Is my garage wide enough for a car???
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Evening folks,
I'm just after some advice on a house i've just had my offer accepted on, Firstly i'm really excited as i'm 24 and a first time buyer so i feel very pleased and proud its got an added bonus of having a garage on the side, Does anyone know if a car (BMW 1 series) will fit confortably into a garage thats 22' 8" x 7' 10" (6.91m x 2.38m)wide. I know being a garage you'ld expect thats what theyre for etc, however i know people who have to climb out the boot etc to get out of their cars!.
Does anyone have a garage of similar width?? who could give advice??. The previous owners didn't use the garage to store a car in and used it as a dumping ground so couldn't say if my car would fit in it etc.
I've put a pic below of the soon to be house!
Kind Regards
Gaz
I'm just after some advice on a house i've just had my offer accepted on, Firstly i'm really excited as i'm 24 and a first time buyer so i feel very pleased and proud its got an added bonus of having a garage on the side, Does anyone know if a car (BMW 1 series) will fit confortably into a garage thats 22' 8" x 7' 10" (6.91m x 2.38m)wide. I know being a garage you'ld expect thats what theyre for etc, however i know people who have to climb out the boot etc to get out of their cars!.
Does anyone have a garage of similar width?? who could give advice??. The previous owners didn't use the garage to store a car in and used it as a dumping ground so couldn't say if my car would fit in it etc.
I've put a pic below of the soon to be house!
Kind Regards
Gaz
Congrats on the house! I'm a bit older but was in the same situation a year ago, and the garage sold it for me 
You need to have a small car (recommend an MX5!) and then be creative with the space that you have. See here for some great tips from the PH community with my garage.
Instead of carpet, try and find some cushions from an old headboard - they look better than a manky old strip of carpet and will protect the door more effectively:
EDIT: Just read your post properly, seen you have a 1-series. You should be fine, just reverse in tight against the wall.
You need to have a small car (recommend an MX5!) and then be creative with the space that you have. See here for some great tips from the PH community with my garage.
Instead of carpet, try and find some cushions from an old headboard - they look better than a manky old strip of carpet and will protect the door more effectively:
EDIT: Just read your post properly, seen you have a 1-series. You should be fine, just reverse in tight against the wall.
Edited by JFReturns on Saturday 2nd July 18:58
But being a two door car the doors thgemselves are wider than a four door so you'll have trouble getting in and out.
Why not have a measure up sor of trial run. Park the car anywhere in Tesco's car park and get the girlfriend to hold a piece of wood the width of your garage and check if you can open the door.
In our old garage 30's house, Dad used to have a golf ball hanging from the roof and drove in till it touched the windscreen. Then reversed straight back out, got out of the car and pushed it into the garage. There just wasn't enough room to open the door wide enough to get out. This was an Austin Cambridge in about '62 and I couldn't even hazard a guess at how wide the garage was, but it was small
Why not have a measure up sor of trial run. Park the car anywhere in Tesco's car park and get the girlfriend to hold a piece of wood the width of your garage and check if you can open the door.
In our old garage 30's house, Dad used to have a golf ball hanging from the roof and drove in till it touched the windscreen. Then reversed straight back out, got out of the car and pushed it into the garage. There just wasn't enough room to open the door wide enough to get out. This was an Austin Cambridge in about '62 and I couldn't even hazard a guess at how wide the garage was, but it was small
By driving in first he made sure the car was ligned up dead straight. Think about it, if the garage ain't wide enough to open the door, what's the chances of just guessing that you've lined it up right before pushing it in?
Actually I'd mixed up two events. He had a 100e Ford Anglia that he used to push into the very narrow garage at the side of the house. When he bought the Austin Cambridge, Dad and the chap next door built a sectional bigger concrete garage further back in the back garden. This garage was wider but by the time he'd built a workbench a bit short. And it was this garage he had the golf ball hanging from the ceiling. When the golf ball touched the windscreen he knew he was in far enough.
Here's the old family house, ours was the white one on the right, no 46 and you can see how narrow the driveway is and our garage was on "our land" where the Meriva's parked. Narrow eh? You can see why he had to push the car in and pull it out.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
https://thmx2.resourcegroup.co.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C...
Actually looking at that pic, I can remember helping my Dad build that front wall in ooh what would it be, 1964/65? They don't make 'em like that any more eh?
Actually I'd mixed up two events. He had a 100e Ford Anglia that he used to push into the very narrow garage at the side of the house. When he bought the Austin Cambridge, Dad and the chap next door built a sectional bigger concrete garage further back in the back garden. This garage was wider but by the time he'd built a workbench a bit short. And it was this garage he had the golf ball hanging from the ceiling. When the golf ball touched the windscreen he knew he was in far enough.
Here's the old family house, ours was the white one on the right, no 46 and you can see how narrow the driveway is and our garage was on "our land" where the Meriva's parked. Narrow eh? You can see why he had to push the car in and pull it out.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
https://thmx2.resourcegroup.co.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C...
Actually looking at that pic, I can remember helping my Dad build that front wall in ooh what would it be, 1964/65? They don't make 'em like that any more eh?
Edited by ColinM50 on Monday 4th July 11:26
The cars ive fitted into my garage: 944 S2, Westfield and the current MX5 easiest to get out of was obviously the Westfield, I drove the MX5 into a set of ladders the other day best not to have any junk in your garage if your putting the car in! also a good idea not to have a roof on the car, makes it far easier to get out of, also helps if your not a fat boy.
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