Best fitting indoor Car cover for XKRS
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AllblueACR (05-07-2016)
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Why is an expensive, custom-fit weather resistant car cover needed for indoor use? I've been using a Budge #3 (generic size) on my garage-kept 2009 XKR convertible for years and it fits and works well, and still looks good. Best of all, it's only $22.96 delivered on Amazon. It doesn't have mirror pockets, but I don't care - it's a good value and all I need for indoor use.
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AllblueACR (05-07-2016)
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If you're willing to pay up a little, take a look at the CoverKing SatinStretch indoor cover. I use the same cover for all 3 of my Jags. They are custom fit to the car. Although the don't make one specifically for the XKR-S, I find that the standard XK one fits my XKR-S just fine and there is enough extra fabric to go over the rear wing and still have the elastic hold it on neatly under the car.
https://www.coverking.com/vehicle-co...-xkr-base.html
Here's a photo of my XJSC and the XKR-S, both covered up for the winter.
https://www.coverking.com/vehicle-co...-xkr-base.html
Here's a photo of my XJSC and the XKR-S, both covered up for the winter.
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AllblueACR (05-10-2016)
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Why is an expensive, custom-fit weather resistant car cover needed for indoor use? I've been using a Budge #3 (generic size) on my garage-kept 2009 XKR convertible for years and it fits and works well, and still looks good. Best of all, it's only $22.96 delivered on Amazon. It doesn't have mirror pockets, but I don't care - it's a good value and all I need for indoor use.
There is absolutely no reason to spend more than $50.00 at best for an indoor car cover. It is used to keep dust and dirt off the paint surface and that is about it.
The stretch covers are a waste of money as they fit very snug and if you have any type of micro abrasive dirt or micro sand particles after a time of putting on and taking off the cover you can very well scratch the paint surface.
For an indoor cover, looser is better.
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I totally with Stuart S. I use the same type of indoor cover only a different brand bought off eBay for $39.99 and it works perfectly indoors.
There is absolutely no reason to spend more than $50.00 at best for an indoor car cover. It is used to keep dust and dirt off the paint surface and that is about it.
The stretch covers are a waste of money as they fit very snug and if you have any type of micro abrasive dirt or micro sand particles after a time of putting on and taking off the cover you can very well scratch the paint surface.
For an indoor cover, looser is better.
There is absolutely no reason to spend more than $50.00 at best for an indoor car cover. It is used to keep dust and dirt off the paint surface and that is about it.
The stretch covers are a waste of money as they fit very snug and if you have any type of micro abrasive dirt or micro sand particles after a time of putting on and taking off the cover you can very well scratch the paint surface.
For an indoor cover, looser is better.
Furthermore, the stretch/tight fitting cover can be a better option than looser for indoors. I live in a rural area, and there is constantly dirt and dust getting in my garage from other vehicles. If the cover did not fit snugly, this dirt and dust would work its way under the cover, causing just the type of damage I'm trying to prevent.
I had a generic cover on my older XKR, and that is exactly what happened: abrasion marks from dirt that got under the loose fitting cover. No longer an issue with the covers I use.
If you're spending over $100k on a car, a few hundred bucks doesn't really matter anyway. Might as well get the better cover.
Last edited by 01Silverstone; 05-10-2016 at 12:58 PM.
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