mouldy car!

I'm having a bit of a problem with my cabriolet going mouldy and wondered if anyone one here's got a cure for it.  

Basically I noticed a few weeks ago the roof leaking whilst its been parked up for the winter, I think its on its last legs and has become porous, it must have been like that for a few days as the interior was starting to go mouldy, I cleaned it all up and bought a car cover so it doesn't leak anymore but tonight I noticed it had gone mouldy again and smelled very musty.  I'm very tight with funds at the mo so whats the best way to stop this happening until I can afford a new roof?  Also will I ever get rid of this mould or will it now reoccur???  Cheers Andy

Is the car cover breathable but won't let water in? If you can, take the seats out and keep them somewhere dry. I would also leave the windows a few inches open if the car can still be fairly secure. As long as you don't leave it too long any mould should come off fairly easily.

Cheers
Rajan

Happens to my Mk1 as well even though it's in the garage (!)  As Dubboy said, leaving the window open a crack helps ventilate. You can also try the dehumidifier packs designed for caravans (to stop the same problems). I think these are just silica gel in a plastic box that help absorb moisture. You can get them from camping shops and I've seen them in Homebase too. Only cost a few quid.

Another really cheap way of getting moisture out is to get a really big bag (1kg) of salt from Tesco (less than a ?) tip contents out into a couple of bowls (soup/cereal) and leave it in the car for a few days. All the salt takes moisture out of air and the salt goes hard. I did that when I had a caravan.
TC

Cheers for the advice , I've just ordered some large packs of silica gel of ebay hope this does the trick! Should I leave the windows open if I'm using the gel or do you think it would work best with them closed?

It's amazing what get's sold on ebay (!)  I would never have thought of looking there. Anyway, I think you should close the windows. Let us know if it works !

Cheers,

Mark

I had the same problem when storing mine. If it's kept in a garage then just try and keep the garage open when it's dry, maybe even wheel the Golf out every now and again with the windows open. The mould shouldn't re-occur if it's cleaned properly, now I'm using mine daily it's fine.
If the cover is completely waterproof then i'd cover the car in a blanket first, but just make sure it don't get wet cuz it'll hold the water!!
Billy