ᐅ Is a garage door width of 2.25 meters sufficient, or is it rather too narrow?

Created on: 25 May 2018 08:47
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Pädda
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Pädda
25 May 2018 08:47
Hello.
Is a garage door width of 2.25m (7 ft 5 in) sufficient to drive a mid-sized car through?
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haydee
25 May 2018 08:55
Theoretically yes.
Comfortably, no.
Many cars, including side mirrors, are just over 2 meters (6.5 feet) wide.
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Anoxio
25 May 2018 08:55
It’s going to be tight. You might want to measure it. A 3-series BMW is just under 2000mm (79 inches) wide, an Audi A6 is 2090mm (82 inches), and a Ford S-Max is 2160mm (85 inches). Of course, you can still fold in the side mirrors, but whether that’s really desirable… No, I would invest in a wider gate.
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nordanney
25 May 2018 08:55
It depends on the car. A Sharan won’t fit through unless the mirrors are folded in. With a Passat, it’s likely to be very tight (if it fits at all).
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hanse987
25 May 2018 12:08
Is it possible to align the car straight ahead before entering the garage, or does one have to approach at an angle? If the latter, then the space definitely needs to be wider. In the first case, precision is crucial, or you might need to replace side mirrors more often.
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Pädda
25 May 2018 12:16
Thank you. Thanks to you, I can now make sense of it. Some of the answers were really funny... 🙂