Well one last attempt at getting out of Dornoch saw us return almost empty handed. Although the main roads are fine, the side roads including those within towns in the Highland region are still pretty bad. we got to Tesco in Tain, but their car park was more of a skating rink and did not fancy walking across it, so Tesco home delivery it will be until the thaw sets in properly.
Upon returning home I decided that it was time for the car cover, so a wash down and then she was put away under the car port. Now whether I'm just not clever enough to work this out, or whether it's just a design fault, but I would have expected a lot more from the purchase of the dearest car cover in Halfords, at around £60.
Just unwrapping was bad enough, but what can one expect having a car this big, the cover itself is plenty big enough to house the Scorpio. What is a problem are the two stupid straps fitted to cover to hold it in place, the rear strap works, it does slide under the car with enough space for you to connect the clips, it's the front end that is the issue.
The front straps sit square to the door end of the front wheels, this in itself is understandable, but now to run the strap to the other side you have to lie down on the ground and have arms longer than the engine bay. If the straps were longer you could thread the strap under the front wheels but it's just too short, so at some point in the new year, I'll be calling upon a friend to make a minor adjustment to these straps so I can use this expensive cover.