No idea about the platform but if your garage has an outside wall and you are lucky enough for it to be on the drivers side have you thought about putting a door in the garage wall next to your car door, if you see what I mean.
Hello all
We've recently bought a house with a garage, which is 8 foot wide and long enough to park a decent sized car.
However, with me not being the slimmest chap in the world, and my desire to have a coupe , so longer doors than normal, I think I might have problems entering / exiting the vehicle when it's parked in the garage.
A year or so ago, I came across what seemed like an ideal solution, it consisted of a sliding platform that fitted inside a single garage, and it slid all the way out of the garage onto the drive, so you could park on the platform, get out of the car and the platform would slide back into the garage. This seems ideal as the car would always be perfectly parked and wouldn't risk bashing the doors trying to get out. If memory serves it was around 2 grand supplied and fitted.
The trouble is, I didn't save the details of the company, and I've been searching online and can't find it now, sods law I suppose.
I never cease to be amazed at the breadth of knowledge on this forum, so was hoping someone had come across something similar and could point me in the right direction.
This wouldn't be a daily driver, so all the faffing around wouldn't be too much of an issue. I'd change the garage door for a remote operated one, and the platform has a remote option as well, so wouldn't be too much of a pain. My drive is long enough for a couple of cars end to end in front of the garage, so I think it could work quite well.
If anyone could steer me in the right direction I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks
R
No idea about the platform but if your garage has an outside wall and you are lucky enough for it to be on the drivers side have you thought about putting a door in the garage wall next to your car door, if you see what I mean.
Something like it here, but not exactly.
Might be worth a phone call?
https://www.movetechuk.com/datasheet...0&%20Slide.pdf
Cheers..
Jase
Is entering/exiting through the third car door not an option?
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There is an external wall on the drivers side, and we've got an alley which runs down the side of the house on the other side of it. I think I see what you mean, If I park and have the door open I could then open the car door wide enough to get in / out easily. I'm not too keen on this for a couple of reasons, would mean some structural building work and also, if I changed my car then the door might not be in the right place for the new car. However, it is an option and top marks for thinking outside the box. Cheers.
I think OP is describing a longitudinal pallet parking system.
Something like https://www.multiparking.com.au/parkboard-peph/
I recall Nussbaum (spelling?) do one - my neighbour had one when I was working in Germany.
I've not seen a longitudinal one in the UK - only a few sideways ones for tight garages.
How about this ?? https://youtu.be/wnKoGN2oaTk
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I could get a convertible I suppose, park it with the roof down and just climb in and out lol.[/QUOTE]
A mate of mine used to do this in his Boxster
Have you considered a Tesla, smart summon might do the trick, and changing cars might be more affordable than re-fitting your garage.
Can you not just lose some weight?
I do fancy an electric car as a daily driver, but I'm a big petrol head, and want a weekend toy to keep in the garage. The drives is big enough for 4/5 cars, and at the moment it's only me that drives as my kids are still young.
https://www.multiparking.com.au/park...elatedproducts
http://easy-park.co.uk/wp-content/up...nal-pallet.pdf
Looks like I've found a couple of possible soloutions
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I don't think we are far away from this being a common feature on most decent spec cars, as cars (and their owners) keep getting bigger and bigger, but garages/car parking spaces are staying the same size. Probably why most folks just don't bother putting their car in the garage nowadays.
MyParker sounds like what you're describing: https://www.myparker.co.uk/
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Would it not be cheaper and less damaging to get some type of remote winch installed at the rear of the garage, you could get one for 100 or so quid, and have someone install it for the same, cheap and cheerful.
I'm guessing these systems that you're after are just a ramp with a winch anyway?
This would be a problem.
However, I think its's come to me. We've got a local Blacksmiths, been there for generations who could whip me up some ramps with heavy duty wheels, and fix them a set distance apart so that they just clear the garage door, and make some kind of track for the wheels to travel on. Have an electric winch fitted on the far wall opposite the garage door with remote operation. That would pull the car into the garage. When I want to get it out, I could use a motorized trailer mover and attach it to the ramp platform on the opposite end to the winch, the kind of thing that people use to move caravans and boats around to pull it straight out. With the wheels running on tracks there shouldn't be an issue with it not coming out straight.
What do you think guys, could I be onto something?
I think I would be leaving the car on the drive and use the garage for bikes and mowers and workbenches and a second fridge like I do. 😁
Cheers..
Jase
What he said!! Anything that much hassle means you’ll never use the car
Agree, seems massive hassle. Either buy something like the system linked above (and price was less than I expected) or don’t bother.
The house has got a massive shed, which I plan to use as a workshop, and still have plenty of room for bikes, mowers etc.
I know what you guys are saying with it being a bit of a ball ache, but this is for a car that I would probably only use over the summer months, and even then on the weekends so it would be nice to have it tucked away the rest of the time.
My dad suggested installing a roller shutter on the outside wall of the garage where the car door would open. Perhaps this would be the best / simplest option, and would have the added benefit that I wouldn't have to go through the kitchen to get into the garage from the back garden, I could just go round the side of the house and enter the garage from there.
Almost everyone I know said that they would convert the garage into an extra room, but I've always wanted a house with a garage where I could park a nice toy. It would make me happy, and for that reason alone I think it's worth it.
I quite often push my Marcos in and out of my single width garage.
Probably a lot lighter than a modern 911 or Gran Turismo though!
M
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I suspect that over time, depending on the car, the benefits of being able to garage it might well outweigh the cost of the platform - as they quote on their site:
"We forget the hidden costs of leaving our car outside. Insurance goes up, the vehicle faces the risk of vandalism, and exposure to the weather means more depreciation."
How about something like a motorised caravan mover. My brother in law has one fitted to his caravan to position when he gets to a site.
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You can make the winch push as well as pull. You just have to make a loop of the winch cable, and pass it round a fixed pulley at the outside end of the garage, as well as the winch's own drum. That way, when you reverse the direction, it will push the thing back out by tensioning the other end of the cable.
Also, bear in mind that you do not have to get the whole ting out, it only has to get out as far as the front of the doors, you can reverse it the rest of the way
Dave