Car Cover Recommendations?

[LAA66]

oh... well, in that case, shoot em 

 That would be a difficult shot though. 

 


 Hell I might hit the Dodge.

[hooD]

My car cover is cotton with flannel lining inside.  It does not scratch the paint.  I bought my cover from JC Whitney in 1975. 

It is wearing thin around the bumper corners, but I'm still using it after 36 years.






the box it shipped in...

[73EStroker]

I know this is the most weird answer but it works - when I was building my plane I had a fiberglass bat on top of a box in my shed. Cat loved it and slept in it. Try it ..... bats are cheap.

['Cuda Hunter]

So, I have purchased several car covers for high prices and I have not found a "car" cover that satisfied me.

Then I sent to a friends boat shop.  He had a Bass Boat cover for shipping.
It fit my car great.  98 Trans Am Ram Air.
It's about 1/4" thick so it will reflect hail if outside.
The inside has a microfiber so as not to scratch the 30K boats they wrap up for shipping.
If you need to tie the car up for the winter the covers have tie straps sewn on for shipping.

I actually need to get another.  Most any boat shop should have one of these.
Tried several different boat covers but the Bass boat covers worked perfect for my car.

Probably never buy another car cover again.  Will definitely get another boat shipping cover. 

[ChallengerHK]

What kind of price?

['Cuda Hunter]

Honestly, since he is a friend of mine, I got it for free.

Since the boats come in with the shipping covers, they usually don't go with the boats when sold.
So, there was a stack of different covers for the boats.

Often times one will get a small rip from wind during transport and they will definitely give them away for free like that.
The one that fit mine perfect had a small rip and I sewed it up and it was fine.

I would actually pay 150 or 200 for the quality of this cover.
Really, nothing else on the market compares. 

[Super Blue 72]

I tried a cover last winter and it scratched the chrome on the tail panel trim.  I'm not going to use one again. 

I've had a similar experience.  I have a Wolf triple layer deal, the body colored nose trim and mirrors have some paint wear from the cover.  I have no choice as I keep my car outside and the wind blowing it slowly chaffes the paint.  Indoors shouldn't be problem as there is no wind. 

[ChallengerHK]

I had similar issues with chaffing (the car, that is  ) when I first got it painted in 1995. I got a bunch of grommets from Jo-Ann Fabrics along with iron-on denim reinforcements (which I sewed for extra security) and just made a ring of grommets, then tied them all to the chassis with bungee cords.

[Super Blue 72]

Hmmmm.... thats a great idea, Dave!