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Anonymous wrote:Vehicle width and parking space size are likely to challenge you. Many garages and parking lots try to squeeze out extra revenue by making spaces quite narrow. Couple that with incompetent drivers who park closer to one side of a space than the other, and you may find it difficult to park alongside others, and to open and close your doors once you have parked. Expect door dings.

You'd be better off with something compact which is suitable for commuting, and a different vehicle for weekends/family things which you don't park in parking garages.

This. Hate massive SUV owners who park in ridiculous spaces they won’t fit in, thereby preventing me from fully opening my door. I ding away with no shame or guilt.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vehicle width and parking space size are likely to challenge you. Many garages and parking lots try to squeeze out extra revenue by making spaces quite narrow. Couple that with incompetent drivers who park closer to one side of a space than the other, and you may find it difficult to park alongside others, and to open and close your doors once you have parked. Expect door dings.

You'd be better off with something compact which is suitable for commuting, and a different vehicle for weekends/family things which you don't park in parking garages.

This. Hate massive SUV owners who park in ridiculous spaces they won’t fit in, thereby preventing me from fully opening my door. I ding away with no shame or guilt.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are going to be in the market for a new vehicle in about 8-10 months. We have three kids doing multiple sports year-round, all between the ages of 6-12, and one large dog that we also take with us on vacations and trips to visit family a few times each year. Plus my in-laws visit with us 3-4 times a year for a week or so each visit. We do not want a minivan, but have found a 3 row SUV is a must for our needs - and really need more space many times throughout the year. The new 2023 Toyota Sequoia looks really interesting to me but we've never owned a full size SUV.

Can those of you who have a full size vehicle tell me if it is challenging to find parking garages that fit ? I may need to drive this vehicle 2 days a week to my job in Arlington and occasionally to DC. We have an older/typical midsize SUV now and the rooftop radio antenna scrapes a few spots in the garages I've used this past year, so it's making me wonder if having a FS SUV would solve one problem but create another (i.e. a parking challenge). Is this a common problem for those of you with FS vehicles or rare?

P.S. Please don't reply just to trash full size SUVs or people that buy them. We are not trying to make a statement, we both work FT (not a 'soccer mom'), we just want a bigger vehicle to better meet our needs. And while it won't change minds, the 2023 Sequoia apparently has a new engine that gets slightly better mileage than the Tahoe/Yukon, similar to many mid size SUVs.

Just get a minivan. And many soccer moms work. Better gas mileage than a Tahoe is like the lowest bar.

As long as you are okay with your car getting scraped in the garage (it will be too tight, it’s about 1.5” wider than a Sienna, and I’m pretty sure has bigger side mirror.

Anonymous wrote:My work garage can handle our big SUV, DH’s downtown simply cannot. Horrible time fitting in narrow spots against support columns and tight turns. After months of dings and scrapes we finally agreed that he needs a small commuter car and I take the big one. On weekends we can take the smaller one if one of us is just running with one or two kids. It’s honestly better!

Anonymous wrote:Vehicle width and parking space size are likely to challenge you. Many garages and parking lots try to squeeze out extra revenue by making spaces quite narrow. Couple that with incompetent drivers who park closer to one side of a space than the other, and you may find it difficult to park alongside others, and to open and close your doors once you have parked. Expect door dings.

You'd be better off with something compact which is suitable for commuting, and a different vehicle for weekends/family things which you don't park in parking garages.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a QX 80 and there is only one very old garage downtown I had some issues with. Otherwise we have fit into all other garages.

And I should note, it was a turning radius issue, not a height issue. I couldn’t get around a corner without hitting a wall or another car.

This is very valid point, when comparing SUV's consider checking the turning radius

Anonymous wrote:We are going to be in the market for a new vehicle in about 8-10 months. We have three kids doing multiple sports year-round, all between the ages of 6-12, and one large dog that we also take with us on vacations and trips to visit family a few times each year. Plus my in-laws visit with us 3-4 times a year for a week or so each visit. We do not want a minivan, but have found a 3 row SUV is a must for our needs - and really need more space many times throughout the year. The new 2023 Toyota Sequoia looks really interesting to me but we've never owned a full size SUV.

Can those of you who have a full size vehicle tell me if it is challenging to find parking garages that fit ? I may need to drive this vehicle 2 days a week to my job in Arlington and occasionally to DC. We have an older/typical midsize SUV now and the rooftop radio antenna scrapes a few spots in the garages I've used this past year, so it's making me wonder if having a FS SUV would solve one problem but create another (i.e. a parking challenge). Is this a common problem for those of you with FS vehicles or rare?

P.S. Please don't reply just to trash full size SUVs or people that buy them. We are not trying to make a statement, we both work FT (not a 'soccer mom'), we just want a bigger vehicle to better meet our needs. And while it won't change minds, the 2023 Sequoia apparently has a new engine that gets slightly better mileage than the Tahoe/Yukon, similar to many mid size SUVs.