:ohsnap1: Sunny and 25 degrees tomorrow! I have already went on USAA.com and updated my insurance. I will be driving the Z tomorrow and installing my Berk CBE at the hobby shop on base! :happydance:

living in the south FTW :tup: :tup: :tup:

My Stormproof cover just arrived. Unfortunately, my garage only holds one car, so the Z has to sleep outside. Need to give the Z a bath and hook up the battery tender before I can test the cover. Review and pics to come.

both my G and Z have been sleeping inside since early Dec. :p

i periodically check up on them once a couple of days.

How easily do all-weather covers fly off from wind? This cover has the elastics to go around the bumpers and is maybe a 200-300 dollar cover. It has eyelets at the middle of the side of the car to tie underneath, but I didn't think I needed to.

I got home last night after being gone all weekend to find that the back half of the cover was on top of my roof, getting rained on. My initial thought was that someone was screwing with me.

One more question - can you put a cover back on the car while the car's wet? Does it breathe through the cover?

wind can take it up pretty easily. there should be strap holes you use to lock down your cover from wind.

Eagerly awaiting my Xi2's to come, hurry up UPS! If we keep getting 18" snowfalls it isn't going to matter :mad:

lol, that was some storm you guys got over there. :D (jokes aside that was a nasty storm...)

Might be getting more on Wednesday, need it to stay away because I won't even be able to make it to the shop to have the wheels mounted.

The cable and lock was only an extra $10 when I ordered from my cover from carcoverplanet.com.
You can probably put together a similar cable and lock setup with stuff from the hardware store or a bicycle shop.

You shouldn't cover a wet car.

Thanks, I better take the cover off before it freezes :eek:

Hey, do you guys typically unhook the battery or use a trickle charger for it? just curious... or do you just leave the battery hooked up all winter?

pelican i use a battery tender (sold through amazon $20 or so) and keep the battery plugged in.

since i only drive my Z on the weekends even during the summer months i have the car plugged in during the week. :) i expect my batteries to last minimum 7yrs. the last car i sold years ago had a 7yr old battery and the cca was still very high.

ok, thats probably the best thing to do. What are they called exactly?

battery tender.


http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender...2434347&sr=8-1