Miata Mailing List: July 1994, Message #183
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   From: Cynthia Paloma 
Subject: Poly-cotton car covers
   Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 13:14:00 -0400

If you choose to get a poly-cotton car cover, the ones made of
the Sunbrella fabric will last the longest (5 year warranty).
(Sunbrella is also used for sun-intensive products such as 
patio umbrellas.)  Other poly-cotton car covers will weaken 
after about 2 years, if you use it outdoors in the sun all day,
and then it will rip as you put in on.

I went through 3 non-Sunbrella poly-cotton car covers on my 
old MR2 between '85-'92.  I've had my current Sunbrella cover
for my Miata since March 92, and the fabric is holding up fine.
I've seen a 5 year old blue Sunbrella car cover which the owner 
uses on a daily basis at work and home, and it hasn't faded much.

There are car covers now made of Tyvek which I would consider if 
I were buying a cover today, as it would take up less trunk space.

Cindy Paloma