would be a good quality car cover. 
View Poll Results: Where does your C3 live?
My car sits in a nice dry garage
136
89.47%
My car sits outside rain, snow, or shine
16
10.53%
Voters: 152. You may not vote on this poll
Does your C3 live outside?
Thread Starter
TheCorvetteBen
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,987
Likes: 144
From: Van Alstyne, TX
Does your C3 live outside?
In my situation, my car is left outside the garage as my little brothers vette sits in pieces inside. So with all this awesome rain from the tropical storm that just landed, I wanted to know how many other owners have to park thier cars outside.
Racer
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 360
Likes: 69
From: Somers New York
I keep mine in a tent structure from Northern Freight. It's described as an "instant garage" in the catalog. But I am negotiating with my landlord to use one of his lockable garages once he finishes pouring a concrete floor.
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Racer
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 486
Likes: 0
From: Point Pleasant NJ
Mine was sitting out in the elements for years until I started stripping it down to the glass this summer. I had used "the WALL" sold by our sponsored vendor and was very happy. I had to replace it once at about 5 years old but bought the exact same.
So I had to vote on the garage kept, as is current, although the vast majority of it's life with me has been outside. I wouldn't have done that though if I wasn't happy with any car cover.
Spook
So I had to vote on the garage kept, as is current, although the vast majority of it's life with me has been outside. I wouldn't have done that though if I wasn't happy with any car cover.
Spook
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 157
Likes: 0
From: Prosper TX
I'm just up the road in Prosper and could not imagine leaving it outside in the rain that got dumped on us today. Mine was in the garage, honestly I have no idea if my car leaks or not but my plan is to never find out.
Last edited by Cajun-in-tx; Sep 7, 2010 at 11:53 PM.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 397
Likes: 1
From: Tucson Arizona
Mine is under a carport and covered at all times. I'm pondering a new home purchase with a garage in the near future just for my cars. 
I have a C5 as a daily driver. It's not so much the elements in the Tucson desert as the cars are in the shade most the time, it's the dust! I have to use my duster every morning before I drive to work and the C5 is black!
I have a C5 as a daily driver. It's not so much the elements in the Tucson desert as the cars are in the shade most the time, it's the dust! I have to use my duster every morning before I drive to work and the C5 is black!
Racer
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 430
Likes: 31
From: Ontario
My toys are always put away at night. I have to park my pickup outside though, and also my wife's car. There's really no point in my building additional storage for those vehicles because I would just acquire more toys and use up the extra parking space.
I have a hobby farm out in the boonies where it should be unusual to see another C3 but there's a black `81 within a mile of my place. I feel bad for the car. It sits outside all year round, including parking it on the grass for extended periods and mowing around it. If it was a horse the owner would be up on charges of animal cruelty.
I have a hobby farm out in the boonies where it should be unusual to see another C3 but there's a black `81 within a mile of my place. I feel bad for the car. It sits outside all year round, including parking it on the grass for extended periods and mowing around it. If it was a horse the owner would be up on charges of animal cruelty.
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My Hagerty insurance requires that it be in a locked garage at night when I am not using it. I have a two car garage, and at the moment, both DDs sit outside, so I actually have room for another....
