The Motor Inn

Over the years, many attempts have been made to build a product that will truly protect your automobile or motorcycle. Depending on the value and quality of your vehicle, some products are good enough. Let’s face it, “you get what you pay for”. If you truly want to protect and preserve your vehicle, choose the Motor Inn™.

CAR COVERS offer some protection, but the actual process of covering and uncovering your vehicle will rub particulate debris and other contaminates on the painted and chromed surfaces causing fine scratches. Also, great care must be taken to store the cover to prevent picking up additional debris that will further scratch these fine surfaces. Car covers hide your treasure. They offer no corrosion protection and very limited protection against damage and dust.

BUBBLES offer limited protection as well but again, the process of covering and uncovering your vehicle with the top portion of the bubble can cause damage to the painted and chromed surfaces. The manufacturer says that the constant flow of air from the outside of the bubble will dry your car and prevent condensation, but why would you want to bring unheated, or hot humid air into the place that you are storing your vehicle. Driving onto the plastic floor can cause punctures which will eventually allow dampness, insects and rodents to enter the protected space. Access/entry is impossible.

TENT GARAGES offer limited protection against damage and dust but no protection against corrosion.

PLASTIC PANELS SUPPORTED BY SEMI-RIGID FRAMES offer limited protection against damage and dust as well, but again the claim that constant air flow from outside of the enclosure will dry your car and prevent condensation is questionable. Why would you want to bring unheated, or hot humid air into the place that you are storing your vehicle. Driving onto the plastic floor can cause punctures which will eventually allow dampness, insects and rodents to enter the protected space.

The following chart offers a comparison of the level of protection and features provided by the products available today:

PROTECTION	Motor Inn®	Car Covers	Inflatable Bubbles	Tent Garage	Plastic Panels
Total Protection	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Dust	YES	PARTIAL(1)	YES	NO	YES
Humidity	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Mold/Mildew	YES	NO	PARTIAL(2)	NO	PARTIAL(2)
Accidental Damage	YES	SOME	SOME	SOME	SOME
Rust/Oxidation	YES	NO	PARTIAL(2)	NO	PARTIAL(2)
Scratches	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES
Rodents	YES	NO	PARTIAL(3)	NO	PARTIAL(3)
Insects	YES	NO	YES	NO	YES
Birds	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES
Preservation	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Gas Vapor/CO Alarm	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Theft Deterrent	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO

FEATURES	Motor Inn®	Car Covers	Inflatable Bubbles	Tent Garage	Plastic Panels
COMPLETELY SEALED	YES	NO	PARTIAL(4)	NO	PARTIAL(4)
Temperature Controlled	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Environment Controlled	YES	NO	PARTIAL(5)	NO	PARTIAL(5)
Sub Floor	YES	NO	PARTIAL(6)	NO	PARTIAL(6)
Leveling	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Uncovered	YES	NO	PARTIAL(7)	NO	PARTIAL(7)
Viewable	YES	NO	PARTIAL(8)	NO	PARTIAL(8)

EASILY ACCESSABLE	YES	NO	NO	PARTIAL(9)	PARTIAL(9)
Large Vehicle Entry Door	YES	NO	NO	YES	PARTIAL(9)
Large Side Entry Door	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Spacious Interior	YES	NO	NO	YES	NO
Plenty of Head Room	YES	NO	NO	YES	NO

THEFT DETERENT	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Home Security Interface	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Wireless Security	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Door Locks	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Door Interlocks	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Smoke Alarms	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Fire Suppression

VEHICLE PREPARADNESS	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Battery Charger	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Air Compressor	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Air Bag Lift System	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO

CUSTOM SIZES AND DESIGNS	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Two Story Lift Designs	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Parking Garage Designs	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO

INDUSTRIAL GRADE MATERIALS	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
LONG LIFE	YES	TEMPORARY	TEMPORARY	TEMPORARY	TEMPORARY
TOTAL PROTECTION	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
IT’S AN INVESTMENT	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO

                   1 since the car is completely covered, most of the dust is excluded
                   2 the temperature and humidity of the air on the inside is the same as the that on the outside
                   3 rodents can chew thru the flexible plastic panels
                   4 since outside air in constantly flows thru, it is not completely sealed
                   5 the temperature and humidity of the air on the inside is the same as the that on the outside
                   6 these manufacturers use a flexible plastic sheet
                   7 these products do not touch the vehicle
                   8 these manufacturers use flexible somewhat transparent plastic
                   9 flexible panels usually have zippers or Velcro