997 - will it fit in my garage?

[stephen.m.thompson]

Hi,

I'm hoping to buy my first Porsche next year - ideally a manual 997 GTS if I can find / afford one.

I've only a single garage to keep it in, and am concerned that I won't be able to open the driver's door wide enough to get in / out. I used to keep an Audi A4 Avant (2002 model) in there, and that was ok but not great.

Any thoughts on how wide a garage is needed please? (I'm away from home at the moment, so can't post dimensions right now).

Stephen

 

[Glyn]

That all depends on the width of your garage, modern garages are narrower than a garage built 30 years ago - you would need to measure it.
However, if you have at least 18 inches clearance you will be able to open the door and get in and out, fix a piece of old carpet to the garage wall so the door cant bash the wall and mark the car - if your a big lad or not so supple you can lower the drivers window and this makes access much easier

 

[stephen.m.thompson]

Thanks - from memory it's about 2.4m, so it should be possible.

 

[jdpef356]

Buy a dcent car and you wont want to get out of it.

If its a tight fit (well even if its not) when you park up take a note of where the door opens. Then get a strip of Carpet approx two feet wide.
Glue the carpet to the wall in the area the door opens and this will act as extra protection. Good luck with the search! []

 

[PORKA]

Hi

Cliff Wilkins has his 996 GT3 in a single garage, similar size to a 997, and although a tight fit it seems OK to get in and out of he has no troubles pm him to discuss.[]

 

[Dylan1]

I would second the old carpet on the wall trick ! Also the harcombe diet worked wonders with my ability to get in and out in the garage[]

At 15 stone it was a struggle but at 13 it's easy!!!!

 

[ds7_uk]

I used this rather than old carpet http://www.carcovershop.co.uk/Cushioned-car-door-protection.asp.

The door will only touch the wall on the extremity, so I cut a strip 4" wide across the full width (so 50 cm long), self adhesive backing sticks to the brick wall, its never moved, and the remaining piece I stuck at the end of the garage at 'bumper height'.

Will also help to drop the window before getting out. Open windows on my 997 gen 2 will close when you lock the car by holding down the button on the key fob, so you dont have to struggling round it.

Alternatively with the cushion protection on the end wall - I sometimes get out and then push the car gently in

Great car so dont let the garage issue put you off - if it does just get a Caterham 7 - will always get my nod over the 911, as great as it is

hope this helps

Darren

 

[STiG911]

Again with the carpet fitting solutions!
I would add that to make getting out easier, I wind down the window before shutting the car off, as it means you can sort of step out rather than contort yourself out. I then use the press-and-hold to lock, arm and close the window again
When getting back in I put the key in turn the ignition on, and wind down the window (in good old reversal of process method)

 

[MJB]

Isn't some sort of self-adhesive door/wall buffer available from the Club Shop?

 

[CLIFFWILKINS]

Yep no such probs with my garage Brad with any of my Porsches the widest being the C4S I guess. In old money my garage is 18ft 6in long 8ft 6 width.
I understand the last owner had a Range Rover in there.
Yes club do a wall protector I have one and rest has roof fina board thats soft
just glued to the walls.
Room to spare []