Best outdoor cover for 997?

[Technomad]

First world problem: garage is now too full of Ducatis, so the 911 is going to have to overwinter outside. So, recommendations for quality, good-fitting weatherproof covers? I'm swithering a bit, as most of what I've read suggests that the car really needs to be dry before putting a cover on and, as I do use it quite a bit through the winter, I'm not always (or, this being Scotland, possibly ever) going to be able to guarantee this. The car is fully Gtechniq coated but I'm still keen to minimise weather-related wear and tear.

[Technomad]

anonymous said:

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30 miles, seriously. Not an option.

[KEVS500]

I've invested in an outdoor Carcoon. £500 but it can be used for my 997 GTS or TVR; I bought direct from Carcoon, very helpful. Comes in a variety of sizes and seems well made for the rigours of outdoors. You can put the car away wet and warm and the fans use the heat to dry it out. Plus it comes with a battery conditioner. You need a power supply and a bit of space for it as you have to walk round the outside to zip it up. So far (6 weeks) it's worked well. I probably wouldn't recommend one if you used the car every day and needed to get it out or put it away in a real hurry, but it's faster than travelling to a garage, and it keeps the car beautifully.

[fastgerman]

Something like this
http://www.halfords.com/motoring/breakdown-emergen...
And
https://www.design911.co.uk/mobile/#parts;category...

Porsche dealers sell fitted covers also but they only come with the Porsche logo on - depends what you like I suppose

[Technomad]

KEVS500 said:

I've invested in an outdoor Carcoon. £500 but it can be used for my 997 GTS or TVR; I bought direct from Carcoon, very helpful. Comes in a variety of sizes and seems well made for the rigours of outdoors. You can put the car away wet and warm and the fans use the heat to dry it out. Plus it comes with a battery conditioner. You need a power supply and a bit of space for it as you have to walk round the outside to zip it up. So far (6 weeks) it's worked well. I probably wouldn't recommend one if you used the car every day and needed to get it out or put it away in a real hurry, but it's faster than travelling to a garage, and it keeps the car beautifully.

The carcoons look good but, as you note - given that I use the car 2-3 times/week in winter, might be a bit inconvenient. I also wonder how the carcoon does in heavy snow and high winds (our courtyard is a bit of a snow trap and, although it's sheltered from the worst of the winds, does get a lot of swirl & buffeting).

I'm not too keen on running a squeegee over the car and the times when the cover is most needed are when it's still raining/snowing!

[g7jhp]

Why not get a storage shed to put the Ducatis in instead?

[Technomad]

g7jhp said:

Why not get a storage shed to put the Ducatis in instead?

Longer term, yes - we're heavily restricted in what we can do outdoors due to being a listed building in a national park, but building a proper garage/workshop block is a plan - I need to summon up the energy to take on the local planners (again). The Dukes have the garage (old coachhouse) as it means I can work on 'em and there's plenty of power for their trickle chargers. And, if I can negotiate it, the 749R will end up in the music room ;-)