Coverking Car Cover Review With Photos

[Maseratiman]

I bought a car cover from Amazon after reading lots of reviews. Most ebay ones are rubbish, and I didn't want to spend £200+. In the end I went for an American brand - Coverking. They have a budget range:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ICN4J4A?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

You need CAR3 for a Gransport £38.24, and maybe CAR4 for a GT (On offer £9.99!!). These are not cheap rubbish - they are actually good quality. I can't vouch for weather ability yet as only first day. It fits very well indeed. There are lots of youtube vids on these covers.

The cover comes vacuum packed in a box. You need to be very careful with covers and gravel drives not to collect gravel in the cover. Put the cover in the middle of the roof and fold out. Its ******* your own, but possible. You can use the wing mirrors as a hook. The cover has decent elastic which goes under the car rear and front. For a universal cover its a great fit. The cover has 2 eyelets which you could connect together under the car with a bungy, though I don't believe it will be necessary.

Leave wing mirrors out to allow some air movement and stop condensation, though I do believe these are breathable..

DO NOT COVER A DIRTY CAR! You will scratch it and the cover will get filthy (imagine the under car dirt on the elastic etc).

So, all in all a great buy for £38.

Please do not judge me for covering the car - it is for security as well as anything else. It was the right decision for me!

 

[Felonious Crud]

Looks like a decent fit. One major word of warning is the condensation that builds up under covers. Even if they are breathable, they don't breathe very well, and cars don't like being long-term damp. It makes electrics get cross and things get mouldy. I think a cover works well on a clean dry car when the weather is fairly mild but forget using one over winter. It would be better off without.

 

[Rwc13]

Not sure that's true if you use a really good quality tailored cover. I kepy my cars under Stormshield+ Speciailised Covers all last winter. These were recommended to me by Marios and are waterprooof and breathable. The cars came to no harm at all in terms of electrics or bodywork. And the cars were completely dry every time I removed the covers to start them. I know of a number of high end detailers and car collectors that recommend and use these covers.

 

[Maseratiman]

I won't be long term covering my car - I use it every other day. Will do in winter too! Its to keep prying eyes from keying it, pi$$ing on it when drunk etc etc. Its part of a CCTV + Car Cover car protection plan!

 

[Sham83]

thanks for the heads up. I have been thinking about getting one of these as my car quickly gathers dust just sitting in my car park for a week

 

[Maseratiman]

Sham83, as I mentioned the one for your car is reduced to 9.99! BARGAIN!

 

[D Walker]

Not sure that's true if you use a really good quality tailored cover. I kepy my cars under Stormshield+ Speciailised Covers all last winter. These were recommended to me by Marios and are waterprooof and breathable. The cars came to no harm at all in terms of electrics or bodywork. And the cars were completely dry every time I removed the covers to start them. I know of a number of high end detailers and car collectors that recommend and use these covers.

Is the stormshield+ specialised cover an internal or external cover?

 

[Rwc13]

External cover


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[rossyl]

I won't be long term covering my car - I use it every other day. Will do in winter too! Its to keep prying eyes from keying it, pi$$ing on it when drunk etc etc. Its part of a CCTV + Car Cover car protection plan!

But you live in Herts. Where in Hertfordshire is that likely?

 

[VMSRTI]

I imagine these would not have a soft/fleecy covering on the inside like the indoors covers? If that is the case, what is the affect on the duco with wind blowing the covers and moving them back and forth?

 

[StuartW]

I had a Stormforce cover on my AC which worked well for short term use & only when the car was super clean

 

[Rwc13]

The wind does not move the cover, it is a tight fit and secured underneath with straps. And, yes, it has a fleecy lining. The only issue with any cover is the car needing to be spotlessly clean when you fit it. But I generally only use my toys in fine weather so a quick flick over with a quality detailing spray is generally all that is required.

Of course, I would rather garage my cars, and hope to have my double garage complete before winter comes, but I think hi-tech tailored covers get an unfair bad reputation for causing paint defects, probably from people who have had bad experiences with poor fitting low tech covers. There is a world of difference IMHO.

 

[Felonious Crud]

For a while I used a Maserati one (cost about £300) and it was pretty good (well, I got through two before I had one that didn't split... ) but didn't breathe as well as I'd have liked. I'm happy to believe that a Stormforce one is better. I might give one a spin - my old one had a realistic life-span of about two years and is pretty beat up and leaky now.

... I think hi-tech tailored covers get an unfair bad reputation for causing paint defects, probably from people who have had bad experiences with poor fitting low tech covers. There is a world of difference IMHO.

Agreed. Clean and dry before you cover it up is essential.