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Old 11-12-2004, 09:09 AM
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I want to buy a used C5, but I already have 2 cars (2000 Outback & 2004 330i) and only a 2 car garage (under the house type so it's mildly heated). I have a family and both cars are required to be driven daily. I don't think I could sell my 2nd car (330i) and use the C5 for a daily driver for a North East winter season. Am I supposed to just park the C5 in the driveway all winter, and only drive it on the dry days? Do most of you have 3 car garages?
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I have a 2 car garage and 3 cars (the DD sits outside). Next house will have at least 3 if not more....
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I have an attached two car garage, and an oversize four car garage in the back yard, that I put five cars in.
Old 11-12-2004, 09:21 AM
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I have a two car garage and three cars; a CTS, an 04 vette and an 02 Trailblazer. The vette is stored on a Backyard Buddy above the CTS. It works well for me as the vette is not driven daily. Couple of thousand dollar investment but was well worth it IMHO. Photo just shows vette on lift, but push a button it goes up and drive CTS right under. Works like a charm. C5 XTC
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I have an attached 3-car, and six vehicles. In the garage is my '87 black Pontiac 6000SE with a 5spd under a cover, my '82 black Honda 900F with 16K miles, under a cover, the DD - a '98 Blazer LT, and my Vette.

My daughter's '01 Malibu sits on the driveway, and my wife's work truck sits on the driveway, leaving the spot open behind the Blazer for easy in and out.....
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Thats a real easy one!!Get the two others out now . Park ya vette in the center and decorate the garage with Italian marble floors fancy cabinets and backsplash, great music. All of which your baby would deserve. Didnt you see the post this week with the garage with blue and white checker floor, WOW
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Thats a real easy one!!Get the two others out now . Park ya vette in the center and decorate the garage with Italian marble floors fancy cabinets and backsplash, great music. All of which your baby would deserve. Didnt you see the post this week with the garage with blue and white checker floor, WOW
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Oversized 2 car garage, 3 cars, two live outside... Any guesses which one sleeps inside?

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We are looking for our next house and a 3+ car garage is a huge selling point for me. I do like the lift idea. What kind of hieght requirements do you need?
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Vette goes inside, DD outside. WHat's the problem?

Okay, you don't want to do that. DD will be cold and all that.

There's all sorts of covers and bubbles you can buy to put around your baby.

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3 car garage. Inside = Vette, boat, bike & golf cart. Outside = Tundra.
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Originally Posted by ZoSo
I want to buy a used C5, but I already have 2 cars (2000 Outback & 2004 330i) and only a 2 car garage (under the house type so it's mildly heated). I have a family and both cars are required to be driven daily. I don't think I could sell my 2nd car (330i) and use the C5 for a daily driver for a North East winter season. Am I supposed to just park the C5 in the driveway all winter, and only drive it on the dry days? Do most of you have 3 car garages?
Northeast member here as well. We have a three car garage and 4 vehicles (My mother-in-law lives with us). My wifes car gets one stall, my Corvette gets one stall, My tractor gets one stall and is used for mowing in the summer, plowing my 300' driveway in the winter. My mother-in-law's car and my Jeep Grand Cherokee park outside. So to answer your question, no, park the Corvette in the garage all winter and put your daily driver outside...it works. I don't mind cleaning off a little snow in interest of keeping the Corvette looking top notch.

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i personally dont have a house but i live with my parents and we have a 5 car garage unfortunitly my vette still sit oustide, under a carport.
they said i take up there whole garage i have my 70 chevelle and all my landscaping equiptment and a bob cat.
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I have a 2.5 car garage and man is it tuff getting that half car in!
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3 car garage... My baby, Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, Honda Accord... But considering making it a two car and letting the Honda live outside...
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3 car garage, Corvette inside under cover!

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Garage is reserved parking for my Corvette and the John Deere...
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3-car. The wife's Regal GS, my winter beater Ford Explorer, and of course my '02 coupe.
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No decision for me, one car garage with H.D. and Vett. It would be so nice to have room to move around. Last summer I bumped the slash cut pipes and ripped open my leg. Next house will have a minium 3 bays!!!


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