Sloping driveway

[2gins]

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Didn't proceed in the end, long and boring story but essentially estate agents playing silly buggers so in the end we walked away.


Hope you guys can help with some practical advice. I'm looking at buying a bigger home, and it needs to be Cerbera friendly. I've got a place in mind, on paper it's a good deal but it has a sloping (down) driveway into the double garage. I worry about catching the front/rear end.

Anyone have the dimensions for standard ride height, contact patch to lowest point of front and rear bumpers and vertical height off the ground for the same?

Alternatively has anyone found a practical way around the sloping driveway problem?

It would be a shame if this kills the purchase because everything else is about as good as it gets and the price is very good.

I don't have the car yet, the house has to come first.

Edited by 2gins on Wednesday 3rd August 12:39

[pmessling]

Whilst not going down my old house well parents old house had a steep drive. The cerbera used to be fine not scrapping. My Zr in the photo used to lift one of the rear wheels up.




I've always read 120mm at the outrigger corners

[2gins]

It's a bit steeper than that. I don't have the dimensions, but roughly 'Volvo 960 and a half' long and about 4-5 foot drop.

[wiggycerb]

I had a large ramp into my old Garage, you'll probably find that its the tailpipes that catch.

Simplest solution I found was make a set of trailer ramps to get in and out of the garage, is that something you could get away with ??

Edited by wiggycerb on Tuesday 31st May 09:24

[pmessling]

Oh yeah exhaust forgot about exhausts. Mine did scrap the tips a little. I've since cut them off and welded new in, plus now in my own house with a flat drive and garage

[2gins]

Looks like a couple of scaffold boards might be the solution if it turns out not to go.

[wiggycerb]

2gins said:

Looks like a couple of scaffold boards might be the solution if it turns out not to go.

Should do the job with a bit of bracing.