No more full size cars from GM

Reisender wrote:
We have noticed garages getting smaller. When we downsized to a lock and leave townhouse it was difficult to find a modern townhouse with a garage even big enough to hold something the size of our leaf. Part of it is our workbench and garage storage but still. A bunch of places we looked at wouldn't allow for even a few side cabinets without making it difficult to open the door. Older houses and townhouses had bigger garages. Anyway, we found our nexus. But a Tesla model S will not fit. Admittedly they are a big car although it was on the short list for a awhile. Meh, We'll probably stay with a leaf for awhile. Fits ...barely. :)

That was very true until we found our 3-level townhouse. I found a floor plan that has 825 sqft of shop and garage (roughly 25'x33') on the bottom level which was actually an upgrade from our previous home. Mine is still lacking height for vehicles over 7' and lacks power feeds to run shop tools or high amperage charge stations. We saw plenty of 2-car garages that were less than 18'x18' and did not even look at the smaller single car options.

The small garages are not the only problem: Many of the homes we looked at had 20' or shorter driveways which limits you to a standard cab long bed or extended cab short bed truck. I have seen many neighborhoods where larger vehicles have to park on the street because they do not fit in the garage or driveway.