Driveway issue
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Driveway issue
Hi all. Am purchasing a house. The only problem is the where the driveway meets the street, the angle is a little too much, causing my C7 to potentially bottom out.....unless I am very very careful. I am sure that some type of portable ramps are made to fix this problem, but don't know where to look. Can you help me out? Thank you.
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My son had the same problem with his Porsche Cayman S and bought the Bridjit ramps. Just perfect. I rolled my GS into his driveway for the first time last Sunday. Good clearance.
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driveway
I had a concrete guy put a slope on as a extension. Only cost $500 and it works fantastic. 3 car driveway try to grab a guy working near your house. I han terrible problems before with my new gs and my 2006, Prblem I lived with for 11 years. Gone now, my best investment.ever.
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I got a thick mat from Tractor Supply and cut it in half for a runner (vertical) on each tire going into my shop, apron was a little steep. Mat is pretty thick and very durable, prob used for a horse trailer for horses to stand on. Not but about 40 bucks. You could use it horizontally as well.
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I had the same problem with a steep driveway on a house I owned. It was the one thing I didn't like about the property. I ended up entering the driveway at a pretty good angle, and approached the drive SLOW. That seemed to really help.
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Angle of Approach
Consider calculating the actual angle of approach in order to determine how to slope the entrance to your driveway. One calculator is available here:
https://raceramps.com/angle-of-approach-calculator/
https://raceramps.com/angle-of-approach-calculator/
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