garudatwo

Good evening folks,

I'm looking to purchase a 991 C2s, and would like some assistance regarding some measurements to see if I can live comfortably with parking it inside a small garage.

Would someone be kind enough to measure the thickness of their door (from door skin to interior trim) at the thickest part, and the length of the door?

Assumptions:
C2S is 71.2 inches wide at the hips
Side mirrors are 6 inches wide (guesstimate)
C2s is 64 inches door-tip to door-tip (guesstimate)
Garage door is 96 inches
Garage is 108 inches wall to wall

This means I would have around ~22 inches on each side (best case scenario?) once inside the garage, 22" minus however thick the doors are would be roughly the amount of room I'd have to get in the vehicle.

If someone can also try getting in their car with ~22 inches of space between door tip and the chassis, then let me know if I have to start taking yoga to get in the car, that would be fantastic as well.

991TurboS

How about you take a test drive with your salesman and tell him sale is dependent on it fitting in your garage? If proper fit is so important, I would not do it any other way. Thank God you are not buying an SUV.

garudatwo

Actually just came off the test drive today (loved it), and realized that the I'll have is tiny after the fact.
Unless you mean asking the sales rep to let me drive the car home and see if it fits?

Cheekymonkeyman

That's about the same amount of space as I have and it's no problem for me getting in and out (see the garage thread page 1 for an image.... And pages 2,3 and 4 for the jokes). I'm 6 ft 2 and well built (I.e not skinny) and can open the door almost to the second stop. The aim is going in tighter on the passenger side (who needs 22" that side?). It's also possible to wind the window down making access much easier if required.... The window can be raised and lowered from the key fob.
Duly the wall is carpeted to avoid accidental damage however the door rarely goes near it.
Don't let space get in the way of a great car!

Puf n Stuf

According to Porsche, C2S width is 71" (1808mm) including the wing mirrors (they don't stick out more than the rear hips).

My garage is shown in post 62 here: https://rennlist.com/forums/991/8787...-photos-5.html

The R107 that is shown in that photo is just half an inch narrower at 70.5" than the C2S and the garage is only 94" wide. I can get in and out fine when the bikes aren't there as long as the passenger gets out first. If your garage is 108" then you'll have no problem. Wish mine was a big as yours!

hinckley

I don't now your exact home set up, but in my narrow parking space, I let any passenger out first and then park up close on the passenger side. That leaves more space for me to enter/exit on the driver's side. This works for us because we do not enter or exit our house via a garage.

theporscheguy

No worries on the car & garage. Please share pictures of your new Porsche in your garage.

john45in

You'll be able to garage the car just fine. The next task is learning to exit the car gracefully in public.

garudatwo

That's fantastic to hear folks, thank you guys very much!

ezdriver

If it were me, I'd move into the garage and store the car in my living room!

Archimedes

Before you get excited, I'm gonna disagree. I have 25-27" between my door and my RS5's door and it takes some serious flexibility to get in an out of the car, even if I gently lean the door against the covered RS5. I'm 6'1" and thin. It is a serious effort to get in and out of my car in that tight space. These cars are low and the doors are long.

It can be done and I do it a lot, but I look like a monkey trying to squeeze through a hole in a fence.

Nin Din Din

Getting into the garage will be no problem. Exiting the car will be difficult. Bringing the car (and salesman) to the garage to see if you can exit reasonably well while in the garage is the safest way to proceed. You'll know for certain, otherwise you're placing a $100K+ bet on a long shot.

I recommend you get one of these: http://www.calcarcover.com/product/7...art_Wall_Guard

GSIRM3

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garudatwo

Re-read monkeyman's post and it raised a good question for me...Do US spec cars allow for remote window roll down? From a search it sounds like a ROW function.

And thanks for noting your experience Archimedes, sounds like it's doable but annoying, and considering that I wanted a 911 since I was 10...worth the bother. I'll definitely pick up something like what Nin Din Din posted to protect the door.

RobC4sX51

We have a small 2 car garage (actually when the house was built in 1947 it was probably made for one large car) and my wife drives her V8 Treg in on the right w enough space that both sides can exit. I back in on the left side putting my right rear near the wall (I have a yellow rubber pad from Griots just in case) and that way I can open my door to the 1st stop and "climb" out. It helps to lower the drivers window all the way down so as to be able to use the door a bit to get out. Small price to pay for such a wonderful car to drive. 7 years ago (before I had a Pcar) I was close to spending $40k on a wider garage (it is cinder block) but all I really needed was a 911 sports car! Btw, my garage measures 20'x20' w a 16' wide door and there are 4 steps in the far right corner leading into the house that are 32" wide w a railing! We usually enter the house via this door. Buy the 991! Enjoy it!