# Challenging driveway **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [February 21, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260 "2023-02-21T16:26:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/1 "2023-02-21T16:26:02Z")
Oldie but a goodie- almost believe these would have been designed and installed by the guy with the body shop down the street 🤣 ![328999783_576881587644662_6430620693245512548_n](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/6/2/62c5e56a1678dd377d8cfe698fbb0de42eded067.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/2 "2023-02-21T16:34:11Z")
Trying to build above the flood plain, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/3 "2023-02-21T16:40:16Z")
They need a mini-Lombard: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/6/4/6408a4f28ac6ba8308ebfa114331a26f71b88502.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/4 "2023-02-21T17:04:13Z")
Maybe the garage should have been built into the basement. There are a few developments around me in Florida whose driveways _almost_ look that bad… The development is in a low area and the house is built up to meet code requirements. Usually there are steps that rise 3 to 5 feet from the garage floor to enter the house. The roads IN those developments have NO fill (expensive $$$) so the driveways are very steep. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/5 "2023-02-21T17:39:45Z")
Quite the dilemma. Your car needs a lot of ground clearance to ascend the driveway but then is likely to be too tall to fit into the garage. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/6 "2023-02-21T18:26:34Z")
Till I see address I don’t believe it. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/7 "2023-02-21T18:29:22Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > Your car needs a lot of ground clearance to ascend the driveway but then is likely to be too tall to fit into the garage. Nah. Just needs the wheels at the corners, like this. Be sure to take the antennas down before entering the garage. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/6/0/60897b20fcae17abf63254f6158d992047691dd3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/8 "2023-02-21T18:31:11Z")
That driveway picture has been on the web for years . Me thinks Photoshop. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/9 "2023-02-21T18:33:26Z")
Vehicles with sufficient approach and departure angles are available. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/d/7/d7d6085edc129b453515fb419d3ef48e87853bec.png) ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/10 "2023-02-21T18:42:43Z")
And don’t forget breakover angle, going into the garage. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/11 "2023-02-21T18:52:11Z")
Breakover angle shown is 25.3°. ---
**Author:** ![TheWonderful90s](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thewonderful90s/32/29584_2.png) [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/12 "2023-02-21T19:33:33Z")
How would concrete be poured at such a steep slope? ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/13 "2023-02-21T19:40:15Z")
This looks like the same driveway from a different angle: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/5/8/589b5e7269a1745d02b86ec9c8b1770826b9ffb2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/14 "2023-02-21T20:01:38Z")
> [@Cavell](#): > > Till I see address I don’t believe it. > **[Are These Steep Driveway Photos Real?](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/steep-driveway-photos/)** > > The pictures were often referred to as being "older than the internet." ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/15 "2023-02-21T21:07:07Z")
Obviously this home doesn’t get snow or even frost. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/16 "2023-02-21T21:42:12Z")
Story says they moved sidewalk closer to road and changed angle of driveway. Who paid for that? So, the angle is less steep now. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/17 "2023-02-21T21:48:01Z")
That happened within a year of the construction start, so i bet it was the developer. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/18 "2023-02-21T22:48:42Z")
They should of did something like this with the garage entrance on the side. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/1/1141353824f72e1c8776d742d016ffdbd3da5c54.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 4:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/19 "2023-02-22T04:46:40Z")
There’s one like that nearby where the house was built with the garage facing the main street but the driveway off the side street so it’s a tight 90deg turn for whoever lives there, Across the street are a couple new builds with driveways not as steep as the original picture but steeper than the rest of the block. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260/20 "2023-02-22T12:27:54Z")
The developer must have regraded the driveway to sell the house. I can’t imagine anyone buying a home with a driveway that steep. [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/challenging-driveway/189260.md?page=2)