Car Covers
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I thought there were a couple of threads about covers but was unable to find them.

I am on the lookout for a car cover with the amount of work i am doing on the new house i wont have time to work on the car for 3-6 months, i will be cutting skirting arcitrave ect ect ect in the garage if the weathers shit so want to cover the mini up.

Any recommendations? good bad or ugly

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I got our soft covers out of Tesco of all places; reduced from £40 down to a £5 so bought enough for all the cars in the shed; keeps the crap off but they are too big for a mini in reality

Check out

http://www.cover-zone.com/

I have the voyager Mini cover, it is an excellent bit of kit, a really good fit to the car.

do you think yours would stretch over a clubman front Tom?

Not sure, it is quite a tight fit, it just about makes it over Sportpack arches. You can borrow it and try if you want.

I may take you up on that once it's painted. too dirty and the odd sharp edge at present.

to be fair i've used this for the best part of 2 years plus and prob just about needing to be replaced.

really robust and when i got it was only £50 so it was a bargin!

been through heatwaves and snow

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/...tegoryId_165611

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http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=...id=42631&title=
My mate has a couple of those, they're pretty good although pricy.

Haha, he had to replace one recently, at some hour of the morning a punk walked past his house pissed up, ripped his car cover that was over his shell and climbed in through the door's window and slept there for the night. Then buggered off in the morning haha. He watched it back on his cctv pointing down the drive.
There's also a car cover advertised in the trade sales section i think.

I'd recommend tarpaulin sheet + bungees!

Been on my Mini for ages and been fine. Used to use an expensive 2-layer custom cover but weather ruined it so I ended up disappointed investing so much money in it. May be car covers these days last the test of time better especially if you choose one that matches what you need but you can't go wrong with a cheap tarpaulin.

Edit: Nevermind, just noted "inside garage" doh! It'd still work tho and it's cheap!

Edited by Lot on 2nd Feb, 2012.

If you go to car cover-zone put in promo code S2F49 for 10% off any cover...:)

Edited by Turbo_Jonesy on 2nd Feb, 2012.

Yes it will fit over a clubby, we've had the monsoon ones on both round front and clubby. I've also got one of the stormforce ones, and quite frankly, its shite!, nowhere near as waterproof as the monsoon.

Edited by Richspec on 2nd Feb, 2012.

Here for the craic..

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We use these:

http://www.cover-systems.co.uk/index.htm

Local and good quality.

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Thanks Rich

Bit of a post resurrection. I'm looking for a decent outdoor cover as it looks like the turbo may stay at the house through the winter months.

Apparently we might get some wet weather up here so looking for something breathable. I've had a look at the ones in the links but just wondering if anyone has any other suggestions?

I use the Halfords one. It works a treat.

My build thread..

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=542985

http://shop.aseriesspares.co.uk/shop/car-c...ni-all-saloons/

I have not got one but was looking in to it.
Supposed to be good.
Cheers,
Mark.

Rob, I've never been a fan of using covers outside. Wind and rain means they can rub the paint and leave dull areas.
If it's got to stay outside personally I would wax it to within an inch of its life then just make sure the door seals etc are good to keep it dry inside.

And spray some thing like Waxoyl underneath. That is what I have done to the MX5 which will have to live outside

I'm with tom. A car port style contraption would be great then it won't get the battering from the rain etc but can breath . My mate used to put his car in winter mode lol , he would wipe Vaseline all over the chrome etc and then just wash it off with warm water in the summer .

I've got a a-series spares one, my mini has been outside for a few months now. Every time I go to take her out, in whatever weather it is bone dry underneath. I have spoken to the guy who makes them and he has nothing but good to say about them.

it has straps to tie it down and it fits pretty snug

Edited by mossy2a on 12th Oct, 2015.