We have a midsize crew cab truck (mine), a Jeep Compass (wife's), and an electric cart. While my wife and I travel mostly together, but she likes to do her own thing (usually shopping, cardio-drumming, etc.) in her Jeep and I pass on all of it. We're in the south away from cart accessible reasonably priced shopping and more active areas, so I jump in my truck. The cart is fun when it's not hot, not buggy (e.g. buggy nights), or there's enough cloud cover to limit the direct sun exposure burning me up, but I prefer A/C when driving any significant distance (>20mins via cart). As for TV garages I can only suggest maximum stretch on both length and width if building because our 2 car + cart with a 2' length stretch feels small (someone's door will hit the wall and/or the other vehicle). The garage doors are a bit narrow for my taste. I would definitely downsize to not more than 2 cars, since there's really no need for all-weather vehicles (no snow) or hauling vehicles (yards are generally small, our designer sits on 0.15 acre). If you need to haul anything locally, you can rent a U-Haul pickup from around $20/day. I joked with my wife about trading my truck for a way past mid-life crisis corvette, but they're as wide as my truck and would only save on the length in the garage, and at 6'4" I might not fit it so well, especially when getting out! We're still downsizing out of our much larger home to this 2k sq ft designer, and change is hard but necessary. As I have told my kids, separate "needs" from "wants".
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