Well, Porsche is not in the business of making car covers so they surely sourced it from a maker of car covers and slapped their logo on it, although I do not know who makes it or the fabric.

IMO, don't do it. If you care about your paint, you might regret it. I don't know about the OEM cover but car covers I've seen do have tie-downs. You can run a metal cable, or string, under the car and there are plastic tabs to add a lock. This is usually to stop theft. The problem is any wind at all, and your paint could easily be a nightmare of swirls. I'll point to one old thread only but you can do your own due diligence and google for the answer.

xpel on the front might help a bit or they sell track wrap XPEL Tracwrap - XPEL or google track tape, all temporary measures. Ask in the track day sections of various forums. They might know. I have not used it. But I do know that a car cover buffeted by wind, not being towed, just wind like a thunderstorm, is a bad idea. Car covers are not to protect from wind or rain. They are meant to protect from the sun, sap, birds, keep pollen and dust off, etc. Car covers probably should not be on a car in a storm, i.e. wind.

 

Thanks for linking that other thread. I keep hearing no... someone suggested ceran-wrapping the car and then putting the cover on... wonder if anyones done that before. I wish I could rent a covered trailer but no one does one way rentals and I'd rather drive it myself. I will prob be safe and leave uncovered. Maybe someone else can chime in with another suggestion. BTW I have a clear bra on the front which works well around town but driving 80mph for 1000 miles around construction and semis not so much.

 

I have a Porsche car cover from Suncoast and it does have a cable to secure it around the bottom .

It is for sure important to tie/secure the cover while towing. It can be a hazard should it fly off on a busy freeway or road.


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Ship it via a reputable transport company in a covered semi trailer, no worries!

 

If the tow vehicle's tires throw up a lot of stones, that'd be worth "mud-flapping" the tow vehicle, I suppose. Alternately, some kinds of open trailers have a "knee wall" (I'm sure that's not what it's called) at the front to accomplish the same type of protection. But in general, I think your Macan will be sitting high enough because of the trailer to not worry about rock chips, and I absolutely affirm @grim's advice against towing with the fabric cover on. It can really do a number on your paint.

 

Am thinking of seran wrapping the entire car a few times and then putting the cover on. Seran wrap to prevent the cover from damaging the paint and the cover from any rock chips. Heard of someone on a cobra forum who had good luck with it.

 

It's a Macan, have fun driving it the 1,000 miles and ship the other dang car!
Or if it's a U-Haul you are towing it behind, ship the stuff and drive the Macan. It may even be less expensive than a paint repair or covering the Macan in ceran wrap.

 

It's a Macan, have fun driving it the 1,000 miles and ship the other dang car!

Or if it's a U-Haul you are towing it behind, ship the stuff and drive the Macan. It may even be less expensive than a paint repair or covering the Macan in ceran wrap.

And ship the Saran Wrap and then drive the Macan.


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It depends on which OEM outdoor cover because Porsche markets two different one.

I have the one with the full color logo on the hood for my Boxster and 911. That outdoor cover zips up into a bag and has two straps that are meant to be secured using the drain railing along the edge of the front trunk. While it is difficult to remove without opening the front trunk it can still come loose with some tugging or a strong wind.

The other style of outdoor cover should have a hole on either side at the bottom between the tires for a metal securing strap and lock. This style will stay on better with wind while stationary but I suspect the draft at the back of the car from towing would grab the back end and cause the cover to completely come loose over a long distance.

If it were me I would forgo covering with a Porsche OEM outdoor cover and instead purchase Road Wrap and place it across the most likely areas to get chips. I've used it in the past and I place it on several areas of new cars from the time of delivery until I can get them to the Clear Bra Installer. It does leave a small amount of sticky residue if you leave the wrap on for more than five days but it will come up easily with a simple water wash.

https://www.amazon.com/Road-Wrap-18-x-100/dp/B005UQKPIQ

If you do decide to go with the cover don't be surprised if you have swirl marks in your clear coat and possible damage from the wind catching certain areas and causing heavy flapping against the paint.

 

Like @grim said, it's a bad idea towing with a car cover on. You already have Xpel on the front end of the Macan, why bother toying with the idea? This is just excessive over thinking...are you going to detour around all construction area when driving?

 

macan246, there must be some rationale for wanting to protect your Macan from damage while towing but, please consider, what do you intend to do when you have to drive it? Please, don't tow with a cover. You will regret it big time! Consider the fact that many valuable collector cars are towed on open trailers to shows with no or minimal problems, usually nothing more than bugs or rain.

 

Do not tow on open trailer with the cover on!! The wind will cause so much flapping the cover will flap and damage the paint, even if you think the cover is tight. I drove down the Baja a couple of times, 1,000 miles, and went to a window tint place, had the wrap the front of the car with clear vinyl, I didn't care if there were air bubbles or wrinkles, as I pulled it off once the drive was over. You could even do your windshield. You just tell the Tinter guy you don't care what it looks like, do a "cheap" job as is just temporary. So in essence, is like wrapping with Saran just a lot thicker material. I think that will do the trick.

