What width garage do you have to have to fit an Exige in?!
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Hi,
I've just been measuring up in my garage & it looks like I'd have a 22" gap between the drivers side of the car & the garage wall.
Is this enough space to open the door enough to get in & out? (I'm 5'9 & average build, although wide across the shoulders)
What kind of width of garage do all of you elise/exige owners have to have!
My garage has a 7 foot wide garage door, so inside is a few inches wider each side.
The last car to be in the garage was a Civic Type-R, which was difficult to get in & out of, & I know that the Elise & Exiges I have driven have been difficult to get in & out of even with enough space to open the door fully!
Perhaps I'll have to wait until I move to a house with a double garage before I can buy an Exige...
I've just been measuring up in my garage & it looks like I'd have a 22" gap between the drivers side of the car & the garage wall.
Is this enough space to open the door enough to get in & out? (I'm 5'9 & average build, although wide across the shoulders)
What kind of width of garage do all of you elise/exige owners have to have!
My garage has a 7 foot wide garage door, so inside is a few inches wider each side.
The last car to be in the garage was a Civic Type-R, which was difficult to get in & out of, & I know that the Elise & Exiges I have driven have been difficult to get in & out of even with enough space to open the door fully!
Perhaps I'll have to wait until I move to a house with a double garage before I can buy an Exige...
Not an issue for me as I have a double garage but still have to top and tail with the wife so both drivers' doors open to the middle.... 
for extra security for both of us though I have put a half metre wide strip of foam along the outside walls 
cheap as chips and just provides that extra re-assurance 
for extra security for both of us though I have put a half metre wide strip of foam along the outside walls cheap as chips and just provides that extra re-assurance Attach something soft to the wall where the door opens into it. A piece of carpet is the usual approach I believe but I'm sure there are better things if you're worried that carpet might scratch it too.
Alternatively get a double garage like me
Alternatively get a double garage like me
Edited by kambites on Friday 19th October 11:02
tricky 100 said:
Park it on the drive , can't be bothered with opening garage doors and ive got a remote door .Besides garages are for important boxes of junk !
my insurance states the elise must be garaged overnight.before I bought it, i had boxes for 3 years in the garage though :-)
Pearcy said:
Hi,
I've just been measuring up in my garage & it looks like I'd have a 22" gap between the drivers side of the car & the garage wall.
Is this enough space to open the door enough to get in & out? (I'm 5'9 & average build, although wide across the shoulders)
What kind of width of garage do all of you elise/exige owners have to have!
My garage has a 7 foot wide garage door, so inside is a few inches wider each side.
The last car to be in the garage was a Civic Type-R, which was difficult to get in & out of, & I know that the Elise & Exiges I have driven have been difficult to get in & out of even with enough space to open the door fully!
Perhaps I'll have to wait until I move to a house with a double garage before I can buy an Exige...
Not sure if the Exige is wider than an Elise or not but i found with the Elise i had it was so much easier getting in and out with the seat right back and the window down.I've just been measuring up in my garage & it looks like I'd have a 22" gap between the drivers side of the car & the garage wall.
Is this enough space to open the door enough to get in & out? (I'm 5'9 & average build, although wide across the shoulders)
What kind of width of garage do all of you elise/exige owners have to have!
My garage has a 7 foot wide garage door, so inside is a few inches wider each side.
The last car to be in the garage was a Civic Type-R, which was difficult to get in & out of, & I know that the Elise & Exiges I have driven have been difficult to get in & out of even with enough space to open the door fully!
Perhaps I'll have to wait until I move to a house with a double garage before I can buy an Exige...
Want to try something better than old carpet?
Try the grey, foam pipe lagging that you can buy from Wickes or any DIY/plumbing shop. It is actually quite a dense foam and can be fitted along the inter-brick mortar pointing with 'No more Nails' or any strong adhesive. You can then even open the door into it while you climb in and out without cause for concern.
I put mine up 6 years and three cars ago ... still going strong and not one damaged door!
Try the grey, foam pipe lagging that you can buy from Wickes or any DIY/plumbing shop. It is actually quite a dense foam and can be fitted along the inter-brick mortar pointing with 'No more Nails' or any strong adhesive. You can then even open the door into it while you climb in and out without cause for concern.
I put mine up 6 years and three cars ago ... still going strong and not one damaged door!
I've got a standard sized garage and am the same height as you (5'9'') and after one attempt to get out of the car with the roof on ended in getting stuck and having to call the neighbour on my phone (slightly embarassing!) I have vowed never to drive into the garage with the roof on again. This is a bit of a pain if it is raining as you have to stand in the rain taking the roof off just to put it in the garage (once again the neighbours think I'm barking), but I have the opposite problem of the drive sloping down to the garage and so pushing in and out is not an option. With the roof off, it is a doddle getting in and out. Thumbs up for armaflex (copper pipe insulation lagging) for sticking (no nails) to the walls to protect the car doors etc.
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