outdoor car cover

Alchemy · 08-19-2011, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TypeOne

My car sits outside without a cover or being a garaged.

Mine too

happytheman · 08-19-2011, 06:16 AM

This!

kenchan · 08-19-2011, 06:54 AM

Lambos are cows. I like fairladies better.

edub370 · 08-19-2011, 08:07 AM

this i true. funny, right after i responded to this thread last nigt a hail storm hit us. my car was fine, but my rommates sti got a ding or two. go carports!

kenchan · 08-19-2011, 11:29 AM

our HOA decided to power wash our houses today in the community.... hope your apartment doesn't do that while in the carport!

edub370 · 08-19-2011, 12:35 PM

that would not be a good idea for them to do that lol

mantella87 · 08-19-2011, 01:10 PM

As if someone who would buy a Lambo would leave it outside anyways and then ask if they should buy a car cover? I've thought about a car cover, but it sounds like a huge pain in the ***.

kenchan · 08-19-2011, 01:29 PM

carcovers are a huge pita. where are you going to put the cover while off the car? it's like a 30gal trashbag size... ok, maybe not that huge but it's not small either.

mantella87 · 08-19-2011, 01:32 PM

Yeah, and how would you clean it? Washer machine? Call me ignorant haha, I've never had one, it sounds like a double-edged sword for 100% outdoor use though.

kenchan · 08-19-2011, 01:43 PM

^^ good question. ive' never washed my dust cover for my G.... i dont even use it now.

hahaahha.

edub370 · 08-19-2011, 02:09 PM

must acquire mure currency to purchase my own place with garage ... but howwwww....

kenchan · 08-19-2011, 03:12 PM

edub- not sure how old you are but during my early-mid twenties i saved up a lot of $ to put a big downpayment on a house. i had enough cash to buy a new M3 and IS300 at the time but did not. actually i had enough cash to buy a 911. anyway... i drove around a used pos civic coupe.

Dwight Frye · 08-19-2011, 05:29 PM

My Z is garaged nightly but I cover it every day while at work except when raining. And I have done it on every car I have owned since 1984. No problems with paint damage. Do a search under my posts for a review of the cover I bought for my 370 a couple of years ago. It rolls up to fit in a drawstring bag about 8" x 18" long if rolled tightly and I toss it in the washing machine about once a month. Keeping the sun off the car goes a long way towards protecting the paint and interior. Since I live in SouCal where it rarely rains, so between keeping it covered & garaged, and touching it up with a California Duster and some spray detailer and a microfiber towel to get off any bugs or water spots I only have to wash it about once a month.
One man's experience and one man's opinion offered entirely for what it's worth.

08-19-2011, 06:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
happytheman A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 10,737 Drives: MB 6M Tour/Sport Z34 Rep Power: 1823	This! __________________ --Brantly-- *PowderCoating by Mike/Stillen/PWJDM/Shine Auto/NST* GTR/Michelin /Fast Intentions/Evo-R/Mobil 1/Motul/Z1 https://facebook.com/CentralFloridaZClub

08-19-2011, 08:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
edub370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,458 Drives: 09 370z S/T 6MT Rep Power: 21	this i true. funny, right after i responded to this thread last nigt a hail storm hit us. my car was fine, but my rommates sti got a ding or two. go carports! __________________ 09 370Z ST 6MT//Injen CAI//Greddy CBE//TP//TSW's//Swifts//Stillen lip//Whiteline sways 326whp/268tq

08-19-2011, 12:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
edub370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,458 Drives: 09 370z S/T 6MT Rep Power: 21	that would not be a good idea for them to do that lol __________________ 09 370Z ST 6MT//Injen CAI//Greddy CBE//TP//TSW's//Swifts//Stillen lip//Whiteline sways 326whp/268tq

08-19-2011, 02:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
edub370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,458 Drives: 09 370z S/T 6MT Rep Power: 21	must acquire mure currency to purchase my own place with garage ... but howwwww.... __________________ 09 370Z ST 6MT//Injen CAI//Greddy CBE//TP//TSW's//Swifts//Stillen lip//Whiteline sways 326whp/268tq

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08-19-2011, 06:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	Lambos are cows. I like fairladies better.

08-19-2011, 11:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	our HOA decided to power wash our houses today in the community.... hope your apartment doesn't do that while in the carport!

08-19-2011, 01:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
mantella87 Track Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 590 Drives: 2011 Z34 MT Rep Power: 16	As if someone who would buy a Lambo would leave it outside anyways and then ask if they should buy a car cover? I've thought about a car cover, but it sounds like a huge pain in the ***.

08-19-2011, 01:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	carcovers are a huge pita. where are you going to put the cover while off the car? it's like a 30gal trashbag size... ok, maybe not that huge but it's not small either.

08-19-2011, 01:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
mantella87 Track Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 590 Drives: 2011 Z34 MT Rep Power: 16	Yeah, and how would you clean it? Washer machine? Call me ignorant haha, I've never had one, it sounds like a double-edged sword for 100% outdoor use though.

08-19-2011, 01:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	^^ good question. ive' never washed my dust cover for my G.... i dont even use it now. hahaahha.

08-19-2011, 03:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	edub- not sure how old you are but during my early-mid twenties i saved up a lot of $ to put a big downpayment on a house. i had enough cash to buy a new M3 and IS300 at the time but did not. actually i had enough cash to buy a 911. anyway... i drove around a used pos civic coupe.

08-19-2011, 05:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
Dwight Frye Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Occupied California Posts: 423 Drives: '09 Tour/Sport/6MT Rep Power: 17	My Z is garaged nightly but I cover it every day while at work except when raining. And I have done it on every car I have owned since 1984. No problems with paint damage. Do a search under my posts for a review of the cover I bought for my 370 a couple of years ago. It rolls up to fit in a drawstring bag about 8" x 18" long if rolled tightly and I toss it in the washing machine about once a month. Keeping the sun off the car goes a long way towards protecting the paint and interior. Since I live in SouCal where it rarely rains, so between keeping it covered & garaged, and touching it up with a California Duster and some spray detailer and a microfiber towel to get off any bugs or water spots I only have to wash it about once a month. One man's experience and one man's opinion offered entirely for what it's worth.