Ferrari 360-Will it fit in the garage or leave on the drive?
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Audi 525i said:
mattdaniels - are you a full-time gymnast or have you a PhD in body contortionolgy?
No I'm a short fat bloke with a busted cruciate ligament who was determined to own a Ferrari despite having a small garage. So I took the JFDI attitude. 
Edited by mattdaniels on Thursday 13th October 10:28
mattdaniels said:
Audi 525i said:
mattdaniels - are you a full-time gymnast or have you a PhD in body contortionolgy?
No I'm a short fat bloke with a busted cruciate ligament who was determined to own a Ferrari despite having a small garage. So I took the JFDI attitude. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLal2auVMT8
As you can see, as long as you can get your leg over (quiet at the back) you don't need the door to open the whole way.
Hmm didn't realise my kind friend was watching every move - here is the prequel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVNpDDuyk18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVNpDDuyk18
Call me whatever, but personally i hate seeing supercars that 'live' outside, whether they can cope with it or not, i think they deserve more than your usual motorvehicle. I'm the same with my motorbike, it lives in the garage, covered up. I never leave it outside unless it's cooling down. I wouldn't buy a supercar if i didn't have a covered area for it to live in. Guess it's the way i been bought up. I can't imagine Enzo approving of his creations left out in the snow. but then i didn't know him!
Enzo wouldn't give a flying toss. The only reason he bothered producing road cars was to fund his racing team.
If someone denies themselves ownership of the car of their dreams because they don't have a garage that is their loss. A bit like people that keep them in the garage to simply polish once a week and drive 500 miles a year.
I had a lovely big garage, then I moved to be with a lovelier woman (but without a garage). At first I did rent garage space for the TR, but it cost me £260 per month. Getting rid of the garage makes it easier for me to keep the car. Easy choice.
If someone denies themselves ownership of the car of their dreams because they don't have a garage that is their loss. A bit like people that keep them in the garage to simply polish once a week and drive 500 miles a year.
I had a lovely big garage, then I moved to be with a lovelier woman (but without a garage). At first I did rent garage space for the TR, but it cost me £260 per month. Getting rid of the garage makes it easier for me to keep the car. Easy choice.
mattdaniels said:
Hmm didn't realise my kind friend was watching every move - here is the prequel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVNpDDuyk18
Matt, just a thought, but having gone through the same process at my last house/garage, you could consider replacing the up-and-over with a roller door? Would let you get rid of the wooden door frame and add a couple of inches to the door opening. Should let you get a better angle to get as close to the left wall inside as possible perhaps? Mind you, seeing you hop out of it, it looks like you have got it well practised so perhaps no point! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVNpDDuyk18
offshorematt2 said:
mattdaniels said:
Hmm didn't realise my kind friend was watching every move - here is the prequel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVNpDDuyk18
Matt, just a thought, but having gone through the same process at my last house/garage, you could consider replacing the up-and-over with a roller door? Would let you get rid of the wooden door frame and add a couple of inches to the door opening. Should let you get a better angle to get as close to the left wall inside as possible perhaps? Mind you, seeing you hop out of it, it looks like you have got it well practised so perhaps no point! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVNpDDuyk18
mattdaniels said:
Be interested to hear the details on this.
TBh done a little searching and couldn't find anything however could probably knock together a twin slide with a platform between which would be fixed onto the floor of the garage. You would drive the front or rear wheels onto the small platform with indents for the wheels.Depending how you wanted to do it and your garage type it could either be on a winch or simply a push system where you hop out the car and simply push it into the garage to the end of the slides and lock in place or a mechanized system with a pulley to pull the assembly into the garage.
Clearly if you mechanise it then it would become more expensive.
Tallbut Buxomly said:
mattdaniels said:
Be interested to hear the details on this.
TBh done a little searching and couldn't find anything however could probably knock together a twin slide with a platform between which would be fixed onto the floor of the garage. You would drive the front or rear wheels onto the small platform with indents for the wheels.Depending how you wanted to do it and your garage type it could either be on a winch or simply a push system where you hop out the car and simply push it into the garage to the end of the slides and lock in place or a mechanized system with a pulley to pull the assembly into the garage.
Clearly if you mechanise it then it would become more expensive.
eta sideways ! http://www.parkandslide.com/
Edited by andrew on Monday 17th October 20:04
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