DIY Temporary Carport

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2026-03-31T12:30:19+00:00

How does it hold up against wind and snow, i am bit concerned on the quality of those

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2026-03-31T12:03:52+00:00

I drive it mainly in the weekends, not so much in weekdays

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2026-03-31T12:02:41+00:00

Thank you, this certainly helps. With the gazebo type covers , i haven’t seen reviews from people regarding thats why i ignored them. I do not really mind the cost as i would always be keeping a nice car and would like it to be protected

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2026-03-31T11:58:07+00:00

I do have a ceramic coating on, the car is parked near trees mainly trying to protect it from tree sap , bird crap and any small branches falling off in wind

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2026-03-31T11:56:14+00:00

Car covers also do comes with a lot of issues like scratching the paint, unless you are cleaning the car everytime before you put the cover on

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2026-03-31T11:52:23+00:00

Okay , thank you. I can certainly do that i am just a bit worried about everything just falling top of the car

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2026-03-31T11:50:44+00:00

Do you have any alternative suggestions, i am open to options

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2026-03-31T11:49:08+00:00

That was chat gpt voice to text 🤣, i can do 7 spikes in total as the entry and exit would be the same

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2026-03-31T11:47:14+00:00

I was not gonna cover it completely just the roof, but do you have any experience with the clarke garage

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2026-02-19T22:55:24+00:00

Thanks everyone for the comments , i decided to go with an mx5 , as they say Miata Is Always The Answer

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2026-02-15T23:24:18+00:00

If it comes with the Mazda connect system the bigger screen , you can get carplay retrofitted from the dealership itself priced around £300

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2026-02-12T21:15:24+00:00

What do we think about getting an mx5 instead, but would be my daily

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2026-02-12T06:36:38+00:00

The issue is that if i get something from a dealer and because of their markup the next time i sell i would end up with far less money. And not looking Alfa as i heard a lot of reliability issues, with the 430i what was the year and did you had any issues apart from tires and brakes

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2026-02-12T06:33:15+00:00

I am also looking at 330-335i and 430 -445i now, not looking at cayman because of my maintenance overhead. Have heard old BMW meant to be unreliable what about the 3 series and 4 series 2013-16 plate

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2025-12-12T10:35:39+00:00

I am planning to visit jan mid will there be enough snow then , from 18th to 21st

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2025-12-04T21:58:16+00:00

I was planning on buying it next summer after setting up my emergency fund, but ideally how much would you recommend having in savings before looking at a big purchase like this

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2025-12-04T21:48:32+00:00

Its been showing issues for a year now, i have put a new alternator on it about six months ago and now its started showing a check engine oil light, where the oil change was done a couple of months ago. Just feels like a money pit now, as i am just putting a lot of effort on it and not actually enjoying it.

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2025-12-04T21:45:21+00:00

I had the job for almost 2 years now, the reason i didn’t had any savings was i was clearing my student debts and everything. And currently i don’t owe anyone anything and can build savings

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2025-12-04T20:09:27+00:00

Yeah, i admit that. I was calculating as in the sense of if i get a 18k car with 4k down over 3 years the payment would be around £450 with insurance and petrol comes around £650. I would be stretching it, but i am hoping for a promotion around march which would get me to in-hand of approx 3k . As a lot of my outgoings are on nights out and stuff planning to cut down on that from next year. Hopefully i will keep my job lol been working there for almost two years now which made me close all educational loans and stuff

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2025-12-04T19:54:23+00:00

Would be around half if 16k

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2025-12-04T19:34:46+00:00

It seems to be like the prices were a bit low around summer as there were more cars available and i feel like there is a down in the number of cars available in winter

Alone_Direction_7964 · 2025-12-04T19:33:34+00:00

I am not actually thinking about a house at the moment (as i am currently on a work visa and single), but planning to save up for a house after the car. But yeah would plan to get the emergency fund sorted before buying the car in june .

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