Garages are smaller. Our home in Strathmore was considered a 2 car garage but you couldn't get 2 full sized vehicles in it. I could get my Fusion in but my husband's car (older Lincoln) was too long. Even my Fusion was too long for the other side. A lot of our neighbors complained of the same issue. I don't know if that was a weird wobble particular to the builder(s) in that subdivision, but it's a complaint we heard there, and we're hearing it elsewhere too.
It's part of the reason we bought a home without a garage this time, so that we can build to suit. We've checked all the appropriate building whatevers (well, my husband did lol) and the garage we can build will easily fit both his car and my car in it. So yeah, we did use that smaller side for a different purpose, though it wasn't piled high to the ceiling. We utilized the high ceilings and built a ton of storage space in, above the garage door area, and my husband used the garage space for workspace and we stuck the freezer out there as well.
Ideally, we will eventually either purchase a home with a laneway garage, or space to build a laneway garage, or acreage, in which case it's a moot point regarding the parking.
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