can anyone recommend a good car cover for the winter?

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can anyone recommend a good car cover for the winter? 2001 mustang gt

 

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I have the 99-04 Ford Racing car cover, but no Mustang to put it on...wanna buy mine?

Jared

 

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Is this car cover for indoor or outdoor usage ?


Take note of the car cover's product notes/features - as some are NOT for outdoor usage, but fine for the garage/indoor purposes.

 

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I bought the Stormweave from California Car Cover. I highly recommend it. I used it all year round, but I cannot comment on snow or ice. The car sits in climate control throughout the winter.

 

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I've got a California Car Cover NOAH cover. It was about $200, its UV resistant, waterproof, ice-proof, etc. I bought the cover 6 years ago when I bought my old '95 GT and I now use it on my Bullitt. I don't have a garage bay to use so the car sits out every winter with the cover on it. When I pull the cover off in the spring, its as spotless as when I covered it 3 months before. It is also custom fit for the car with mirror pockets and everything. In fact I covered my car for the winter yesterday

I highly recommend it, it's worth every penny.

 

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Thanks, that sounds like the one i need. Im upgrading from a cheap-o autozone cover, that thing was horrible.

 

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I don't recommend what I'm currently using to cover mine; about a 1/2 inch layer of ice.

 

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jayk2k3 said:

Thanks, that sounds like the one i need. Im upgrading from a cheap-o autozone cover, that thing was horrible.

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Where are you storing the car? This will determine what type of cover to use and if using one is even necessary.

 

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its in VA. outside in the snow

 

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In that case, I wouldn't use a cover. A cover used outdoors has the potential to create problems. First of all it may result in marring the paint and also may result in mold because of snow trapping moisture under the cover.

 

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N8Dogg98 said:

In that case, I wouldn't use a cover. A cover used outdoors has the potential to create problems. First of all it may result in marring the paint and also may result in mold because of snow trapping moisture under the cover.

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I've covered my cars through 6 NJ winters and the cars never got marred or scratched and the covers never got any mold or mildew. It's all about taking care of the cover when it's not in use. The car NEVER gets covered unless its washed and waxed. Because of this, the inside of the cover never gets dirty. As soon as I remove the cover, it immediately goes in a garbage bag and gets tied up.

I can't stress enough how important it is to have the car clean before you cover it. My friend Steve has the same cover as I do, and he covers it sometimes when the car is dirty. The inside of his cover looks like crap and his car is full of swirls and light scratches.

 

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stprorolla49 said:

I can't stress enough how important it is to have the car clean before you cover it. My friend Steve has the same cover as I do, and he covers it sometimes when the car is dirty. The inside of his cover looks like crap and his car is full of swirls and light scratches.

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Exactly.

 

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Absolutely need the car to be clean before putting on the cover. I never realized that until I bought my cover. My plan was to just cover up my car when I wasn't driving it. I looked at the car, looked at the cover and thought to myself, Hmm, this could be bad if i put it on dirty. Putting a cover on a dirty car is worse than not using a cover. not only is it not protecting, it's damgaing the paint.