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I am just worried that my baby will lose its shine, and I'm also worried about the interior aging.
........ Mani, it's only a car. After the first rock chip from the FWY, or the ding from the shopping mall, you will feel differently unless you intend to keep it as a garage queen like Jeff (aka Hiroshima) :wink:
When I bought the car, the car came w/ the OEM car cover. However, I personally don't trust it. The cover is said to be waterproof, but not water repellant.
....... I think you meant to say water repellent and not waterproof. If trust is based on waterproof issue, no other car cover that is breathable will be waterproof. Not even the OEM, and I used to have one. Read the fine print, they are water resistant or water repellent. But if indeed they are waterproof tight, then moisture from under the cover can't escape out and that will cause serious damage to your paint, and mildew on the cover. Why do you think they say don't drive with your nose cover (bra for non-pc) in the rain? Or remove it immediately afterwords? The nose bra being vinyl is waterproof after all ......... As Jeff recommends, the OEM or the Evolution 4 will give you more protection from dings. But, besides being bulky, the OEM will leave fuzz after each use. Ours is about the size of the CD changer in your trunk.
I've been researching car covers a lot, but have not heard of your product.
....... You haven’t hit the search button on the vendor list or have you? Check under car covers :tongue:
I've read the best on the market is the Weathershield HD, "good for coastal areas"
...... I was going to say no comments but could not resist. Do they make one for mountain areas, flat lands, in-lands, or how about dry weather vs. humid weather, one for the southwest vs. one for the northeast, one for dark colors and one for light colors …… but more seriously, as long as you tie the cover down correctly (and we have two tie downs – front/back plus the lock), our cover will withstand the Arizona or Texas sun and sands. And ours go lower than the OEM, just about 2” max from the floor.
Unfortunately, my apt complex only has covered parking, no garage parking.
……. Here is real deal. Jeff, having a long running reputation amongst the locals for being anal about his car cover usage :tongue: offers good advice here for your needs. And 2-3 cups of water after a heavy night of dew is a bonus that few other car covers can offer …… even Griot’s garage does not offer the HD version of Weathershield, perhaps they are still negotiating the commission
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The price for your product seems much more reasonable, but hey you pay peanuts, you get monkeys right?
....... Let me see, if I put a store front, hire some employees, create and maintain a web store (DaliRacing bails me out in here), pay all the distributors commission, hire marketing firms, put ads in car magazines and charge you the same $400 would that then make my product more likely to convince you as a premium quality or better? I will be happy to toss in a fuzzy monkey wearing an NSX logo if you go along with the $400 price tag :biggrin:
UNLESS you can prove otherwise.
....... Ah the bate finally heh ……… The only difference I see is that the HD is 300 Denier vs. ours is 150 Denier (corrected my earlier post). But since you already have covered parking, I don't see the advantage for double the price. The higher the Denier number the tighter is the weave and thus while more durable, it also becomes less breathable. So, perhaps that is why they don't advertise for rainy areas, and hence there is some truth to their marketing. For a reference, entry level luggage start at 300 Denier whereas ballistic Denier can hit 1600+.
Edit: If you read the difference between the regular Weathershield and the HD, they note that the latter is for heavier/larger cars with sharp edges and angles (thus the 300 Denier), and mostly for RVs that would be parked outside all the time. They also note that it is
heavier and bulkier than their regular one. And for regular daily use, they
recommend their regular Weathershield which would be almost identical to ours. But wait, there is more
...... they charge an additional $9.95 for the lock, and another $9.95 for the storage bag, and I bet you it comes without a logo
Open to hearing your pitch as to why your product maybe a better buy rather than the HD. (aside from the pricing)
