subaruwr1

I am going to buy a cover for my new wr1 when I get it, but need advice as to what is the best,where to get one and what sort of cost they will be.It will only be used in the garage so will not need to be waterproof etc.
thanks in advance
Ian

WR1 Ant

Do you have a confirmed date for delivery, as I placed my deposit on 22 Dec and have had nothing official in the way of a delivery date????

I have gone down the route of painting the garage walls and floor to keep the dust down.

subaruwr1

No,all I have been told is july but expect it sooner.
Thought I better get a cover so I can keep it in perfect order and also purchase it now before the real expense of everything to do with it starts

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

I hope you have a dry garage
TBH these are a bit of a waste of time, your car will be better off without one of these and a good polish instead (just think of all those nasty stones ready to chip your paint out there on the road )

Tony

subaruwr1

trying not to think about stones
Do you really think the cover will do no good.
Maybe just have to wipe dust off everyday

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

Its an excuse to take your car out of the garage once per day and just let the dust fly off

Tony

WR1 Ant

Painting walls and floor really helps with dust, before painting every time I swept up I got a dustpan full of dust no matter how often I swept up, now no dust at all !!!!!!!!

subaruwr1

Sorted then
B & Q here I come

duSTI

If you really want a cover then get a large car cover from halfords for about £25 quid.

You'll soon get fed up keep covering it up every time you take the car in and out of the garage, like somone said ealier just polish it reguarly.

Jim

WR1 Ant

I used B&Q and got the following,

Sandtex 1 coat white masonary paint 5L £17.98 (needed 2 tins for mine as needed 2 coats on bare brick, used a roller)
international concrete floor sealer 2.5L £24.48 (needed 1 tin only 1 coat needed, used a roller)
international garage floor paint grey 2.5L £22.97 I think (needed 1 tin covered in one coat, used a roller)

Gutmann pug

For crying out loud ....... drive it dont cover it, it aint a ferrari daytona

subaruwr1

thanks, i have taken note

subaruwr1

its my 3rd car and therefore will not be used everyday..Might get taken out once a week on a sunday in the winter but hopefully every sunday and most sunny evenings in the summer..

wakeboardar

LOL

corradoboy

Can't remember whether it's humidifiers or dehumidifiers, but one of them gets rid of dust big style. Dehumidifiers will also prevent rust. I seem to recall hearing that garaged cars often rust quicker due to condensation which isn't a problem when stored outside

Or am I talking b0110x ?

6 pot

For God sake its a car and needs to be driven, or maybee you could put a nappy on it and bottle feed it, get real its a friggin car.

GM

Easiest way to keep dust off it is to let a nice thick layer of mud build up on it. You could maybe give it a hose down now and again (more than once every six months is a bit excessive though). That's what I do. Except I tend to forget the hosing down bit.

6 pot

LOL

subaruwr1

Imagine you were the second owner of my car...would you like to think you were buying a car that had been treated like sh*t or would you like to know it had been well looked after??

question....buy a mint condition car or a car in a terrible state?

answer.... mint everytime.

sorry for caring and being someone who loves cars and tries to take care and keep them in good condition.

wrxmania

Definately true.

I have a dehumidifier in my garage (I am not to **** about my car) and it extracts often up to 4 litres of water a day even though it is well ventilated.

Well worth the £100 or so for the dehumidifier. It works.

Brian.

jason4656

god you didnt even pick it up yet and ur already planning selling it?? lol

im with the guys, i love my car, but this sounds a bit to much, its a 30k car, not a 100k antique, its also a rally car, meant to be dirty and driven hard, what are you gonna do if someone spray u with **** on one of them summer evenings? have road rage each time?

corradoboy

Reminder to self : Don't closely follow lorries carrying live pigs, especially around a bend

subaruwr1

sorry but 30k is a lot of money to me just to treat like crap.
It will get driven and get dirty but it will also get washed and looked after.

Allan

iTrader: (1)

subaruwr1, don't rise to the bait and don't be put off.

Can't help you with your choice of cover, but good luck with your new car anyway

Allan

farmerwrx

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ProdriveSTI

Reading the comments - I have got to ask the question -
Every day car, or do most of you have a 2nd car.........

rb5 286

iTrader: (2)

not read thru this thread but custom car covers are very good

Spoon

I think it's time for a "ponce" forum!

subaruwr1

Cheers Allan

subaruwr1

I have a diesal megane for going to work in, a people carrier for carrying stuff for work everytwo weeks and am soon to have wr1 for fun.