Car cover for 2000 CLK 320

[BestBenz]

Good evening Benz lovers,

I have registered here by request of my father. He has a 2000 CLK 320 (the nice shape!) and its his pride and joy. Its his 4th car and only used on dry sunny days so the rest of the year its in a car port.

He has asked me to find him a decent car cover. I showed him the tat 'one size fits all' on eBay and he wasn't much impressed.

Can anybody possibly suggest something suitable please? Ideally made to fit the CLK properly and be of good quality. 'Money is no issue' in a sense but there are sensible limits obviously.

As the car is kept in a carport the wind and rain does slightly get to the car, as well as dust (cement works a few miles away and it carries the dust in the air). So something that allow the car to breathe etc would be good.

Anybody have any suggestions please?

Jon

 

[GP801]

Covercraft weathershield is excellent. Not cheap though. I have one for the 124 when it is left in Italy. Fits perfectly. Really impressed with it so far. Breathable. Does exactly what it says on the tin and not too bulky when folded.

 

[Carrsey]

I have had a number of covers over the years, all have been quite expensive and yet still managed to mark the paint work. The only one that didnt was one of these Performance Car Covers - Bespoke Indoor & Outdoor :: Mercedes :: Mercedes GUANTO 3 Layer Formfit Breathable Bespoke Indoor / Outdoor Car Cover

I had one on my Escort Cosworth, the fit was excellent. This is the only cover i would consider..

 

[spike60]

A lot of people point the finger at covers for paint damage, rightly or wrongly. I owned a Corvette for 5 years with a cover it when not in use and after about 3 years it developed small blisters under the top paint layer, only on the roof though. At the time I didn't consider the cover but have since seen other folk complaining of similar damage. I can't see how it could affect the paint under the sealed top layer but it has put me off using a cover again.

 

[GP801]

Ours remains under the cover for up to 3 months at a time. So far paint has retained a high gloss and no blistering. It is very well protected with autoglym.

 

[24 VRT]

Carcraft get my vote too - have their product on my sports car although she sits in a garage with it on, rather than outside. The cover is an outdoor one, but I use it indoors just to keep the dust off!

The issue with almost all covers, no matter how good they are, is that if there is even the smallest amount of grit lodged within the facbric, or sat on the car before the cover is put on, then that will start to put hairline scratches into the paint/lacquer every time the cover moves - which in the wind in a carport will be often. Over a few weeks of buffeting the scratching effect becomes worse and worse, and as its under the cover you don't see it until the next time she's taken out!

If it were me I think I'd leave the car uncovered in the carport and just wash it often to keep the cement dust off. After all its better for a car to dry off in a windy carport than being dumped into a dry garage.