Car Cover in my future

[F15E_WSO]

Moving to Washington DC and anticipate Explorer in driveway Mon-Fri while I ride the subway (4.00/Gal). Rental house has no garage so not an option. Does anyone have any good or bad news stories on storing a vehicle underneath a cover in what will no doubt be a rather wet winter and beyond? I suspect I will use a cover. Would like some tips and recommendations on a brand of cover that fits well and does not mar finish (wishful thinking)
THanks in advance

 

[mattadams]

For my last truck (show truck) I had a custom cover built for it to its specs, because of things like rollbars, winch on the front, etc. that made it so a standard cover wouldn't fit. It was made by Covercraft, and it was an AWESOME truck cover. They also make some fit specifically for each vehicle. Might check out their website at www.covercraft.com. Not sure if you can find them in most stores.

I used the cover dozens of times and it never did so much as scratch the surface. Of course you have to be sure the vehicle is clean to start with or the cover might move dust around. Trust me though that was one of my major concerns, since I paid about $7000 for the paint job alone... LOL (it wasn't just a paint job it was a complete color change with flames, including fixing hail damage, dent in front fender, replacing grill shell, hood, front left fender, and painting to match some of the accessories).

 

[alexmadison]

Moving to Washington DC and anticipate Explorer in driveway Mon-Fri while I ride the subway (4.00/Gal). Rental house has no garage so not an option. Does anyone have any good or bad news stories on storing a vehicle underneath a cover in what will no doubt be a rather wet winter and beyond? I suspect I will use a cover. Would like some tips and recommendations on a brand of cover that fits well and does not mar finish (wishful thinking)
THanks in advance

I found some decent ones from empire. This cover was a replacement cover for a custom cover that cost three times as much and started leaking water and collecting dust under the cover in less than a year. My Empire cover is 4 months old, has survived numerous strong thunderstorms and seering Texas sun, and so far is exceeding my expectations. I have 3 cars under cover, soon the other two will be covered by Empire.

http://empirecovers-review.blogspot.com/