 

I talked to a couple of guys who do concours, both of whom are pretty fanatical about keeping their car perfect, and they both advised against towing with the fabric cover on. Sounds like the Forum has offered some other options that would work -- good luck, and safe travels!

 

Don't do it, you will damage the paint. I would only ship in an enclosed transport truck like Horseless Carriage or Intercity lines.


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Advice -- don't cover it! The lock cable locations identified on the cover is just to hold it onto a stationary car. The wind will either grab the back end or the front end of the cover and just whip it around while driving -- expect nothing good is going to happen...

Of course, you could apply additional cables and tie-down locations and grommet mounts and duct tape and Saran wrap and wiat and see what happens.......but.........

 

I'm trying to understand why you are even towing the Macan. You should be driving the Macan! With a big smile

Seriously, if you are relocating with it, just drive it. If you have multiple vehicles, use multiple drivers or multiple trips.

I'm sure you have good reasons for what you are doing. Not driving the Macan seems like the most unfavorable option.

 

I'm not driving cause I gotta drive all my stuff in a U-Haul and can't drive both at the same time! Lol

I caved and am shipping it :laugh:

 

Hi guys, I am thinking of getting a Motorhome and towing my Macan. Is it possible? If so, ehat do I need to do this?

 

I'm assuming as the Macan is AWD, it will have to be on a trailer. All four wheels off the ground.
And if it were my towed car, maybe enclosed, or at least a nose cover for stone chips.

 

I'm moving soon and I have decided to take my 2017 Macan with me. My plan was to get a truck from Penske with a Car Carrier trailer (I may pull the trailer behind my Chevy truck instead of the moving truck), however when I input my car it tells me that "Your vehicle may be too low. To confirm this towing device works with your vehicle, please contact a Penske rep."

Using reasoning... I figured the backend logic of the configurator may not know the difference between something like a Macan and a 911. I tried configuring with a similar cars (2017 Audi Q5, BMW X3, Mercedes GLC) and it's telling me that those makes/models are straight-up not compatible with the car carrier.

If you're still reading... I have two questions:

(1) Has anyone towed their Macan before using a trailer from Uhaul/Penske or something similar? Did it go OK?
(2) Does anyone have experience with any cross country with any car shippers that they'd recommend?

 

I'm moving soon and I have decided to take my 2017 Macan with me. My plan was to get a truck from Penske with a Car Carrier trailer (I may pull the trailer behind my Chevy truck instead of the moving truck), however when I input my car it tells me that "Your vehicle may be too low. To confirm this towing device works with your vehicle, please contact a Penske rep."

Using reasoning... I figured the backend logic of the configurator may not know the difference between something like a Macan and a 911. I tried configuring with a similar cars (2017 Audi Q5, BMW X3, Mercedes GLC) and it's telling me that those makes/models are straight-up not compatible with the car carrier.

If you're still reading... I have two questions:

(1) Has anyone towed their Macan before using a trailer from Uhaul/Penske or something similar? Did it go OK?
(2) Does anyone have experience with any cross country with any car shippers that they'd recommend?

Shipping it from coast to coast enclosed is a couple thousand bucks. In the realm of depreciation this is nothing. In the worry spectrum this will save maybe 50 years off of your life. Your choice.

 

I towed a Cayman from Kansas City to eastern Iowa (about 330 miles) last year on a U Haul car hauler pulled behind my Chevy truck. Had no problems. Also own a Macan - can't see that there would be any issue with the Macan. Here is the front view - I DID temporarily modify the trailer prior to using it. On the front of the trailer were very tall wheel stops - I removed those (still have a wheel stop and they were easily removed / replaced prior to returning the trailer). Brought a C7 Corvette home on one of those trailers in the past - again, worked great for a low vehicle as long as the wheel stops were removed. I have towed a LOT - boats, cars on trailers, etc. so it was no stress / worry whatsoever. Those with no towing experience will be alarmists - but if you know what you're doing it's easy, no damage to the vehicle, and you'll save thousands of dollars over hiring someone.

 

I know this is an old thread, but if you find yourself considering towing your new or nice car for any appreciable distance, look into crash-wrap. Auto body shops use it to protect cars in their shops or sitting outside. Think of it as a cheap clear-bra. I will be bringing my 914-6 home very soon from a complete restoration and towing it on a lowboy trailer from LA to the Bay Area. I will use crash wrap on the entire front to protect it from rocks, etc. on the 400 mile trip. Put it on, tow it and then remove it once at home. A car cover would do a lot of damage in my humble opinion.

 

The front of my car is completely wrapped... I actually considered purchasing one of these to put over the windshield... Thoughts?

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I would not cover it. A flapping cover will wear through the Saran Wrap and rub the paint off. No way you would be able to avoid all flapping.. I tried this once towing a motorcycle. The result wasn't pretty.

 

Just get a roll of painter's tape and tape over the entire windshield. You could even put two layers if you felt it were necessary. I am just afraid the magnetic thing would move around or slip up or down.