This is my first car cover; I’m wondering why I waited so long.In spite of a nationwide severe storm event rolling toward us, the cover was delivered next-day as promised and in plenty of time to get it in place before the first snowflake flew.It wasn’t too hard to put onto the car (had a friend to help; not sure how easy it would be solo. My car is kind of tall) and it fit fairly well. It’s pretty light weight to handle while still sturdy enough to be waterproof and stand up to some pretty weighty snow and ice.The front and back wind straps (which go under the car and clip at one side to secure it against gusty weather) were easy to use - they’re located front and back of the wheels so you don’t have to thread them underneath, just swing the straps around from under the nose and tail from where they’re attached to where the clip is on the other side. The middle one, however, required both of us to lie down on the (clean, dry) driveway to toss the clip end and try to reach it to pull it under. Of course, clean and dry is not guaranteed for places cars park! Perhaps someone clever will figure out a trick for getting that middle strap across and incorporate it in an updated product.The cover protected the car through a 48-hour superstorm that dumped about 5 inches of snow followed by another 5 inches of sleet followed by freezing rain followed by ongoing subfreezing temperatures. The whole mass of stuff-that-fell was hard as a rock and it stuck hard to the ground. It would have been a nightmare to clear off a car that sat unprotected through all of that!Instead we unclipped the wind straps, pounded with our mittened fists to break up the crust a bit, (otherwise it was too heavy for us to lift to get the cover off) and rolled/slid the cover off the top of the car. The crusty mass slid easily off the cover and the cover was easy to pull out of the pile of ice on the ground.Tip: take the cover off to one side, not the front! Whatever precipitation was on the cover will then be on the ground needing to be shoveled wherever you let it slide off. Putting it in front increases the clearing time before you can move the car. Ask me how I know!All in all, a good layer of protection for bad weather. A good fit for my RAV4. A good value for the price. Pretty it is not; but who cares?
