[kpd3062]

We are planning on having one mid size SUV and two golf carts when we move to TV. I know it’s nice to have an extra golf cart garage but trying to watch the budget. We are looking to keep the price down by keeping the wants down and concentrate on the needs. So it looks like a standard garage there is about 20x 19. Thanks for your input on this.

[retiredguy123]

You may be able to squeeze them in, but you really should get a 2 car garage and a golf cart garage. It will greatly increase the ability to sell the house when you move.

[bagboy]

A 2 car garage will fit 1 car/van/suv and 2 golf carts. I suppose you can cram a 3rd golf cart in but that's if there are no shelves, lawn equipment, etc. And even then, they'd have to be parked sideways and it would not be convenient at all getting in and out.

[Altavia]

I don't know anyone who regretted having a larger garage in FL. The additional cost is probably better than money in the bank at resale (IMHO).

[bagboy]

Originally Posted by Robbie0723

I don't know anyone who regretted having a larger garage in FL. The additional cost is probably better than money in the bank at resale (IMHO).

Amen !!! I never seem to have enough room in my 2 car garage.

[Jim 9922]

A golf cart itself takes up approximately 8 X 4 of space plus give a foot of space in front and back of a line of carts to walk around or past them. A small SUV or van is usually 16 to 17 long. The "standard" Villages garage is either about 18 or 20 feet deep (Which in my opinion is too short in the first place). Thus you won't get 3 carts in tandem unless maybe you park them sideways to the entrance, and then you would probably have to move your SUV out to maneuver the carts in and out. Then throw in space to store a few things such as golf bags, shoes, some garden equipment, etc.. So the answer is that 3 carts and a SUV or van in a standard Villages garage is not very practicable. And, if you have a home with the laundry equipment in the garage, forget it.

[Stu from NYC]

If you want 3 golf carts you need to get a golf cart garage or plan on leaving car outside

[DDVeteran]

The OP made a typo either in the post title or it's contents. 2 or 3 golf carts?

2 carts no problem, 3 carts a problem

[fdpaq0580]

We have an oversized garage that holds Hyundai Tucson, Chevy Sonic and 1 two seater cart with lots of room left over. That said, like a lot of other folks we seem to over flow. With creative storage solutions you (we) could easily get more in the garage than you might think.

[vintageogauge]

Keep in mind there is not much storage space in the homes down here and garage space is needed, go for the extra space if you can swing it.

[kpd3062]

Oops I meant 2 golf carts not 3. My bad

[kpd3062]

Originally Posted by DDVeteran

The OP made a typo either in the post title or it's contents. 2 or 3 golf carts?

2 carts no problem, 3 carts a problem

Thanks Dd that was my mistake only 2 carts

[rjm1cc]

Remember the garage is your basement for storage. You can do storage with racks hung from the ceiling or on the wall.
Remember the space you have to open and close the car door. If you use the wall for storage be sure you do not use the space next to the door.
I would draw out the dimensions of the garage on a piece of paper and then make to scale rectangles to represent the car and golf carts. I think it can work but if you have to move any vehicle to get to another one it could be a pain in the future.
When you visit do some measuring. An easy way might be to get some rope and make rectangles for the size of the vehicles and then place these on the floor of a sample home. Then "open" the car door. The carts will probably be side by side if they can. Remember you could stager then so they only over lap 1/2 way. Easier to get in. My gut feel is that the size of the garage is very important in how you like the home over the years. Might ask how important the garage size is.
I have 2 cars and a cart behind one car. We hardly use one car and moving the cart out of the way is not a big deal (maybe two times a week at most) but my garage is also wider and longer. If you can park the carts staggered side by side I can see doing it with out any major problems. As the saying goes, measure twice and buy once.

[justjim]

Originally Posted by kpd3062

Oops I meant 2 golf carts not 3. My bad

No problem. We have a Honda SUV, two golf carts, two bicycles and some shelving down one side of our two car garage.

[M2inOR]

When we were looking at homes last August, we looked at many with a 2 car garage between 466 and 466A. Had no idea about stretched garages, but did wonder the same - would 1 car and 2 golf carts easily fit.

We stopped by Villages Golf Cars in Brownwood, and got the simple answer: "only if you are clever".

This narrowed down our search.

We had looked at several homes with only a 2 car garage that had a car and 2 golf carts inside, but not much else at all. We didn't want to rely on our cleverness. We needed the storage, and planned to have bikes, too - a tandem and two road bikes.

We ended up with a 2 car plus golf cart garage in a new stretched Designer Iris. Happy we did. We have shelves along the side and back walls, as well as shelves down the middle between the 2-car and golf cart side. Glad we did it.

Learned too late that the golf cart side could also be wider.

We are south of 44 in Marsh Bend. Many stretched homes with 3-car and 4-car garages down here, too.