[dy63]

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[Digitalize]

You'd need to wash it every time before you put the cover on. Outdoors ones are pointless unless stood for a very long time.

[Waspo]

If you have had your car detailed or any form of paint correction i would not be putting a cover on and off repeatedly frequently, as you are just going to damage the costly work.

If leaving for some time say over a winter period then if me, i would clean, treat and then cover the car!

[IanS100]

It really depends where you're parking it, if well off the road & away from said tossers, it will probably be ok, but if it's easily seen & accessible a BMW cover will likely make the car a bigger target.

[Reece]

Complete waste of time and money if your going to put it over a dirty car.

Everytime you would put it on when dirty, that dirt and grit will build up on the inside of the cover and sliding it on/off the car 3/4 times a week your going to end up scratching the car making it worse.

You say you have a garage why not park it in there? If its got stuff in buy a shed put all your bits in there and park your car in the garage, will cost you more buying a cover and fixing scratched paint than a cheap shed

[Digitalize]

Originally Posted by cupraraj

i dont drive my car much. probably 3 times a week and mainly on weekend. i wont be only covering it after its clean. even when its dirty i will cover it from possibly monday - friday but unsure as to whether it will attrack nobheads who will do something silly

previously i would wake up in the morning and i would see next doors cat on my car bonnet - roof etc and his paws used to leave faint scratches on my car!

what he used to do was jump up on the garage from the fence then i guess jump on the car which is why i dont park near the garage or wall anymore!

Putting a cover on a dirty car will ruin the paintwork, and also make the cat more likely to sit on your car, and claw/scratch it, and the cover will move under it's feet, causing even more damage.

Honestly, a cover is pretty much the worst idea unless its perfectly clean, as you're just rubbing the dirt against the car with wind, taking on/off, and the local felines.

[marknjayne]

i use one of these covers,you get what you pay for with car covers ,my car is used at the weekend so gets washed then covered up for the week

[The0pportunist]

i think thieves & vandals are lazy buggers by nature. You will be fine.

[IanS100]

Except car cover thieves of course

[Somerset Jim]

Originally Posted by IanS100

Except car cover thieves of course

Yeah, I fancy a new car cover - let me know when you try it out for the first time... ;-)

Seriously now... I would not bother with a car cover unless you have a big problem with lots of bird sh!t landing on your car. If this were the case then I'd probably use one if it was a weekend car.

[Russbmw]

I think you'll get bored of fucking about with it to be honest.

I had one, and used it a handful of times.

Picture it's been pissing down, and you need to go to work or something. You have a soggy, wet car cover over the motor that not only do you need to take off without getting yourself in the same state, you then also need to put it somewhere - probably to dry out, as you're not going to want to roll it up and stick in a bag.

If you've got an old classic and no garage to store it in, then I see the point.

Car covers on a daily are more hassle than their work IMO, unless you have no choice but to park under a sap-spitting tree or something.

[mits]

I use one to keep attention away from my Ferrari, its black, tied down underneath the car and padlocked at the back.

The car only gets used once a month if i'm lucky, but taking it off/on every weekend would be a pain.
I always use quick detailer before covering it and a wet cover is placed in a bucket in the kitchen.

I will have a double garage by the end of March, so will probabaly ditch the cover as its served it purpose.