Exterior Car Cover

bjb in TX from Ne · Feb 25, 2021

My new tractor hauler is a 2019 Suburban. I would like some recommendations for an exterior car cover and wheel covers, since it will be idle most of the time, except long trips.
It wont fit in the garage, because it is too long, and there is a JD H and JD 40 in the garage right now.

My main concern is the Texas heat and sun damage to the interior.

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wjytexas · Feb 25, 2021

I would strongly recommend a "hard" cover - a carport. I have tried the soft covers on vehicles that didn't get a lot of use and they trap moisture and allow creatures to get underneath. I'm not sure where you are in Texas but we get storms that drop a lot of rain which then evaporates upward and if you are parking on dirt it is even worse. RV type tire covers will protect your tires and maybe you can park it where it is in the shade from the afternoon sun. Others may have had better luck with car covers.

DoubleO7 · Feb 25, 2021

I would spend $3000 on a carport to protect my $40,000+ vehicle before any sort of cloth dust cover.

Cloth traps moisture, soaks up bird poop and dust, dirt, etc.
No much protection from hail.
Wind whips it and rubs the finish.
Eventually rots away.
Comes unsecured and all of the above becomes worse.

bjb in TX from Ne · Feb 25, 2021

These are exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for. Never had a car cover and in Houston, wind and torrential rain will also be an issue. May need to find a house with a large barn to hold the herd of vehicles and tractors...

504 · Feb 25, 2021

I know it depends on a lot of different things. I had a friend that lived on the farm and built a carport out of locust posts and covered it with tin. It was wide enough for his pick up and her car. It fit right in with the white board fence and the old pole building that was sided with car siding.In town someone might complain but I liked the look.

ss55 · Feb 26, 2021

Car covers work best to protect a vehicle that is already inside a garage from dirt, dents and scrapes. Out in the wind a whipping car cover will rub through paint.

bjb in TX from Ne · Feb 26, 2021

I am in the suburbs with an HOA. A carport unfortunately is out of the question at this location, which is why I was inquiring about car covers, but it seems like they are worse than nothing at all.

DoubleO7 · Feb 26, 2021

(quoted from post at 13:23:03 02/26/21) I am in the suburbs with an HOA. A carport unfortunately is out of the question at this location, which is why I was inquiring about car covers, but it seems like they are worse than nothing at all.

Might check your HOA rules. Some won't allow a vehicle to sit in driveway. Nor set under a car cover for an extended period.

bjb in TX from Ne · Feb 27, 2021

Neither of those are an issue in this neighborhood. Probably half of the garages have been converted to extra living space, and there are a few cars with covers as well. The biggest issues the HOA occasionally has are cars with expired registrations sitting in the street.

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