twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Okay... so here's one we never expected. Searched around for a tow vehicle and decided that a large SUV would be the best fit for us (leaning towards the Armada or Infiniti QX56). We've test driven a few and one dealership had my husband take one overnight which turned out to be a good thing because.... we cannot fit it into our garage! Our home was built around '64 and (apparently) the height of the header was not designed to fit today's super large SUV's. It is 6'5" and the SUV's are around 6'7". Seriously?! Hadn't planned on that one.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Oops. We don't use our garage for a car, it's filled with man crap lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Our old Suburban wouldn't fit in our garage. And my van? LOL. No way. But like Beckers our garage is full of stuff, so the cars are all outside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 We had to adjust our garage door to fit my QX56. Our house was built in 1985. Even though it will fit though, I hate parking in there because it's so tight. Scares me every time, so Jason mainly parks in there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MLM5.. aka Judy 97 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 the Armada sits outside, my garage is also full of man crap (most of which is mine) :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
McMonsters..........Kelly 48 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I squeeze our 2500 crew cab in the garage, when we get tires, not going to happen. My neighbor was renting the house across the street and was one of those little guys who worked out all the time, cold barely get his arms to his sides. He went out and bought a big ol jacked up Tundra and tried all afternoon to measure the garage so he could get it in. Hilarious! Great entertainment at watching him and his little man temper get all riled up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted February 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I squeeze our 2500 crew cab in the garage, when we get tires, not going to happen. My neighbor was renting the house across the street and was one of those little guys who worked out all the time, cold barely get his arms to his sides. He went out and bought a big ol jacked up Tundra and tried all afternoon to measure the garage so he could get it in. Hilarious! Great entertainment at watching him and his little man temper get all riled up. Oh gosh... that would have been one to watch :) Interesting that many people have the same issue... maybe that's why I see so many pick up trucks, parked in the driveway. Funny, we never thought about that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Our Excursion barely fits in most municipal parking garages, and it actually doesn't fit in some. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Our Excursion barely fits in most municipal parking garages, and it actually doesn't fit in some. When my dad had to report for jury duty in Tampa his truck didn't fit either. He had to use some off site lot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Memphis 105 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 My next door neighbor came home with a new Hummer he bought.only to find out it wouldn't fit in the garage. Bugged him so much he went back to the dealership and an hour later he was back with a Corvette. Talk about not knowing what kind of vehicle you want. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
desiphil 7 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 LOL! I had no idea people still used garages for daily driver type cars. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Ours go in our garage every day :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 When my dad had to report for jury duty in Tampa his truck didn't fit either. He had to use some off site lot. I've actually gotten out of it to confirm it actually would fit a couple of times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted February 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 My next door neighbor came home with a new Hummer he bought.only to find out it wouldn't fit in the garage. Bugged him so much he went back to the dealership and an hour later he was back with a Corvette. Talk about not knowing what kind of vehicle you want. Oh gosh... that's too funny. Ours go in our garage every day :) Jealous!! I just measured our garage... 6' 5"... website says Armada is 6'5.2". .2 inches... really? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bord1niowa......Curt 79 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 .2 inches? You could run with less air in the tires....lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted February 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 .2 inches? You could run with less air in the tires....lol Haha... for better or worse, that's what I said to my husband Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Our garage is full of junk, but if we know a bad storm is coming we can move the junk to the side enough to get at least the van and car in there. The truck would never fit because for some unknown reason when the builders were building the house they made the garage a foot shorter than what is was suppose to be. We of course did not discover this until after the house was finished. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wak648...Bill 94 Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Oh gosh... that's too funny. Jealous!! I just measured our garage... 6' 5"... website says Armada is 6'5.2". .2 inches... really? So size does matter? :banana: :dropjaw: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GOBA Mom Lynn 18 Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 When it gets to be winter, my husband insists that we rearrange the garage so that our 2 vehicles can fit. Now, that would be a Hyundai and a Honda Ridgeline. It's a tight fit. lol we can barely open the doors to get in/out. Can't wait for the weather to get nice, then we can leave at least one of them outside, so much easier to park.Our issue is bikes. We only have 10 bikes, a tandem and 2 unicycles. People always make some kind of comment if they see into our garage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted February 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 We only have 10 bikes, a tandem and 2 unicycles. People always make some kind of comment if they see into our garage. Hmmm.... I think those combined may count as your super sized SUV Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rad 0 Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 For this very reason -- when we built our home we made sure the garage was large enough to accommodate the larger vehicles! We had to instruct the architect to increase the dimensions. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Our regular garage has standard 7 foot doors, and we specifically had the detached garage built with 8 foot doors for the camper. (In hindsight I should have gone with 9 or 10 foot doors). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mtnmanky...aka Leon 72 Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 This house (we moved in about 4 years ago) is the first time we have ever been able to put two cars (a suburban and a Nissan) in the garage. After this winter, I don't ever want to go through another winter without the car in the garage, even if I have to build another shed for the man stuff! Mornings without scraping the windows...priceless! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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