| Many sports car owners do not drive their special | | | | condensation, increasing the risk of oxidation and |
| vehicle on a daily basis and some who do drive their | | | | eventual visible rusting. |
| sports car regularly lack an indoor garage. With | | | | Waterproof car covers are generally priced less than |
| protecting the beauty and investment value of a | | | | water repellant covers. The difference in price is not |
| sports car being a natural priority, it is essential for | | | | a fluke, nor is it an indicator of greater value from a |
| sports car enthusiasts to understand car covers. | | | | waterproof cover purchase for your sports car. |
| A car cover is akin to a tarp designed to fit your | | | | Water repellant covers are priced slightly higher |
| sports car snugly. A cover is designed to protect the | | | | simply because they can do a better job of |
| vehicle from common sources of damage. Many a | | | | protecting your sports car. |
| sports car's paint job has been ruined by tree sap | | | | Even those with enclosed storage locations can |
| when parked carelessly beneath a tree, and many | | | | benefit from the use of a car cover when the auto |
| drivers have undoubtedly noticed significant fading | | | | is not being used. A covered car in a garage is much |
| when paint has been exposed to the sun and | | | | less likely to be subjected to an inadvertent scratch, |
| elements for an extended period of time. An | | | | a child's greasy handprint or any of the other |
| investment in a car cover can prevent these | | | | assorted minor hazards that might be present. Dust |
| maladies, as well as many other common sources of | | | | accumulation is also reduced, which is both good for |
| vehicle damage. | | | | the sports car itself, and also assists in making |
| Quality car covers can be purchased for under $100 | | | | cleanup easier before the car is returned to the road. |
| US in most cases. Some covers are designed to fit | | | | When one considers the potential dangers faced by |
| sports cars that fall within a general size range, but | | | | an uncovered sports car—from small bad luck |
| for many popular models of sports cars, custom-fit | | | | scratches to significant sun-produced fading, it makes |
| covers are available, as well. Either alternative can | | | | sense to purchase the relatively inexpensive car |
| successfully protect your sports car from damage, | | | | cover. Even a small repair to a sports car's finish will |
| although a custom-fit cover may be easier to use | | | | often easily exceed the cost of a cover. |
| and should be more form fitting than a more generic | | | | Sports car drivers are often critical of car insurance |
| alternative. | | | | rates, complaining that the premiums they pay are |
| There are basically two kinds of car covers one may | | | | never justified by any claims that are made. One can |
| encounter—water repellant covers and | | | | argue about the cost of insurance relative to its likely |
| waterproof covers. Instinctively, one may believe a | | | | use, but the use of car covers is clearly a financial |
| completely waterproof model would be the preferred | | | | win for the sports car enthusiast. A small investment |
| cover type. This instinct, however, is incorrect. Water | | | | in either a car cover that fits your vehicle will |
| repellant covers allow for breathability and prevent | | | | automatically pay for itself within a very short period |
| the accumulation of moisture under the cover. A | | | | of time. Anyone who is considering the purchase of a |
| waterproof cover, on the other hand, may do a | | | | sports car, or who already owns a sports car should |
| slightly better job of blocking a large rainfall from | | | | not hesitate to add a car cover to his or her list of |
| sneaking under the cover, but will trap any moisture | | | | must-have accessories. |
| under the tarp, including natural sources such as | | | | |