ALDI Auto XS Car Cover Questions & Answers

The cover does have a warranty clause, so it would be interesting for everyone to read how you handle your claim. You should write a review and give details of any hurricane weather you experienced. Whenever the wild weather comes, I use extra straps because I don't want to let the air get under the cover and then start flapping and slapping the paint on my car. The cover survived but the green house tarp material was ripped to shreds because the wind got under it.

Beware of fibreglass material woven fabrics because they degrade and create environmentally dangerous fibres in your yard. Bad for pets and native animals

Ok, thankyou

I don’t remember. I bought it more than 4 years ago

$40, they will protect your car for 18 months before you need to check for UV deterioration. The car cover starts to break-up into dust and fibres. You don't want to breathe any of that in. Not sure how to dispose of fibrous material products.

No. Water resistant for a few months. UV causes the cover to deteriorate into fibrous strands and powder after 18 months. You don't want to breathe it in. I was replacing the cover every 2 years, because waiting for Aldi to sell them again, but that was too long.

2 years for $40 is a god damn bargain. Considering you can buy far worse from SCA for $80+.

That's 5.47cents a day assuming you used it every day which you wont.

What size for Toyota corolla

I don't recommend this anymore. It is made of a synthetic fibre that deteriorates into dust that may cause respiratory problems for pets

Do not purchase these covers under any circumstances unless you are wanting it for indoor use only. I purchased this for $99. A few days later we had a bad storm and as soon as it started to rain I ran and got the hail cover out and secured it to the car. Once the storm passed I took the cover off and noticed the cover damaged my paintwork. I drove to Aldi and showed them the car and a photo of the car four days before as I only just purchased it. They refused to take responsibility pointing out that the car needs to be dry. This information is not seen on the package outside but only when purchased and you have unpacked it. It’s made in China, need I say more!

The same happened to me and I complained to aldi and they told me it was my fault and they washed their hands of it. I am taking if further

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Agree. Dark colours would be useful in absorbing heat and possibly stopping some of the frost and ice buildup. Australian conditions would need a silver reflective (or white) to repell the heat.

I would't use any car cover on a hot sunny day as this will intensifies the heat on the paint work causing the clear coat of the paint( the glossy outer layer) to deteriorate in no time. in some cases the sythetic material of the cover react with the clear coat under high temperature causing massive paint damage. At the same token covers will work just fine with rain ,wind ,dust or hail

I've just bought the 99449 model large cover to protect my car from blistering Australian summer sun. The car cover is made of what seems to be robust quality materials. My previous flimsy silvery chinese $50 covers from eBay last 6 months max and fall apart.

For the life of me, I can't understand why Aldi would choose to sell black for cover exterior for the extreme heat Oz summer sun. Black runs at least 15 degrees C hotter than white or silver according to the NRMA. Black is an insane choice of outer cover colour. I can only surmize they got a cheap deal for their European operations and we got the dreggs.

The cover manufacturer is aware of these and similar issues (solvent outgassing, paint damage by heat) as they state on the packaging, do not fit the cover on a car that has been resprayed within the last 3 months.

I've mounted mine inside-out to expose the light grey side to the sun. It's not optimal, but I'm not going to roast the car in a black cover. To help, I've left all 4 car windows open by about 5mm to allow hot air to escape.

To summarise 1 great price 2 great quality 3 Idiotic choice of black external colour for our extreme temperatures under Australian Summer conditions.

Hope this helps. George

Thank you George

They offer them once every 12 months. They last approximately 2 years before the Queensland sun starts shredding them.

Thank you

I wouldnt . We did have ours covered with the cover for a few weeks, only to find that where the cover touched the paint, it delaminated it. All the paint blistered.

Try putting the cover on inside out , as I have to reduce the effects of heating the car by the sun.

Small, medium, large, xlarge. When in store the length of vehicle is used as an approx guide

Thanks mate, I asked because all I could find in-store was medium size, so not much choice.. I thought, anyway good to know, thanks