Unfortunately I've got nowhere covered to keep the FD & am looking for suggestions on car-covers. If this year's anything like the last few, we'll get plenty of (wet) snow. Awhile back, (I think in the 3rd gen. pics section), I read of someone who paid I wanna say $500'ish for his, but it seemed possibly worth the price of admission if his pics were legit. (showed an FD under like 5' of snow which was partially swept off & still looked freshly detailed under the cover) All that said, I'm pretty clueless about snuggiez for cars. As always, thanks in advance!

 

I always just pull the car on to a large tarp and pull it up hen put two tarps over top and bungie them down

 

I've used California Car Covers. I think they are among the best. I have a buddy that double wraps his Evo and his car is almost flawless.

 

Thanks, unless anybody pipes up with a cheaper but worthy alternative, I suppose I'll go with them. Looks like it'll be about $369 for a Superweave with the seemingly must-have type options & accessories, (bright color, reflective strips, cinch clamps etc), but I suppose it could be worse!

Is there a major benefit to parking on a tarp? I mean, the snow's still gonna blow up underneath etc. Damn car has me pondering on the building of a small, craptastik, garage next to the house. If I sold it I could probably afford to have something more proper built, but alas..

 

+1 on California car cover. have one for my seven and my dad has one for his roadster.

I would never recommend a plastic tarp, you want it to breath. Anything that can hold in moister is VERY BAD.

 

When parking on a tarp I pull the sided up and tie them so nothing can get under the car, and yes plastic tarps will suck

 

I see. I'm disabled & would like to somewhat easily be able to start/let the engine warm up at least a few times a month, so may unfortunately opt for leaving the underside open to the elements. Have pondered on installing remote start simply for that purpose, but suppose I'd want to keep an eye on the gauges anywho. Thanks for the info! Just bought it this summer/still a n00b.

 

I have a California Car cover for my FD. I've had it for over 10 years. Still looks good.

 

http://www.bigskycarcovers.com/our-p...om-car-covers/

Best prices, much less than the other places that just mark the prices up on the same car cover materials. I've used the Evoluation and Noah over the years with good results but it looks like they've got some better materials for sitting out in the snow.

They ship straight from the factory in Oklahoma. Will do custom stuff too - I have extra groumets at the front and rear of the car to tie it down so that strong winds won't causing flapping or blowing the cover off the car.

Jack

 

Thanks for the info guys, will have to check out bigsky. Buddy suggested a heated storage container in town for $40 a month as well. (just big enough to fit a vehicle & some odds and ends in)

 

A commercial car tent might work for you as well:

http://www.portablegaragedepot.com/index.cfm?catid=281

 

Interesting idea, thanks. I guess it's down to that, heated storage, a $370 California Car Cover, or $280-$310 for the best all-weather Bigsky's got to offer. (both covers with a limited 4y warranty)
There's a chance that if I go the storage route, I won't be able to start it a couple times a month, as planned if I keep it @ the house. I suppose I should head back to the FD section to explore that aspect.

 

If I were you I would do the heated storage and follow these directions:

http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/storage.htm

 

Thanks, that's what I'd like to do, though I've left one detail out.. I'm disabled & thus would have to rely on somebody else to help with most of the outlined steps. (and of course good help always seems hard to come by, heh) Hence my original thought of keeping it nearby where I could at least warm the engine up periodically. Baa, I'm tired of winter already & it's an obscenely warm 70f outside atm!

 

I just got one of these for my 86

Rhino Shelter Car Storage Bag
http://www.autoanything.com/car-covers/65A3648A0A0.aspx


I have my original cloth cover that I'm going to have on it under the Rhino Shelter I'm a little lerrie about it touching the paint not sure if polyethylene fabric will scratch clear coat or not.

 

The link didn't seem to want to work so I googled it.. says for indoor storage, but maybe I wound up looking @ the wrong one.

To further complicate & dwindle my bank account, I mowed down a ******* deer Wed. night.