Parking a normal size car in a normal size single garage.
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My S2000 was kept in a standard single garage and has big doors. I used to reverse park it close to the near side against the wall and have an old carpet mat screwed to the wall to save the door. This enabled me to open the door as wide as I could and get out without damaging the door.
Years ago my sister parked her old Ka in my parents garage. Even that was a tight fit, but she hung an old dressing gown on the wall next to the door to soften the impact. Worked quite well.
I'm now living in a new build, it seems they've grasped the fact that cars are bigger these days so we can get out Mk3 Focus in with plenty of room to spare. The guy down the road even manages to get a Hilux in his... just!
I'm now living in a new build, it seems they've grasped the fact that cars are bigger these days so we can get out Mk3 Focus in with plenty of room to spare. The guy down the road even manages to get a Hilux in his... just!
CaptainCosworth said:
Years ago my sister parked her old Ka in my parents garage. Even that was a tight fit, but she hung an old dressing gown on the wall next to the door to soften the impact. Worked quite well.
I'm now living in a new build, it seems they've grasped the fact that cars are bigger these days so we can get out Mk3 Focus in with plenty of room to spare. The guy down the road even manages to get a Hilux in his... just!
Yes, I have a new Barratt new build and the double garage has enough room to put 3 cars side by side. Ok you couldn't open the doors but gives you plenty to open the doors with two in there. I'm now living in a new build, it seems they've grasped the fact that cars are bigger these days so we can get out Mk3 Focus in with plenty of room to spare. The guy down the road even manages to get a Hilux in his... just!
I park my car in a modern single garage. I reverse the car in with the nearside as close to the wall as possible. I have carpet on both side walls. This allows me sufficient room to open the door to allow me to get in and out. Although there is not as much room as I would ideally like, I have managed for the last 20 years.
However, if I don't get the car in tightly to the nearside wall it can make entry/exit quite a squeeze.
However, if I don't get the car in tightly to the nearside wall it can make entry/exit quite a squeeze.
We moved into our house a couple of years ago and it has a garage which I think is 2.4m wide (standard UK parking space width...house built in 1997). I had hoped to use it to house the car, and although I can get the the car in there, opening the door to get in/out is a complete faff. To the point where it would be tiresome to do it on a daily basis. So I've resigned to using the garage for storage and working only and the car lives on the drive.
I always park my car in the garage overnight.
Used to be a 2007 Astra 5dr and now a 3dr Polo (so smaller car, but longer doors). Also occasionally my wife's 2014 Note.
No issues with any of them, but I have put foam on the wall just in case.
I suspect a Mondeo sized car would be somewhat cosy though.
Used to be a 2007 Astra 5dr and now a 3dr Polo (so smaller car, but longer doors). Also occasionally my wife's 2014 Note.
No issues with any of them, but I have put foam on the wall just in case.
I suspect a Mondeo sized car would be somewhat cosy though.
My mother's garage has a piece of washing line across it and one of those foam pipe insulators on the side. So she can drive in until she hits the string with the windscreen, then open the door until she hits the foam with it.
Works for her.
Some cars are better than others. BMW/Porsche which have windows you can open/close on the lock are quite handy.
Works for her.
Some cars are better than others. BMW/Porsche which have windows you can open/close on the lock are quite handy.
single council garage + Audi A6 (C6 - 2006) = very tight squeeze
the only real solution was to approach it as a dog leg and get around the metal rubbing strip for the up and over door and get as close to the n/s wall as possible without causing any damage.
I used an old memory foam mattress against the front wall to drive into and against as otherwise i couldnt have shut the garage door behind and not have damaged the front bumper.
It is possible, just tight
the only real solution was to approach it as a dog leg and get around the metal rubbing strip for the up and over door and get as close to the n/s wall as possible without causing any damage.
I used an old memory foam mattress against the front wall to drive into and against as otherwise i couldnt have shut the garage door behind and not have damaged the front bumper.
It is possible, just tight
I park my 360 in the garage but only over the winter as the rigmarole required to get it in there with less than 1" clearance on each side when driving in and no possibility of opening the door to get out once I am in (I have to have the roof down, climb out over the door then use a specially adapted tool to operate the roof switch and remove the key!) means that it's just too much hassle on a daily basis.
I also have less than 2" clearance at the front and rear when it's in as well - it really is very very tight.
I also have less than 2" clearance at the front and rear when it's in as well - it really is very very tight.
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