CAR COVER?

I just got the car back from spending 3 grand at a body shop and I think its a good time to invest in a decent car cover. Was wondering where you guys thought I should look for a good cover for a 70 merc cougar xr7? I am not sure how the sizes work and the diferent fabrics. Which are good for a california car, will always be outside, cant fit it in my garage, doesnt rain much but ocasionaly during the winter. Also its a convertable if that maters at all? Budget would be no more then 150$ what do you guys think for a good cover?

Good luck finding a quality cover for less than $150. I paid $189 for mine & I'm not all that happy with it & I keep it inside. You get what you pay for in a cover.
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Wal-Mart carries some economy covers from Budge that are made of Tyvek or something like it and are soft and water resistant.

I bought one for the Cobra before I got the covered trailer and it worked great!!! I think it was around $30.00??

Cobrajack

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One thing I can tell you, DONT BUY A COVER FROM COVERSEARCH.COM!!!

Back to your question, get a good one. Get the best you can afford, you'll be happier especially if the car is stored outdoors. Expect to pay about $200. Just make sure it comes with a good warrenty, like five years at least. Even the BEST cover money can buy will eventually start to fall apart. At least out here, maybe it'll last longer out west.
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Locally in California ,Costco ( about every two months ) has Wolf brand, it's the type-model that the local mustang shops carry. The shops want 100.plus and costco wants 49. It is a great buy!!!!!! The cover is a medium grade type,[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img][img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img][img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

I will most definitly check out costco for that cover! Also we can spend that 200$ for the good cover, qrtmler perhaps your could tell me what kind of covers yours was for 189$, or one that you would recomend for not much more? We got all the body work up to primer done and it just seems like theres a thousand and one ways for things to scratch my car (or maybe I'm just paranode?). BTW does it mater that this car will be siting in primer for a while becuase we cant afford to paint it yet? We used this epoxy primer and its good for a few years without paint, we will most likly paint it in about 6 months to a year, should that be considered in the type of cover im buying? Thanks for the posts guys!

Just bought that car cover from cosco for 50$, the wolf brand one. It looks like a good cover but it didnt fit my car! [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img] Does anyone have a good site online to buy a quality cover for around 150-200$? Or I live in Long Beach california if there is a shop around here that you guys could recomend me? BTW that car cover that didnt fit was a size "M" and I am thinking I will need the next size up.

Be careful with covers - if you leave them on the car long enough, they imbed their pattern in the paint. I've seen it twice.

You're better off finding a garage!

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Depending on the car,coupe,con'v or fastback, med. is tight and large is loose. I use a large on my con'v. and it is a little loose, however killer deal. Covers from 150 to 500 and about 5 different insides at Bev.hills motoring ass. in L.A. I have used them before and you get what you pay for.[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

The one like I had isn't available anymore. Guess they didn't charge enough. Got one from Dallas Mustang(most places have them) Same as the original owner used &amp; it's nice... $125. My show car has factory paint so we're careful about what we cover it with. It's made for 641/2 to 73 coupes, fit nice. Mustangs Plus in LA has them for 139.95.
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