I'm thinking of picking up the OEM car cover. I've seen varying descriptions that call it a dust cover as well as ones that say it will protect the S from the elements.

This will be primarily on the car while in the garage but since it comes with a bag I was thinking maybe I could take it places with me, but if it gets caught outside in the rain will it stay dry or become a soggy mess?

Those of you who have one, please weigh in.

Thanks

 

Usually when they say "protects from the elements" they mean a light breeze. Most car covers are water resistant but not waterproof. That means it will stay dry in a light rain but anything heavier will soak thru. I have an aftermarket cover, better quality than the OEM, but in a heavy rain it gets soaked. I suppose they could make a completely waterproof cover, but it won't breath like a good cover should.

 

Yes that's a great point. Last winter my garage/barn didn't have a door on the bay the S was in so I put a tarp over the back of the car over top of the cheap dust cover I currently have. Well after checking a few times I realized it needed to breath because heavy condensation formed on the finish and it drew the dirt that the dust cover had collected through the material and onto the finish.

 

OEM is only a dust cover. I use mine all the time whilst garaged.

 

^ That's kind of what I thought.