Width of M12/M400, does it feel too wide?

[wolvreen]

Anyone think the car is wide?
What is the width, on one site has it at 1850mm.

Any problems with garages?
Does it feel like you will clip the wing mirrors when barreling down the back roads?

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

The BMW 5 series I drive feels (and is) bigger. Compared to the GT it's the size of a Dinky toy.

[V6GTO]

Going from a Mitsu 3000GTO twin turbo it felt tiny...and a lot lower.

Martin.

[alex s]

wolvreen said:

Any problems with garages?

The Noble Just fits in my garage ( 1950's vintage ) but my Audi A4 - no chance.

[AMG Merc]

It shouldn't be a concen Wolfie, and the mirrors are wider than the car so if you can fit them into a gap then the cap also fits! It is low though and this can give a slightly wierd effect at speed on country lanes until you are used to it.

[joust]

It's smaller than my X4, Z4M and Quattro. No worries.

J

[V6GTO]

joust said:

It's smaller than my X4, Z4M and Quattro. No worries.

J

X4?

M.

[snuffy]

I went from an Esprit V8 to a Noble and the Nob feels much less wide than the Esprit but I think there is not much in it ( a couple of inches maybe - Ofcause, some would say that makes all the difference !! )

[AMG Merc]

snuffy said:

I went from an Esprit V8 to a Noble and the Nob feels much less wide than the Esprit but I think there is not much in it ( a couple of inches maybe - Ofcause, some would say that makes all the difference !! )

I suspect that some here have only got that much all together

[joust]

Typo - X5

[DanH]

They aren't that big. Quite long doors though and not that easy to get in/out in a constricted space.

[ajg31]

For me the car feels really wide, so everytime i go to fill up i am about 10 inches away from the kerb!
I will admit to having real difficulty finding where the passenger side is. Not to be tried, but what i tried anyway, to learn the dimensions was to drive over cats eyes and see where the white lines were intersecting on the bonnet. gave me a good idea. For reversing i am a saddo and open the drivers door
Driving into a space i am a good 6 inches out everytime. Very deceptivce runoff on the front. Still all things take getting used to and i am sure 6 months down the line it will be second nature. I would be alot braver if i knew i could get the alloys refurbed easily (3R)...
Amazed it is smaller than a Z4.

[joust]

ajg31 said:

Amazed it is smaller than a Z4.

Z4 mirrors go in the cottage garage with about 1" to spare and you have to take on faith that the bonnet fits. Noble just glides in - better vision, smaller body and more space between the mirrors and the frame.

J

[ajg31]

joust said:

ajg31 said:

Amazed it is smaller than a Z4.

Z4 mirrors go in the cottage garage with about 1" to spare and you have to take on faith that the bonnet fits. Noble just glides in - better vision, smaller body and more space between the mirrors and the frame.

J

How do you get out

[No Lotus]

DanH said:

Quite long doors though and not that easy to get in/out in a constricted space.

Yes

[joust]

ajg31 said:

How do you get out

Ah - the garage is a trapezoid and hence gets wider as you go in

J