I use a Coverking on my 300CD for Winter in driveway. don't drive it during winter.
On Sun, Jul 14, 2024, 12:21 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The Noahs are nice, but very pricey compared to everyone else, or so it > seemed when I was shopping. I went with the SealSkin as I didn’t expect to > have to use mine for more than a year. > > Thanks for sharing! > > -D > > > On Jul 14, 2024, at 9:08 AM, ned kleinhenz via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I have an old Bimmer Z3 Roadster that I have been covering outdoors for > > most of each year for about 18 years now. My family gave me a Noah (I > > think I got that name correct) cover that lasted about 10 years before it > > started to decay. I replaced it with an identical one. The newer one > now > > failed mostly because squirrels and other critters chewed and scratched > big > > holes in it. This cover was a thick, moisture resistant fabric with a > > very soft car-side surface. All things considered it did an amazingly > good > > job of protecting the paint. It breathed well enough that nothing > rusted, > > corroded or showed any type of water damage. This car still has its > > original 24 year old rag top. Bird dropping seemed to be the most > > detrimental element to the cover itself. They stained and rotted it. A > > few times I laundered the covers in a large horizontal machine at a > > laundromat, then air dried it. It cleaned up nicely. The Noah’s were > > expensive, like $300 if I recall correctly. I recently ordered a > SealSkin > > to replace it for about half that Noah price. To be fair, I didn’t even > > look up how much Noah’s now cost. I just got an offer for a SealSkin and > > ordered it. > > > > > > > > Ned Kleinhenz > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
