assistant and bought a size too big, its ok, but it always has to be strapped aswell, otherwise it just blows off.
it is totally waterproof. Don't buy 'shower proof'.
Hi Mate - I've been told they are not that good in terms of protecting the paint. Apparently the lining on the inside isn't that great and can cause scratching.
Hi Mate - I've been told they are not that good in terms of protecting the paint. Apparently the lining on the inside isn't that great and can cause scratching.
Hi Mate - I've been told they are not that good in terms of protecting the paint. Apparently the lining on the inside isn't that great and can cause scratching.
My mate uses a cover systems cover he says none of them are 100% but he found it to be one of the best he has used.
He said you should expect to replace it every 2/3 years as the material will breakdown from uv etc and get it fitted as tight as possible to avoid chaffing.
He hasn't tried one but you can get a soft undercover so you have a 2 layer system.
Have you also seen the framed up and over system, worth a look :thumb:
As Kev said the framed ones are ideal and not much more than a porsche OE outdoor cover at £350 and no messy taking off putting back on having to clean the car first etc etc.
As Kev said the framed ones are ideal and not much more than a porsche OE outdoor cover at £350 and no messy taking off putting back on having to clean the car first etc etc.
Is that machine mart item double skinned, because we have used something which looks similar for a number of years which was single skin......................great if it's pi$$ing down with rain, but in the frosty weather we got lots of condensation freezing on the inside........sun comes out.......everything underneath gets soaked as the ice melts?????