To Cover or Not

[Posidrive]

Due to the new lockdown my new 2015 convertible is being delivered on Friday, but not to my home where I have a garage but to my partners where it will live on the driveway until lockdown ends. I have been thinking of getting a winter cover of some type, because I'm concerned about it getting covered with bird crap and tree sap, but have seen a number of articles where paint has bubbled under a cover. Has this happened to anyone here?

Any recommendation for a reasonable cover. I don't want to spend a fortune, maybe up to about £200, because hopefully its only going to be used until lockdown ends.

[gasgas]

Leave it with the dealer until march.

[Posidrive]

Leave it with the dealer until march.

That won't work because I've locked down at my partners house and I'm so excited to drive it even if only to go to the shops that I'd need psychiatric help if I did that

[scharlton]

I bought a JLR one for around £220 I think.

It is not waterproof so gets wet and lets water through but dries quickly. More importantly it is soft on the inside with no seems so is kind to the paint work.

I did put a Halfords waterproof cover over the Jag one thinking the double lay would mean waterproof and soft, it was but I soon saw the seems of the Halfords cover was wearing away at the JLR one so I stopped using it. If I only used the halfords one I would worry about what it would do to the paintwork.

Just posting this to warn of possible risks of a cheap cover. Also, always wash before putting cover on after driving.

[Deleted User 1715]

If it’s only for a short time and you intend to drive it (for essential journeys obvs!) then I’d just leave it outside without a cover. Not much tree sap this time of year and bird poop can be hosed off easily. Dragging a cover over a dirty car may scratch the paintwork.

Use the £200 for petrol!

[Fez]

Drive it to where your garage is... catch train or get partner to pick you up and return to hers. Six weeks will fly by and it will look as good as new when you return. F Types are not design to nip to local shop it will not even get a chance to warm up properly.

[scm]

F Types are not design to nip to local shop it will not even get a chance to warm up properly.

Mine copes with that magnificently - I use remote start 10 minutes before I intend to leave so it's nice and warm when I get in it, and I never take the direct route home. If it wasn't for the local shop run I'd never get to drive it - where's the sense in that?

[Philskill]

This is the one from the dealers, it's very soft and fits perfectly, but i'm not using it outside as you can see.

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Phil

[dbv6s]

If it was me, I wouldn't bother with a cover especially if its outside
its £200+
bit of a faff to get on & off
really you should only cover a clean car so unless you plan on cleaning it each time before covering then it wouldn't be used
I dont feel comfortable dragging a cover over a car, even if you neatly unfold from roof the last few edges always get pulled to rearrange perfectly
outside cover will always get blown around by the wind to some extent, potentially causing scratches

[RPSN]

F Types are not design to nip to local shop it will not even get a chance to warm up properly.

Mine copes with that magnificently - I use remote start 10 minutes before I intend to leave so it's nice and warm when I get in it, and I never take the direct route home. If it wasn't for the local shop run I'd never get to drive it - where's the sense in that?

I normally use my second car when I go to the shops and keep the F-Type for more special journeys.

Can't believe that if it wasn't for your local shop run you'd never get to drive your car!