Should I get a cover for my Volkswagen Golf which suffers in the winter from iced-up doors?
I live in Suffolk on the coast and my 2001 Volkswagen Golf sits outside, doing a relatively small mileage. I suffer with problems of heavy frost on the windows, which takes some time to remove and, very inconveniently, iced-up door seals making it impossible to open the doors until plenty of de-icing spray or hot water has been hurled round the seals. I am wondering what your opinion of all-weather car covers is? I have always thought they caused huge problems with condensation, especially living in such a moisture-laden environment. Do you think they cause more problems than they solve?
Asked on 21 December 2013 by CG, via email
Answered by
Honest John
They do cause problems with condensation trapped underneath. And, of course, if it's cold enough for the door seals to have frozen up, a car cover will become brittle, like a sheet left on a clothes line in the frost, and could crack when you try to remove it, or become stuck to the car when the condensation between it and the car freezes. So, it's one of the two evils.
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