Car Covers - Any Good?

A towel over the windscreen prevents it icing up. So yes, it will.

By the time youve got that thing off and put away you mayaswell have scraped the ice off...

Uh? Looks like it would take all of about 20 seconds to whip it off, screw it into a ball and throw it in the boot. I could be wrong of course...

Chris.

Plus not to mention getting cold/wet handling a large sheet of plastic covered in frost or water!

Argos, Index etc have them for a few pounds. If you really feel the need, the small version is easier to handle- just covers the upper part of the car to protect the roof and windows. Has elastic straps with hooks that clip to the wheel arches. I have used one (before it disappeared into the black hole at the end of the garage) and it works. On a frosty, snowy morning just unclip and throw it in the boot. Up and away with clear windows in a minute whilst others are scraping, spraying, watering. That's provided the locks havn't iced up. DaveK.

In message , DaveK writes

I used to use one of those about 15 years ago when I lived in Germany and it got really cold. The reason I stopped using it was that the straps and the bottom edge of the cover would flap about in the wind and start to rub the paintwork.

also a pain in the rear (of the garage or boot) when covered in water/ices as the rest of it gets mucked up with the water. could drive off with it attached to the bumper and let it dry that way ;-)

Doesn't take long to whip it off but I wouldn't put it in the boot because the ice will melt and you'll have a wet boot! When I used one I used to bung it in the shed when I took it off the car.

Reminds my of my old neighbour who cunninly placed newspaper on his windscreen. In the morning the extremely wet paper had frozen solid to the glass. At least he had something to read while he sat inside the car waiting for the heater to thaw it off. : )

Chris I used the one from Argos it was ok did the job. Have a look they do a better quality one for £20