992 Car Covers

[Popolou]

Sadly, a number of the older threads have non-working links to manufacturers/retailers of tailored car covers of decent quality and which won't cost the earth. Are there any personal recommendations or advice where to look? Last time i looked into this was well over a decade ago and it seems everyone and their dog are in this market now. Cheers.

[NoTreadLeft]

Are you looking for an outside cover? And if so does it really have to be tailored? My last (£400+) tailored cover didn’t even make it to the 3 year mark before it started letting in water and neither did the previous 2 (both similar prices but different manufacturers/materials). I’ve now given up on expensive tailored covers and reconciled myself to getting cheap ones and changing them often.

I ended up with one of these (you need a large for a 992) and it frankly does the job as well if not better than any of the more expensive covers I’ve had. And it’s still going strong after 2 years.

[Popolou]

Ideally, yeah. Had a few outdoor covers in the past which tended to survive quite a while (10+ years) before getting tatty and eventually crumbling but that is to be expected. Got a fox in the area that has taken a fancy to my convertible, paw marks on both sides as she comes and goes.

I cannot believe i have to look towards the States for something of decent quality at a reasonable price.

[NoTreadLeft]

Have had similar problems with foxes. Even had one crap on my roof once. Cats are even worse: the claws can do proper damage to a convertible roof.

By the way I'd recommend avoiding anything advertised as "breathable". In my experience this means "not properly waterproof" which in turn means that rainwater will get in, dry and then leave a residue between the cover and the car. That's a recipe for paint damage.

[Jones the cat]

https://www.classicadditions.com/

Support every 992 model under the sun by the looks of it.

[kmpowell]

NoTreadLeft said:

By the way I'd recommend avoiding anything advertised as "breathable". In my experience this means "not properly waterproof" which in turn means that rainwater will get in, dry and then leave a residue between the cover and the car. That's a recipe for paint damage.

I disagree with this, make sure it's breathable to stop the build up of moisture/condensation, especially over the winter months when it's cold overnight and then sunny in the AM.

The only thing I would say is, only use a cover if it's your occasional car, not a daily.

My outgoing GT4 lived outside for the past 3 years. I used a cover for two reason; over the horrible winter months (when the car was on a trickle charge), and in the summer I used it to protect from the UV/pollen etc.

I had/have one of these, which I would thoroughly recommend. The Outdoor Pro (with Stormshield+). Breathable and a perfect bespoke fit:

https://www.specialisedcovers.com/c/car-covers-ran...

[NoTreadLeft]

kmpowell said:

I had/have one of these, which I would thoroughly recommend. The Outdoor Pro (with Stormshield+). Breathable and a perfect bespoke fit

When I had exactly that cover it was guaranteed for 3 years. I see it’s down to 1 year now? You can be pretty sure they changed it for a reason (obviously YMMV etc).

I stand by what I said re: breathable covers. Modern cars don’t fall apart with a bit of condensation, although frankly I’ve never noticed any less condensation under covers marketed as “breathable”. I’ve definitely seen more rainwater getting in to them though.

[Jones the cat]

kmpowell said:

I had/have one of these, which I would thoroughly recommend. The Outdoor Pro (with Stormshield+). Breathable and a perfect bespoke fit:

https://www.specialisedcovers.com/c/car-covers-ran...

They don't do 992 ones.

[kmpowell]

Jones the cat said:

kmpowell said:

I had/have one of these, which I would thoroughly recommend. The Outdoor Pro (with Stormshield+). Breathable and a perfect bespoke fit:

https://www.specialisedcovers.com/c/car-covers-ran...

They don't do 992 ones.

Yes they do.

[Jones the cat]

kmpowell said:

Jones the cat said:

kmpowell said:

I had/have one of these, which I would thoroughly recommend. The Outdoor Pro (with Stormshield+). Breathable and a perfect bespoke fit:

https://www.specialisedcovers.com/c/car-covers-ran...

They don't do 992 ones.

Yes they do.

I stand corrected - I hadn't noticed the extra drop down to select variant! doh!
I too recommend them albeit it did ruin the body work of my 944T - I think a car cover long term for years and years eventually has a negative outcome vs ceramic coating and good maintenance washes.

[Popolou]

Jones the cat said:

kmpowell said:

Jones the cat said:

kmpowell said:

I had/have one of these, which I would thoroughly recommend. The Outdoor Pro (with Stormshield+). Breathable and a perfect bespoke fit:

https://www.specialisedcovers.com/c/car-covers-ran...

They don't do 992 ones.

Yes they do.

I stand corrected - I hadn't noticed the extra drop down to select variant! doh!
I too recommend them albeit it did ruin the body work of my 944T - I think a car cover long term for years and years eventually has a negative outcome vs ceramic coating and good maintenance washes.

TBH, the 992.2 GT3 is in fact missing from the list and the one i needed lol. Seems they only list the .1. Of course, little difference but it's quite a comprehensive list and captures every iteration of each model too.

[Pip1968]

kmpowell said:

I disagree with this, make sure it's breathable to stop the build up of moisture/condensation, especially over the winter months when it's cold overnight and then sunny in the AM.

The only thing I would say is, only use a cover if it's your occasional car, not a daily.

My outgoing GT4 lived outside for the past 3 years. I used a cover for two reason; over the horrible winter months (when the car was on a trickle charge), and in the summer I used it to protect from the UV/pollen etc.

I had/have one of these, which I would thoroughly recommend. The Outdoor Pro (with Stormshield+). Breathable and a perfect bespoke fit:

https://www.specialisedcovers.com/c/car-covers-ran...

I just got one of these for my 996.2 GT3 with Manthey spoiler. Whilst the Specialised Covers workmanship is excellent I would probably pay for another courier as DX (the company they currently use) are worse than sh#t.

DX email to say it will be delivered and then don't send it out that day and if you nominate a neighbour they send it to the wrong neighbour. You get an email to say it has been delivered but it doesn't say where or who it has gone to. Two days wasted by DX saying they were delivering that day and then don't bother.

I complained to SC and their response was they were 'all the same'.

I have to say I have had minor issues with others but nothing as bad as DX. DHL/ Fedex and even the PO have been neck and shoulders above.

I also had to send an item back via DX and gave up (with their 'were coming' emails) and took it to the depot myself in the end. I STILL got an email saying they were picking it up the next day. This was on the day I rang them up in the morning to confirm they had registered the item as I dropped it off the previous evening (1800 hrs) and the girl said she would get the supervisor to print the label for it. Hence my call the next day to 'make sure'. DX = Complete clowns.........

Rant complete.

Pip