Budget Car Covers on Aliexpress – Which to Choose?
I’ve been looking for the best car cover on AliExpress. My absolute top priority is UV protection. The project car (Octavia RS, read all about it here and here) is black and it gets so hot in the sun you can’t touch the paintwork. Plus the clear coat is on it’s way out so I’m trying to make it last as long as possible before the inevitable respray. But I digress. Here is a super brief review of each cover I bought from AliExpress.
I bought two car covers off AliExpress
This first one I bought was this. I bought it because it was the cheapest and because they shipped from Europe so fast delivery.
Plus Points
Great fit
Fine for indoors
Ships from Europe
Bad Points
Fatigues in wind. Cover disintegrates.
Single layer
Better than no cover but not a huge improvement.
Price
27 Euro
The second cover
The second cover was this
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This cover is on a completely different level to the first cover. Much heavier. Great quality and as the description says, a multi-layer construction.
Plus Points
Multi-layer construction
Much heavier than the first cover. Much more material.
Much cheaper than similar/identical covers available in Europe
Bad Points
Fit not as good as first one. A bit baggier.
Eh..
Price
36 Euro
Which Aliexpress Car Cover to choose?
The second one. By a massive margin.
The difference in price is only 9 Euro but I’d say you’re getting at least 5 times the product. It’s a no brainer.
