Raise garage door? Extend garage? Or new vehicle?

[Great-Kazoo]

UPDATE: I did a little Google Earth Street View surfing and came across this picture. This is the house we are looking at:

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Unless my eyes are deceiving me, that is a lifted RAM 2500 on the left with some kind of "wing" above the cab, and a non-lifted RAM 1500 on the right.

Seems to me even the lifted RAM would fit if not for the light bar (or whatever it is) extending above the cab. It also seems like the non-lifted RAM would fit easily.

Am I seeing that right or am I whistling past the graveyard here?

EDITED TO ADD: My F-150 does not have anything above the cab. It has a topper (shell) but the topper is cab-height. I am on standard (FX4) suspension with one size over on tires (stock tires were 275/65/18 and I put on 275/70/18.)

I guess what I'm saying is my F-150 is a lot closer to the size of the white RAM on the right.

Yes the ram is lifted. BUT... I's parked OUTSIDE

[Martinjmpr]

Yes the ram is lifted. BUT... I's parked OUTSIDE

So our Realtor - who has been great, BTW. She was a classmate of our Daughter-in-law from college - just Facetimed me a video of her backing her husband's truck into the garage of this house (he has a CCSB F-150 just like mine.) It would fit - BARELY - but it would fit.

Probably good enough until I get the hail damage fixed on the F-150 and then look to trade it in on a newer (smaller) truck. Currently thinking of either a Tacoma or the new Ranger. Either one should be able to haul our 4,000 lb camper.

[Tim K]

My new truck is 3/4" shorter than the opening with the door up. Tense moments pulling it in the first time, but I haven't thought about it since. If it fits, it fits. I'd go double check the length myself.

For me at least, trucks come and go. They are consumables. A home you really like that checks all your boxes is, to me, much more important. If the house is perfect and the truck isn't, change the truck.

[Clint45]

Simple: remove the pushbumper and let the air out of the tires. lol

[Martinjmpr]

My new truck is 3/4" shorter than the opening with the door up. Tense moments pulling it in the first time, but I haven't thought about it since. If it fits, it fits. I'd go double check the length myself.

For me at least, trucks come and go. They are consumables. A home you really like that checks all your boxes is, to me, much more important. If the house is perfect and the truck isn't, change the truck.

Yeah, that's kind of where I am on this. From what I've seen with the real estate agent using her husband's truck (same kind as mine) it will fit, even if there's only an inch to spare. I'll park it in the farthest bay from the door and back in (I always back in anyway, old habits die hard.) I'll probably put in a stop for the rear wheel to keep me from hitting the back wall. Motorcycles will go in the middle and then wife's car will be closest to the door (she always parks head-in anyway.)

The house really is spectacular and in budget for us. It's in a great neighborhood too.

As much as I'd like to live on an open acre of land on a dirt road like the ones that are common in the Northern part of PW, my wife wouldn't be happy being that isolated from the community. It's all about compromise. I get space for my truck (barely) and space for my bikes and she gets the fancy house she wants. Win-win. And when it's time to upgrade to a new truck (3 years) I'll go back to a compact (which, to be honest, I would prefer anyway. As much as I like the space and comfort of the full size pickup, parking is a PITA and most of the time it's just hauling me, my wife and our travel trailer. It will actually be nice to have a smaller, more nimble vehicle for off-road travel.

[Martinjmpr]

I've lived here 17 years. I have watched it grow. It used to be quiet place to live. In hindsight, I would have bought a house with a large unattached barn/garage. It is way easier to purchase a turnkey place to live, than try to make a house fit your needs by modifying it.

My neighbor is selling his house. It is a 5/4 with barn and welded steel garage detached as well as regular two car garage. PM me if you want the details.

I think we're pretty happy with this one we found. I saw a couple of more generic houses on the North side of 50 that I would have liked but the wife hated being so far out in the boonies and I don't think she would have been happy living on a dirt road. I can only imagine how much she'd complain about how dirty the house got from the dirt blowing around. I have to admit being on a paved road is good since I ride motorcycles (street bikes) and I didn't relish the idea of having to start or end a ride on a dirt road, especially when the weather was wet or the roads had snow or ice on them.

[Erni]

Whoever built that probably was offering a taller door option. Those garage arches could be cut back fairly clean and the stucco would look good from the street. The header may be even above those arches, if so you would need a taller door.

But get a ranger and call it a day. Heck a Maverick in 4x4 will tow 4000 up the 70. There is a video on YouTube.

[BladesNBarrels]

Many of the lots are big in Pueblo West as I recall.
Can you build a large detached garage?
I currently have a RAM 1500 4-door with 5 foot 7 inch bed and have about 4 inches in back and 3 inches in front when I back in.
Some days it goes right where I want it and other days I look like a rookie learning to drive.
If you decide to change vehicles, you might want to check the electrical box and see if you can install a charger for that new Rivian pick-up.

[earplug]

Check what your permitted for a steel car port. We put in a double wide years ago and it has been a great thing

[Martinjmpr]

Check what your permitted for a steel car port. We put in a double wide years ago and it has been a great thing

The house we are looking at has a large open area by the garage that would easily fit an RV pad or one of those big RV carports (which I'd love for our travel trailer.) Right now it's got several trees on it but I hate trees so I would look into removing the trees and flattening out the area for an RV pad.