Anybody dealt with a driveway they couldn't get their car up because of a dip?

My neighbor approached the homeowners association, and they came to an agreement to split the cost of tearing out the high lip, and replacing with a lower, gradual one which still allowed for the curb drainage, and looks almost the same as the others in the neighborhood.
Just a few inches reduced, and go in and out at an angle anyway.

 

Throw a 12 foot 2x8 in the gutter and your problem is solved.

 

If you do a Google search for "driveway ramps" or "curb ramps", you'll come up with a few solutions.

These are like mats that you place down in dip to level it out for driving a low-slung sportscar over, but still have channels underneath to enable drainage. As they're just mats, you can pick them up and take them with you when you move, or if you need to clean out leaves or anything.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

I used Trex boards, bolted into the concrete. I detailed , with pics, my install in the Silver section:
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=305943&highlight=trex

I may not need them in the future, now that the city poured a new entryway, but I won't know until I get the Boxer done. Its nose is the ultimate test for driveway clearance.
If I don't you may be able to pick them up......but that will be a while. If you need the solution soon, jump to Silver and take notes on how I did it. Worked great for years.

 

Kurt, thanks for that post. I forwarded your pictures over to my brother who has the driveway issue in Ft. Worth. He's not a car guy, has no sports cars, but when buying sedans he has to test drive them into his driveway.

 

I used to own a house where the driveway decended at a 15 degree angle for 40-odd feet then sharply bend back to flat. I had to drive down the lefthand side of the DW and about 3 feet before the crease turn sharply to the right, cross the crease at 40 degrees, then steer sharply to the left to put the car in the garage. This works due to the caster on the front wheels raising the end of the car nearing the crease.

A similar strategy was employed to get the car out of the garage and back on the street. However, the throttle and clutch work for doing this feté would not be possible on an F1 transmission. {And note I'm still on my original clutch disk after 60+K miles.}

At the top of the driveway the car would almost rub the belly pan--so no thoughts of lowering the car ever entered my mind.

In my case a set of boards to make the crease would have had to have some support in the middle of the rails.

In all, I just took the scrapes as they came and had the nose repainted every 2-3 years.

 

had a friend that bought this
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/in+your+garage/garage+flooring/curb+bridge.do?search=basic&keyword=curb&sortby=newArrivals&page=1

 

Thanks Paul, those were the ones I was thinking of.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

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Holy crap, what is the approach and departure angle of a 430?

 

80 degrees. You have to drift into your own driveway.

All the best,
Andrew.