Miata Mailing List: August 1993, Message #12
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   From: sgrossma@lemans.stortek.com (Steve Grossman)
Subject: Re: Complete Car Cover
   Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1993 18:02:58 -0400



> From: jeffh@ada1.SSD.CSD.HARRIS.COM (Jeff Hollensen)
> To: Multiple recipients of list 
> Subject: Complete Car Cover
> 	Has anyone purchased a car cover apart from the dealer?
>
> 	I'm interested in something that covers the entire automobile, not
> 	just the cockpit.

Yes.  I hate to admit this, but I bought a cover from K-Mart.  It is a tan
poly/cotton blend, and for a generic car cover, it fits the car quite well.
However, it is not a tight enough weave to keep dust off of the paint.  At
least half of the dust fals right through, so that other than providing some
UV protection, it is nearly useless, as it is not water resistant either.  I
hoped it would keep the cats claws from scratching the paint, but the weave
is not tight enough to keep their claws from going through, and it aggravates
the scratching problem because when they jump on it, it slips just enough to
make a really big scratch.  If I was doing it again, I would not buy this kind
of cover

>
> 	Any feedback (quality, cost, etc.) and sources would be appreciated.

Quality (of manufacture) was good, cost was <$30, and the source was K-Mart.


Steve