Protecting your car, or any vehicle, needs to involve a variety of solutions. Firstly, you need to have a good alarm system to protect you from theft and vandalism. When it’s parked, it may even be a good choice to have it within sight of a surveillance system. Secondly, you need to protect it from weather. Weather can affect your car in a variety of ways. If its body is made from metal, over time it can rust, which will make the vehicle look crap, but cold weather and hot weather can also affect your cars performance. Making sure that it is protected from weather can extend the cars life by a considerable margin. This can be done through a variety of ways, such as putting your car in a garage, or getting a car cover which you can place over your car. They both have benefits specific to them, but a car cover is more mobile, which allows you to use it whether you are at home or not.