Recommendation for Volvo 850 T-5R Car Cover

wackenhut · Post by **wackenhut** » 07 Oct 2023, 07:29

Anyone have any recommendations for a car cover for a T-5R with Spoiler?
South Florida (Outside, Sun, Rain)

I am seeing some universal covers, however not sure what dimensions I would need.
They no longer make my custom car cover and it needs to be replaced.

Thank you.

Post by **hausmeister** » 07 Oct 2023, 08:20

About a car cover, I would rethink it, depending on the situation. I had my s70 under a cover for some time, outside on grass. The thing is the cover traps the humid air and causes the car to rust more than without. It wasn't any waterproof cover where I would have thought it would not let air through. Maybe there are better ones and I just did it wrong

Now if it is on concrete it is probably fine, but I will not use a cover again for anything that is just on earth or grass.

Post by **scot850** » 07 Oct 2023, 08:27

I have one sitting on a shelf. I had it on my 00 V70R for a year before I built my new garage. We don't get the same humidity you get, but we do get the cold winters and up to around +30C in summers. It worked well, but now we have the garage I just put cotton sheets over the car to keep the dust off.

I'll look it up. It was bought online from the US and fitted well.

Neil.

Post by **scot850** » 07 Oct 2023, 10:31

I bought it in 2020 from carcovers.com

It is called the Platinum Shield Car Cover for a 2000 V70R (which has the tailgate spoiler). It cost about $200 US with shipping to Canada.

https://www.carcovers.com/covers/cars/v ... /2000.html

It has a flock type liner, a cable that runs under the car to prevent it lifting off, as well as 2 adjustable straps front and rear to prevent wind lifting it off.

Neil.