xujunzhe

I am living in a house, but i don't have garage for my car. and you know, Northern Ontario, it's really cold here, i want to buy a car cover for my A4, use it against the cold weather and dust. what do you recommend? especially here, sometimes, the temp could be minus 30 degree.
thanks for any infos in advance.

kbonarek

2 scenarios come to mind.

If you drive the car during the winter, don`t cover it, you`ll just get the cover dirty and the cover will scratch the car from the dirt on it. If you wash the car before covering it without letting it dry completely, it`ll either freeze to the car or the cover will keep moisture under it...not good at -30.

If you`re storing the car outside and won`t be driving it during the winter, I`d just let the snow build up on it, it won`t hurt it. Just try to put it somewhere that it won`t get too much sun or put a cover inside across the windows to block the sun. The UV will do more damage than anything else. The windows have a UV blocking coating on them, but a little extra insurance never hurts.

Reason I don`t recommend covering it up is that when the temperature starts changing up and down, it`ll cause humidity to get trapped inside the cover. I`ve seen paint jobs fade or blister from being covered, get scratched from the cover not being clean and rubbing in isolated spots, squirrels or other little furballs using the cover (and your car) as a shelter...and so on.

Covers are great when the car is clean, the temperature is relatively stable and you just want to use it to keep the dust or UV off the car. If you really want to shelter the car, get a carport (tempo) and you won`t have much to worry about...providing it doesn`t fall on your car. (Anchor it down properly)

Hope this helps.

xujunzhe

thanks a lot. this help. since i am driving everyday to school, i guess i don't need some cover then.

xujunzhe

just some little, minor scrath on the body, i don't want it to become rusty, because of the snow.