01-29-2019, 02:01 AM
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I wish I had a garage...
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01-29-2019, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by CutthroatSlam
We just bought a place in Stevensville, MT as a future retirement home. Same deal, sick of traffic, taxes, homeless and the politics. My wife is retired and I have 7 more years to go til I get full medical for life, then I retire. We're empty nesters and kids and grandkids are 2 blocks away, but we will keep all of our CA homes and we can visit. Eventually we'll sell primary home in CA.
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I still need to get out to MT. I am sure that is a place where I would love to live. Doubt the missus would be up for it though. Congrats on the countdown! I would love to get a condo or something down in SD to keep for vacationing, but will have to wait till retirement...30 years or so from now.
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01-29-2019, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by MTN4RNR
I wish I had a garage...
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You live in the Bay, what do you expect!?! Unless you have an extra 5 figures a month for rent. Well depends where in the Bay area and how risky you want to live...
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01-29-2019, 09:46 PM
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I lived in a townhouse when I first bought my 4Runner and it was a single car. Took up a lot of room but got it in no problem. Now live in a detached home with an attached 2-car and both cars are now garage parked.
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01-29-2019, 09:48 PM
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No problem w/ clearance in my 1 car garage. I have < 6" clearance on my mirrors though. <6" combined.
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01-31-2019, 01:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JWM816
You live in the Bay, what do you expect!?! Unless you have an extra 5 figures a month for rent. Well depends where in the Bay area and how risky you want to live...
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Won't be here much longer... off to greener and cheaper pastures... with a garage
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01-31-2019, 02:26 PM
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I back in mine, single car garage, with 1/2" to clear the side mirror of the door on each side. First week I got the 4R, I had to move back and forth many times to get to the perfect spacing, scratching the mirror in a few occasions along the way. 4 months later, when I thought I got the hang of it, the garage door took the shark fin off and bended the roof because it was not opened tall enough. A $2000 lesson.
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01-31-2019, 03:27 PM
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I back mine in the single bay of my 3 car garage as well. My garage has extra storage space on the far end though, so when I swing the driver's door out, I have tons of room. Hardest part is making sure to back up perfectly straight, like a couple of other people have mentioned, the mirrors are a tight squeeze. I use my mirrors to help me back in though, so I don't care that they don't fold in electronically!
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09-24-2021, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by chardobon
If you position the car correctly, then everything can work out.
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My guess is that in 2 1/2 years since the last post that he figured something out by now.
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09-24-2021, 07:52 PM
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Not all single garage stalls measure the same dimensions and the same goes with two stall garages.
The house I just sold had the double and the single separated by a load bearing wall and getting two vehicles into the double using backwards/forwards/split was always a nightmare and the single stall was barely 8' wide.
The new house we bought has a double stall garage larger than the combined 3 stall garage we left.
I think it has to do with when the garage was built and the relative size of vehicles at that time and/or the relative cost of a square foot of space on that lot.
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09-25-2021, 11:31 AM
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Only issue for me parking in the garage is height; but I'm on 35's. 3" lift, and the Pro rack doesnt help. Vehicle length is not a problem at all; I even have 5 bikes hanging on the wall in the same bay I park, and have a standard length garage.
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09-25-2021, 11:43 AM
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One trick I used when I had a tight garage was mounting an old, cheap pillow to the wall or other obstruction. At least if me or anyone else opened a door wide (it's going to happen eventually) do damage is done. Currently, my garage fridge door will bump my 4R and I wrapped the handle with a thick microfiber to prevent it was dinging the truck if opened too far.
I also moved my tools to the basement. It amazes me how small some of these garages are on newer homes.
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