Do you garage your Cyberster? How large is the garage?

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Hey all.

Got my Cyberster home and discovered that although in theory it fits the garage, in reality it’s far too tight to get it in without worrying that I’m going to damage something.

I’m considering getting a company out to replace the garage door (from one that goes between the brickwork to one that sits behind it) but in the real world, if you do garage your car, how wide is your garage door and how easy/comfortable do you feel using the cameras to get it in/out without damaging something?
 
Only use the cameras for a general direction, use the rear view mirrors for exact directions. Rear camera will tell you when to stop.
 
One assumes no problem opening the doors in a garage? I am little worried that my GT (take delivery next Monday) doors may have an issue in my carport.
 
One assumes no problem opening the doors in a garage? I am little worried that my GT (take delivery next Monday) doors may have an issue in my carport.
I haven’t tried getting it in the garage yet, but the door height is configurable so if it won’t fit you can lower the height the doors open to get it in.
 
Our garage is big enough but I try to reverse park close to the driver door for easier access to the back on the other side. The driver door stops itself if I am too close to the wall but I can just manually push up further to get out. I have a rubber bump stop fixed to the floor across the back where the rear wheels need to stop so that the front is inside the garage door but there is space to use the bench at the back. With the Cyberster reverse behaviour, the bump stop is quite a good idea!
 
I have replaced my Up and Over door with an Electric Roller Door.
My Opening is 2m wide. The Cyberster fits OK. I have painted lines on the Garage Floor with red road marker paint from screwfix and if I keep the lines projected from the reversing camera in alignment with the red lines on the floor I can reverse in with about 1/2" either side with mirrors out. If I fold mirrors in I have a couple of inches each side. I have a line painted across the back and when it disappears under the bumper I stop and I am in far enough to close the door.
First time I did it with wife watching for clearance as the mirrors make it look like it won't fit probably due to the convex glass.
 

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Just keep in mind that with the Cyberster creep mode in reverse, having a physical block on the floor to stop the rear wheels is I feel, a good idea to avoid inadvertent rear damage / leaving clearance for boot access.
 
Just keep in mind that with the Cyberster creep mode in reverse, having a physical block on the floor to stop the rear wheels is I feel, a good idea to avoid inadvertent rear damage / leaving clearance for boot access.
Probably a good Idea but I can't do that as I also have a Tesla which works with the lines on the floor, but the wheels are in different places. I first put the lines on the floor when I had a Mercedes EQA, and the only line I had to change is the one across the back as the Mercedes had a line accross on the rear camera which lined up with the one on the floor and still ensured the tailgate could open and the car be in far enough for the door to close. The Cyberster and Tesla don't have a line across on the camera, so I have had to paint a line further away from the rear wall, and when it is hidden by the bumper edge they are both far enough in for the door to close, but not so far that the charger cable doesn't reach. I have the charger mounted inside the garage on the left as you look in the door which is opposite to the charge ports on the cyberster and Tesla as that's the side the Mercedes had the port. It is just inside the door opening which means I can charge either car in the garage or parked outside in front of the garage. On most weekends the Tesla goes in the garage and the Cyberster in front. We swap them over on Friday Night and Sunday Night, as the Tesla gets used during the week as it fits the wife's golf clubs and electric trolley in. The charger has a 7.5m cable which just fits diagonally across the garage around the rear wheels to the charge port on the car. The Cyberster is a bit tight if I reverse it an inch too far in as the port is further forward than the Tesla. (First world problems, I know) I am sure you'll find a method that works for your situation. Like me you must be one of those rare individuals in this country who actually uses the Garage to store their car rather than junk.
 
Yes bizarre having a car in the garage I know! Our charger is also just to the left inside door and the cable runs in a rubber cable protector channel diagonally to the other side. It was setup like that for the Tesla M3 we had before. The plug is in a wall mounted holster to keep it off the floor.
 
Our charger is also just to the left inside door and the cable runs in a rubber cable protector channel diagonally to the other side.

Similar situation here. We had a Pod Point installed for our first EV, a Fiat 500E Cabrio, then when we changed to a Renault Megane eTech I ran the cable in a protector under the car.
 

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I looked at cable protectors, but we also pull the cable out under the garage door to charge the car outside the garage, so just pull the cable around the back wheels, which just fits if I don't reverse in too far. The rear wheels must be further back on the Cyberster than the Tesla Model 3 as there is less slack when routing the cable around them under the car.
 
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