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Found one and ordered it, many thanks Christopher

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Will do thanks Tony

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Robert , I have a 1981 merak ss with a Bora dash, I’m happy to walk you though the various switches etc, if you can contact me via email at richardjpike@ me.com

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Thanks for that, IM not going to go ahead with that one as there is just too much missing in terms of history!. Today I was in a 2011 Grancabrio, which was really nice with two owners and a full history. Does anyone know how I find out if it is a manual automatic or full automatic box?

Richard

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David

 

yes thanks for that detail. I should have added it. I actually have both types working in the bubble at the moment (its very wet right now). I see from testing that the Desiccant ones are better at lower temps but actually worse at about 10c and higher.

This morning I have also been in contact with the owner of the InTheGarage company ( who it turns out is a Maserati fan and has owned a Bora and a 3500 Vignalle Spider) and he is working on including a Desiccant model within the outdoor cocoon!. He also found a model that has a hose to dispell the water to stop the need to get inside and empty it out.

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I have had the car cocoon now for about 4 weeks and so here is an update for anyone who might be considering it.

I bought the ‘In The Garage’ 16 outdoor model as it seemed to be the one that matched my requirements best.

• Tight parking spot open to the elements (ie rain here in Ireland, and lots off it!)
• Opaque, so people can’t see what is inside
• Drive the car about once a week, so easy to get in and out.

It arrived within a week and was very easy to assemble and get going. You basically roll out the ‘floor’ where you will park the car and then setup the two fans, plug them into power and then zip the entire thing up. It blows up in about 3 minutes. Getting the car out is pretty easy , unzip takes about 2 minutes and then just pull the cover off the car.

two tips:

I found that how I took the cover off effected how easy it was to get back on. It has metals ‘eyes’ on the outside that I ran a rope through so that I can pull the cover off in a repeatable way.

Condensation is still a real problem. Its constantly circulating air within the bubble (which is good for the car) but the air here is very damp and so if the temperature drops then you get a lot of condensation on the car! So I put a dehumidifier inside the cocoon, which is a bit of a fiddle as I have to empty it out if it has been very wet (It generated about a litre of water over two days last week!!). This solves the problem and while not bone dry, its as good as it would be in a garage.

So in general Im very happy with the result. Spend of about €800 for a ‘garage’ solution that should keep my Merak from disintegrating in this Irish weather!!

If anyone has questions or concerns feel free to contact me here!

cheers

Richard

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Thanks David

 

I found a Swiss company called In The Garage and the guy who owns it used to have a Bora. They have good reviews and I have ordered their outdoor model!
great tip on the zip. I’ll report back to the forum on how it goes

Richard

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Thanks Keith will do

 

richard

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Tony

 

thanks for the response. I dont have the wind problems and the ones Ive looked at do not mention being anchored. But I can ask them.

 

cheers

Richard

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