Car Covers: Who's gottem and what do you have.

[Wilsonman02]

I wont really be driving my car over the winter, it will sit and be worked on for the most part, and it might unfortunetly be outside a lot too. So I would like to get a car cover for it, i've looked online and went to pep boys. But I was just wondering if there are any to stay away from or certain things to look for. Cause some seem to made out of different material, thats the main difference i've seen.

 

[Defiant]

You need one that'll breathe, as moisture trapped under a cover is death to paint. Mine came with an Evolution 3 cover, I think it was a factory (or, dealer) option.
There's a $40 one on eBay that _sounds_ good, but I've never seen one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42611&item=2436978670

They claim the kind of features you want.

If it's going to be in snow, I'd get a cheap blue-plastic tarp to go over the cover, and yank the snow off of the covered car with it.

 

[AWDPetmitsu]

I have one from autoanything.com for my 2G. Here's the link:

http://www.autoanything.com/carcove...r=1999&model=Eclipse&prID=168&submit=yes&cat=

It's not cheap at 250.00 plus shipping and lock and cable, but the quality is very good. It's custom fitted to your car taking into account the mirrors and spoiler also. My only gripe with it is that after a few months, the color started to fade, but other than that, it provides good protection. I also use the same one for my 1G. It's a tight fit but it still works.

 

[gigahz95]

Originally posted by Defiant
If it's going to be in snow, I'd get a cheap blue-plastic tarp to go over the cover, and yank the snow off of the covered car with it.

Yea, that works like a charm. I had my talon covered that way last december pre foot-of-snow storm. Uncovered it, and it looked out of place with everything else douched with snow.