Well yeah, and I popped the top with the boat on the roof once I was inside, just being careful that the boat not touch the lights dangling down.  No problems clearing the ceiling.  But I think that might have something to do with your 20-foot ceilings and comparably large doorway, not my miniature van!

Joy

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Joy Hecht
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon

For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy

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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Walt Spak [mailto:b20swalt@city-net.com]
:::Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 7:24 PM
:::To: Joy Hecht
:::Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: will yours fit in the garage?
:::
:::Joy,
:::
:::You drove your bus right under my garage door with the boat strapped on
:::top.  I'd guess that it would fit anywhere.
:::
:::Walt
:::
:::Joy Hecht wrote:
:::
:::>Clearance on most parking structures (commercial or public ones, etc.)
:::runs around six and a half feet.  I know, I'm always checking, 'cause
:::people are always confidently asserting that of course my van will fit.
:::She never does.
:::>
:::>I don't know about garages at people's houses.  I've never tried putting
:::my van in my garage, I highly doubt she'd fit.  Of course there's too
:::much junk in there to fit any vehicles anyway, my tenants have completely
:::filled it with other stuff.
:::>
:::>
:::>Joy
:::>
:::>
:::>****************************************************************
:::>Joy Hecht
:::>and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
:::>
:::>For musings about life and the vanadventures:
:::>http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy
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:::Original Message-----
:::>:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On
:::Behalf
:::>:::Of Maggie Dew
:::>:::Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 7:30 AM
:::>:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::>:::Subject: will yours fit in the garage?
:::>:::
:::>:::I looked at that Sportsmobile website and saw this:
:::>:::"Sportsmobile's new Penthouse "G" installed on a Ford RB 8,600 GVWR
:::van
:::>:::and
:::>:::a Sportsmobile Conversion measures 83" high. This will fit into most
:::>:::garages."
:::>:::
:::>:::My '85 Westy is 83-1/2" tall at the skylight, '83" at the luggage
:::>:::carrier.
:::>:::I haven't been able to get it in any of several garages I've tried.
:::I
:::>:::measured my sister's garage today and the opening is 83", but with
:::the
:::>:::garage door up, the door hangs down to 82", so I could not get in it.
:::>:::
:::>:::My Westy is not level - front springs are a couple of inches higher
:::than
:::>:::the
:::>:::rear.  Anybody else have trouble finding a garage to fit into?
:::>:::
:::>:::Maggie
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