Two car question

[wlou]

What to do? When we sell here in VA and become FT residents at our home in Amelia, we have a dilema we need some help/advice on. Hubby works in the Miami office for 15 days at a time so he needs to keep his vehicle so he can drive twice per month to Miami for work. He is always gone at least 14 days sometimes 16 at a stretch, so, my thought is I will also need to keep my vehilce when we move down becasue I dont want to be two weeks without a car each month. So, the question is, when he is back home, is there a lot you can use near TV to keep your second car? Do folks use the Waterfront Inn parking lot, or the Sweetbay or is there a lot you pay rent on? I don't think our small driveway is going to work for his truck and my SUV...( And yes I know I will not need a SUV in FLA, but both cars are paid for!) Any help/advice would be great! Just trying to get all this figured out before the move because it is way too expensive for him to rent a car every month and I don't think it wise for me to go 15 days a month w/out a vehicle. Anyone have any experience with this?

[ldj1938]

I think you could do about 99% of what you need to do in a golf cart. If you travel great distances I would recommend a gas cart instead of electric. If you really need a car The Villages has a inexpensive taxi service you could use. We came here with two cars, suv and Miata, but now we have one car and two golf carts! However, I didn't need to travel to Miami once a month. There is no problem, that I am aware of, with parking a car in the driveway. Move with your two cars and figure it out after you've been here awhile....

[bkcunningham1]

Does Amelia have the extra guest parking lots like some places in The Villages?

[paulandjean]

you can also park your car on the street in front of your home

[canuk69]

What to do? When we sell here in VA and become FT residents at our home in Amelia, we have a dilema we need some help/advice on. Hubby works in the Miami office for 15 days at a time so he needs to keep his vehicle so he can drive twice per month to Miami for work. He is always gone at least 14 days sometimes 16 at a stretch, so, my thought is I will also need to keep my vehilce when we move down becasue I dont want to be two weeks without a car each month. So, the question is, when he is back home, is there a lot you can use near TV to keep your second car? Do folks use the Waterfront Inn parking lot, or the Sweetbay or is there a lot you pay rent on? I don't think our small driveway is going to work for his truck and my SUV...( And yes I know I will not need a SUV in FLA, but both cars are paid for!) Any help/advice would be great! Just trying to get all this figured out before the move because it is way too expensive for him to rent a car every month and I don't think it wise for me to go 15 days a month w/out a vehicle. Anyone have any experience with this?

Widen your driveway!

[canuk69]

Widen your Driveway!

[wlou]

Can't widen the driveway nor use the street parking because we are directly in the shortest part of the curve on the cul de sac...What is the deal with the extra parking lot in some villages that someone posted about? Anyone familiar?

[golf2140]

Check with Fort Knox storage. They may offer you some type of a deal for parking two weeks out of the month. Just a thought. Good luck and welcome to TV.

[golf2140]

There are also storage yards within TV. Check with customer service.

[faithfulfrank]

The Driveways are so small there that you cannot park two cars? No garage?
that doesn't sound right.

If true, how could one buy a property like that knowing you need room for two vehicles....

Not trying to cause a stir at all, just trying to understand......

Frank

[bluedog103]

Why not put one car in the garage and the other in the driveway?

[Russ_Boston]

Don't all homes in Amelia have at least 2 car garage? And the Villas have 1 1/2?

If so then you should be able to put the extra car in the driveway when hubby is home and in the garage when he is away.

I guess I can't seem to visualize the problem.

[BogeyBoy]

Can't widen the driveway nor use the street parking because we are directly in the shortest part of the curve on the cul de sac...What is the deal with the extra parking lot in some villages that someone posted about? Anyone familiar?

The extra parking that I know of is in villa areas. However, it is (according to the deed restrictions) for guest/visitor parking only.

Some driveways are just the width of the garage door, some are a little wider, and some go the entire width of the garage. Some homes have circular drives, and some even have side entrance garages (only have seen that in premier sections). On our designer we had ours made the entire width of the garage and it made it a lot easier for parking and getting in and out of both the car and the garage. Villas are the toughest, most have narrow drives and 1-1/2 car garages making it difficult, if not impossible, to park one in the drive and get the other one past it into the garage.

The storage areas inside TV are primarily for RV's and there is usually a waiting list for a space.

If I were you I would bring both vehicles and see how it works out once you get here.

[golfnut]

I would recommend you check with architechural and see if you can put a circular driveway....gn

[otherbruddaDarrell]

Trade in the SUV for a Smart car. Phillips Buick still has the low mileage one I traded in at a reasonable price.

[njbchbum]

Maybe get hubby to retire! Sorry - couldn't help myself! Sorry I don't have anything serious to add.

[elevatorman]

We also had 2 cars when we came to TV. We now have 1 car and 2 carts. We figured if we ever needed a second car we could rent from Enterprise right here in TV. Our thought was the rental would be less than maintenance and insurance on a second car. To tell you the truth we only use the car maybe once a week. We use the carts for everything.

[wlou]

Thanks for all the thoughts and to answer a few questions, yes we have a two car but of course it cant fit two large cars and the golf cart. Most driveways are prob a bit bigger than ours but the lot layout has our garage very close to neighbors house and like I said in the direct middle of the cul de sac which makes parking in front of our house impossible...Will just bring both and figure it all out later. Just thought someone may have had the same dillema and figured out a different way, and hubby does not want to retire yet.... thanks all...

[tpop1]

I guess I'm a little confused. I haven't seen a driveway yet here in TV that did not have room for 1 car on it.

Cart and 1 car in garage. When husband is in TV with his truck, it goes in driveway.

No issue??? What am I missing?

[The Great Fumar]

Courtyard villa's have small driveways and garages......So you'll need two small cars if thats the situation.........two smartcars might solve it for you ....
I personally have to Lincoln's so I had to put small tires on them......

PS Ignore the suggestion of parking in the street ....its frowned on and your neighbors won't be thrilled with you and you won't be invited over for Canasta......
Now that I think about it , I think I'll park in the street......

Hating Canasta Fumar...:grumpy:

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[golfnut]

canasta? is that some dance they do in mexico?....gn

[Ohiogirl]

Courtyard villa's have small driveways and garages......So you'll need two small cars if thats the situation.........two smartcars might solve it for you ....
I personally have to Lincoln's so I had to put small tires on them......

PS Ignore the suggestion of parking in the street ....its frowned on and your neighbors won't be thrilled with you and you won't be invited over for Canasta......
Now that I think about it , I think I'll park in the street......

Hating Canasta Fumar...:grumpy:

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take up bridge . . . or euchre (if you're from the midwest, I guess . . . or have you tried MishMash?:duck:

[gego3650]

Wrong. Read your coveents. What you say is BS.

[gego3650]

Thr street is no no for residence cars, Read the covenents before youngive a stupid suggestin

[ladydoc]

Wrong. Read your coveents. What you say is BS.

Is it not possible to correct someone in a more pleasant manner? You are being kind of harsh, IMHO.

[skip0358]

:cus:The Great Fumar has been posting for a LONG time. That's his comic act. Please becareful with your coments. We all know what the deed restrictions say

[GaDawg]

Wrong. Read your coveents. What you say is BS.

Woops, your "home training" is showing!

[Tbugs]

My house has a double garage as well as a golf cart garage. Works good for me. These are things to think of when buying a house.

[bluedog103]

Thr street is no no for residence cars, Read the covenents before youngive a stupid suggestin
The streets are public. Anyone can park there.