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      05-04-2015, 03:39 PM   #1
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Why do VW protect their cars better than BMW?

This is just a bog standard Polo that I spotted at a local dealership, it's a full car cover, made of material, taped at the seams, zipped up and little zippered openings for things like doors and fuel filler. BMWs just ship with a piece of vinyl on the roof and bonnet if you're lucky! Why does a Polo that probably cost less than half of most of our cars have so much more protection than ours?
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Both VW and Audi use these, it's that Condom look.

What else would you put a Condom on....


The main problem with car covers is they can actually damage paint more than without.
Imagine a bit of grit under one in the bonnet area...

Probably ok with smaller box shaped cars.
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Both VW and Audi use these, it's that Condom look.

What else would you put a Condom on....


The main problem with car covers is they can actually damage paint more than without.
Imagine a bit of grit under one in the bonnet area...

Probably ok with smaller box shaped cars.
I'd rather have that than the brand new motors I saw with next to no protection and caked in bird shit!

One would assume these covers are applied in the factory straight after manufacture to prevent dust/grit from causing issues.
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Both VW and Audi use these, it's that Condom look.

What else would you put a Condom on....


The main problem with car covers is they can actually damage paint more than without.
Imagine a bit of grit under one in the bonnet area...

Probably ok with smaller box shaped cars.
It would only damage the paintwork if you oiled your naked body (or NISFANs) and slithered around on the bonnet......




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It would only damage the paintwork if you oiled your naked body (or NISFANs) and slithered around on the bonnet......





We'll never saw that thought process coming.

Scarily, you are probably in your Man Hole thinking about oiled up naked blokes.
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We'll never saw that thought process coming.

Scarily, you are probably in your Man Hole thinking about oiled up naked blokes.
Have you been discussing this with my psychiatrist?


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Have you been discussing this with my psychiatrist?


Yes my wife a psychiatrist, she mentioned this Greek bloke and things just clicked in place
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Clicked? Not oiled enough
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I would worry what damage the zips on those car covers could do rubbing on a panel too.
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