Stormforce car cover

[ianwayne]

Distinct lack of threads on here since the New Year so I'll ask others their opinions of the Car-Cover Stormforce cover. I've searched for threads and there are quite a few but nothing recent.

The RRP varies but is £140 ish at most places. Supplier on ebay had them listed at £110 and I thought hard about it. My car is always slightly damp inside being kept outside although it doesn't pour in.

Anyway, eBay had a one day offer on 28th Dec of 20% off any item before 6pm (max discount £75) so I ordered one. Fitted here:



So total cost was £88. I'm hoping it's well spent. Tried several other cheaper covers over the year and they've all been poor at keeping rain out.

Seems to be a good fit and time will tell. Any long term users with adverse opinions out there?

[Downsy]

Had mine a year. Was warned about the car getting scratched, and it does. It keeps the worst of the rain out but still gets damp underneath. Its now started to develop holes.

[ianwayne]

I cleaned the car (on the first dry day for ages a coupe of days ago) and put it on then. It's quite a tight fit which may promote scratches if any grit is in there and is a specific size (CCC257, not made to measure). If it keeps the worst out, that'll do.

[trev4]

Downsy said:

Had mine a year. Was warned about the car getting scratched, and it does. It keeps the worst of the rain out but still gets damp underneath. Its now started to develop holes.

Mine did this, I complained and sent them pictures, after a little chat they sent me a new one.
I still couldn't recommend them, got a cheapy from halfords after that and I couldn't see any difference in quality.

[Jurgen Schmidt]

ianwayne said:

I'm no builder, but would it be possible to erect a car port between the wall and fence? Would beat a car cover and enable quicker access

[ianwayne]

There's a long story about a car port. It would have to be custom made, it not being a standard width. There was one there when I bought the house in 2012 but it was so shoddy, I had it pulled down. Free-standing? Pillars on one side? Guttering? Lots of issues.

I paid a deposit to a builder who never did the job and I'm half way through small claims court to get the money back. That's for another thread.

[spagbogdog]

Guy used to keep his Chimera in a plastic shed..looked like a very cool dog-kennel..just around the corner from me in New Milton. I always used to stop and admire it. Looked fab 👍👍

[ThePrisoner]

I had issues with an out door cover. Loads of Micro blisters after the cover failed to keep the Elements out. Probably the best solution would be a Leven Tech Hood cover. The only problem with that is , you still get marks from the cover because it fits over the boot, Easily polished out though.

http://www.ppctvr.co.uk/products/hood-covers