Due to my current parking location (dirt/gravel driveway with many other cars kicking up dust, not to mention the birds
) I am looking for a full car cover to try and keep the dust and bird poop to a minimum, as well as keep it a bit cooler. Right now if I wash the car, by the next day it has a layer of dust on it, which isn't too bad, but if I let it go for 3 or 4 days it is pretty bad. And I would rather not have to wash it every time I drive it, which may only be every few days.
The Japanese Insight car cover is what I would most want but have yet to find any place that would import one. When I asked the local Honda Parts department about a car cover they told me they don't carry one. But that he could have a company make one out of the same material the Honda uses, it just wouldn't have the mirror pockets, logos, etc. And it would run about $200.
When asking why Honda covers are more expensive he told me that he use to apologize to customers about the price until one of them corrected him. He was told the Honda covers use a "better" material that can breathe but keeps out the dirt. I'm not sure if he was just trying to sell me a $200 sheet or if the Honda covers really are worth the extra cost?
Has anyone had experience with the Honda covers, are they really that much better? Recommendations on other covers or ways of keeping the dirt and dive-bombing birds off it would be appreciated. Also if anyone has any leads on an importer where we could get official accessories from Japan that would be great.
The Japanese Insight car cover is what I would most want but have yet to find any place that would import one. When I asked the local Honda Parts department about a car cover they told me they don't carry one. But that he could have a company make one out of the same material the Honda uses, it just wouldn't have the mirror pockets, logos, etc. And it would run about $200.
When asking why Honda covers are more expensive he told me that he use to apologize to customers about the price until one of them corrected him. He was told the Honda covers use a "better" material that can breathe but keeps out the dirt. I'm not sure if he was just trying to sell me a $200 sheet or if the Honda covers really are worth the extra cost?
Has anyone had experience with the Honda covers, are they really that much better? Recommendations on other covers or ways of keeping the dirt and dive-bombing birds off it would be appreciated. Also if anyone has any leads on an importer where we could get official accessories from Japan that would be great.