Where do you keep your car?

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Thanks everyone. Some great pics there, thanks!
Yes, after I do a test drive, if I still love the taycan so much, I might get a quote to see how much it will cost to have the central pillar removed and one big double door fitted.
I’ve got x2 217cm wide single doors and got a quote for about £8k to convert to single large door (Hormann insulated, good motor etc). I’ve paused on the idea so far as to my wife (and to a degree, I) a 5m door doesn’t look very balanced vs x2 singles.

Therefore cars of all sorts have been sitting on the driveway, almost no change in insurance as low risk postcode anyway! Maybe get some sort of carport extension in front of the garage / bolted on to the side of the house to shelter it?
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Mine is on my drive. I have a security pop up post too. My 69 911 restoration lives in the garage.
 

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It's only a Taycan. It's fine outside. It can handle it. No one parks near it as, I presume, terrified of damaging it and crushing their insurance.
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I have a single and a double garage but squeeze my Taycan into the single….because my wife shouldn’t park in a single. It’s tight and requires folding in the mirrors and a front stop device (see pic). With care and a great front camera it works like a charm. Even in a nice neighborhood i wouldn’t want to leave my beauty outside.

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Forgot to mention that I added tape on the floor to help with width alignment. Even though it’s technically tighter length wise I’ve found that aligning the width is more nerve wrecking.
 


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How wide are you guys' garages? I will take delivery of my Taycan end of the year and I am worried that I might have to expand the width of my garage... something I would really like to avoid.

My garage width measures 230cm (90.5 in), in your experience would this be sufficient?
 


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I have the same problem as the OP but my garage is integral to the house, so to modify the front would need structural survey etc. Likely very costly, so my Taycan sits on the drive. It is fine and I have just accepted that it lives there, not in my garage. It makes pre heat vey useful in winter. Range is probably lower as the battery is colder but no real issues.
 

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I love the Taycan and I am considering it as a choice along with the BMW i4, but because the Taycan is so wide and long, it will not fit in my double garage! The door access is 2m wide and the taycan is almost that. The garage length is 5m, but I know the Taycan is almost that length too!

My driveway is really long and can fit probably 5 taycans.... but for my most expensive car purchase, it would drive me crazy knowing that it is outdoors in all weathers in the UK, when my current £1000 car has been kept and pampered in my garage for 14 years! (it's a fairly new build house with double garage - two door access - see pic). I also wanted the charger to be in the garage too:(

So my question is, where do you guys keep your Taycan?
Will keeping it outdoors affect the battery life and increase insurance premiums?

Any advice much appreciated.
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Looks to me like you need a new house with a much bigger garage......................................😁
 

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No issues getting into my garage thankfully. My Ford Raptor was pretty tight…2” in front and 2” in the back.

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I have a single and a double garage but squeeze my Taycan into the single….because my wife shouldn’t park in a single. It’s tight and requires folding in the mirrors and a front stop device (see pic). With care and a great front camera it works like a charm. Even in a nice neighborhood i wouldn’t want to leave my beauty outside.

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Good garage setup, but I have to comment on your grass. Every single blade looks perfect and excellent density. Well done!
 

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How wide are you guys' garages? I will take delivery of my Taycan end of the year and I am worried that I might have to expand the width of my garage... something I would really like to avoid.

My garage width measures 230cm (90.5 in), in your experience would this be sufficient?
Width of entrance of my garage is 96 inches. At 90.5 it’ll fit but will be a nail biter imo.
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