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unruhjonny


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In July 2020 I bought a car cover off of amazon;
My last experience was with a car cover I bought off Canadian Tire that I might best describe as pitiful.
This one looked decent, but at first glance it was ALOT lighter weight than I had hoped especially since it was touted as being six layers.

This is a link to the one I bought:

Autsop six layer car cover

This thing was an absolute piece of junk.

I noticed last summer that it was cracking, but held out hope that it might just last a while longer.
I was cleaning snow off of it today when it started shredding.
ugg.

I was perusing amazon again for a cover, and they all appear to be:

  • Coming from China
  • Touting mutli layer*
  • using the same images

* = All the ones I have read reviews for make them sound to be the same junk I am hoping to replace - and considering the prevalence of fake reviews, repetitious images/imaging, and all coming from the same place - I am left being highly skeptical.
One even touted a three year replacement warranty, but the reviews made it clear this wasn't the case.


So, does anyone have any suggestion for an actual good car cover?
Something that should handily last a couple years?

I want this for my 1991 Pontiac Grand Am;
It's parked in our back yard, beside the garage.



-- Edited by unruhjonny on Monday 17th of January 2022 03:18:19 PM

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Talk to Mike-here-tell him Dave Rose gave you the info-he does great work-tell him it is for outside
www.huggercovers.com
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thanks for the link - I am open to something like this, but was hoping to not spend $400+

If I continue to hit dead ends, I will reach out to him.
This car is a long term keeper, and odds are it will spend a fair share of time outside (especially while other vehicles take up the garage for repairs) - so maybe this is the route to go... ??

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outdoorcovers.ca/

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YES; I recommend Hugger Covers. We dealt with Hugger Covers  for several years. Their covers were custom fit to the vehicle. However they did not offer an outdoor cover  at that time ; maybe they do now ? but you may want to check.

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What is the difference between out door and indoor covers ?



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the material is  heavier and more durable on an outdoor cover

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indoor covers essentially keep the dust off the car;
an outdoor cover is about keeping rain or snow off the car.

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I bought a Technalon by Covercraft decades ago and it's likely right up there with the best cover I've ever seen.

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Thats the same one Ive got. Its been years since I needed another one.

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This is a fairly recent post, any new recommendations?

 

Dust cover for indoor use. 



-- Edited by DonSSDD on Sunday 15th of October 2023 07:27:53 AM

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DonSSDD wrote:

This is a fairly recent post, any new recommendations?

 

Dust cover for indoor use. 



 If it's just for dust and indoor use, I have 2 that I've bought, real cheap, Amazon and Princess Auto. Both were great and somewhere around $30 on sale. I'd never trust them outdoors though.



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YES; I recommend Hugger Covers. We dealt with Hugger Covers  for several years. Their covers were custom fit to the vehicle. However they did not offer an outdoor cover  at that time ; maybe they do now ? but you may want to check.

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HUGGER covers. Canadian made Toronto area   Have web site. 

Dale

 



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