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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 10:35 AM
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Best Car Cover without a garage

For those without garages, what is the best car cover you use? Which ones defend against rain as well as sun etc?

How often do you wash the cover, at your local dry cleaner or yourself?
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 10:41 AM
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id never buy a cover that actually covers the car, my buddies dad put one on his porche (black) and it got pretty windy, when he took it off scratches! If you got the room take a look at one of these, theyre very reasonably priced!

http://www.avidoutdoors.com/carshelter.html
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by heff
id never buy a cover that actually covers the car, my buddies dad put one on his porche (black) and it got pretty windy, when he took it off scratches! If you got the room take a look at one of these, theyre very reasonably priced!

http://www.avidoutdoors.com/carshelter.html
that looks interesting

however I am also looking for a portable solution
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 12:23 PM
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on that site there are quite smaller ones that are, when packed, the size of a tent or maybe a lil bigger
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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Yeah I really wanted to one of those but I don't know if that would go over so well in the parking lot to my apartment complex.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 02:57 PM
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Yeah, I must have been the most **** shopper for parking when we were apartment shopping, all the property managers were kind of confused why i had so much emphasis on what parking was available.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 03:14 PM
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I like the OEM cover... everythingg37.com has a good deal on it. Although mine is garaged, I'm thinkin about getting it anyways.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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i've heard lots of horror stories about car covers and scratches.. i thought about getting the oem one for a while though.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 12:36 AM
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car covers are meant to STORE your vehicle for some time. it is not meant to be taken off every weekend when you decide to cruise. you'll need a canopy to cover that baby up.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 12:47 AM
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^ depends how much u care about ur car, there are covers that are like tents that can be stored in a bag like a regular 8 man tent....
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 12:49 AM
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^ depends how much u care about ur car, there are covers that are like tents that can be stored in a bag like a regular 8 man tent....
i think he was talking about actual car covers.. the kind that fit like a glove over your car.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by prutkows
i think he was talking about actual car covers.. the kind that fit like a glove over your car.
well if thats wat he meant than whoops!
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