Will a 996 C4S ground on the slope of my driveway?
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First post, so be gentle!
Not the greatest of photos, but you can see where the angle changes about 1/3 of the way up.
I can't think of a way of working it out whether it'll be ok without actually driving one up, and can't see a dealer being very happy if I remove the underside of the front lip on the cobbles.
My old man tried it once, at speed, with his 996 C4S and it made a terrible grinding noise - he has since sold it, so I can't try again but sloooooowly.
Am I right in thinking the 996 C4 isn't quite as low as the C4S?
Do prefer the looks of the latter though.
Would reversing it up (as I do with the 745) be a safer bet, or an even worse idea?
Help!
Not the greatest of photos, but you can see where the angle changes about 1/3 of the way up.
I can't think of a way of working it out whether it'll be ok without actually driving one up, and can't see a dealer being very happy if I remove the underside of the front lip on the cobbles.
My old man tried it once, at speed, with his 996 C4S and it made a terrible grinding noise - he has since sold it, so I can't try again but sloooooowly.
Am I right in thinking the 996 C4 isn't quite as low as the C4S?
Do prefer the looks of the latter though.
Would reversing it up (as I do with the 745) be a safer bet, or an even worse idea?
Help!
if you go up slowly theres less chance that you will scrape the front. is the front of your bmw quite low because you could measure how low the front is off the ground and then measure how close it is to the ground at the steepest point on your driveway if you catch my drift. reversing might help but you have to come back down again.
By the looks of it, you'll be absolutely fine! I have a C4S and a drive MUCH worse than yours. Mine is a kerb height (about 20cm) over the length of 2 foot and it goes in with about 5mm spare! (Although it does scrap when fully loaded). Yours is such a gentle rise that it'll be no problem at all (IMO)
I had similar concerns when considering a 996 GT3, so when out on a test drive with the OPC sales guy, explained the situation, he insisted that best to try it.......one broken spliter later, concluded too steep! 
Not necessarily the suggested course of action, but have now demolished the house, lowered the garage floor, formed a level access, and 997 GT3 arrives soon
Not necessarily the suggested course of action, but have now demolished the house, lowered the garage floor, formed a level access, and 997 GT3 arrives soon
I had a similar situation with my drive albeit with a different car.
The simplest solution is to have the drive reprofiled (modest cost, all done in a day). However mine was a block paved drive, I can't tell from your pics, but a pattern imprinted concrete drive is probably going to be something else.
The simplest solution is to have the drive reprofiled (modest cost, all done in a day). However mine was a block paved drive, I can't tell from your pics, but a pattern imprinted concrete drive is probably going to be something else.
adamt said:
flow99 said:
Not necessarily the suggested course of action, but have now demolished the house, lowered the garage floor, formed a level access, and 997 GT3 arrives soon
That is quite frankly superb.
Not long till we get the drive level....now where we going to put the house?
From the looks of it.it wouldn't take alot to lift that section of paving and pack it up so the drive is flat, provided there's not a sharp initial climb from the road i recon it would be job done for about 1500 quid.
As for what car certainly the C4S looks better but is IMO the least insiring 996, given the choice of C4 or C2 I'd go with the C2
As for what car certainly the C4S looks better but is IMO the least insiring 996, given the choice of C4 or C2 I'd go with the C2
flow99 said:
adamt said:
flow99 said:
Not necessarily the suggested course of action, but have now demolished the house, lowered the garage floor, formed a level access, and 997 GT3 arrives soon
That is quite frankly superb.
Not long till we get the drive level....now where we going to put the house?
With that view who needs a house
Only had the drive done in Feb (made from Indian Stone setts), so don't think the missus will be too impressed if it needs to be redone - she needed serious convincing that I should buy a Porsche in the first place
Want a C4, and got to be a tip - have a dodgy left knee from a car accident in my teens so can't do clutches
Question still stands - is the C4S lower than a standard C4?
Anyone in Croydon fancy reversing up my drive
Want a C4, and got to be a tip - have a dodgy left knee from a car accident in my teens so can't do clutches
Question still stands - is the C4S lower than a standard C4?
Anyone in Croydon fancy reversing up my drive
scorcher_ said:
First post, so be gentle!
Not the greatest of photos, but you can see where the angle changes about 1/3 of the way up.
I can't think of a way of working it out whether it'll be ok without actually driving one up, and can't see a dealer being very happy if I remove the underside of the front lip on the cobbles.
My old man tried it once, at speed, with his 996 C4S and it made a terrible grinding noise - he has since sold it, so I can't try again but sloooooowly.
Am I right in thinking the 996 C4 isn't quite as low as the C4S?
Do prefer the looks of the latter though.
Would reversing it up (as I do with the 745) be a safer bet, or an even worse idea?
Help!
Not the greatest of photos, but you can see where the angle changes about 1/3 of the way up.
I can't think of a way of working it out whether it'll be ok without actually driving one up, and can't see a dealer being very happy if I remove the underside of the front lip on the cobbles.
My old man tried it once, at speed, with his 996 C4S and it made a terrible grinding noise - he has since sold it, so I can't try again but sloooooowly.
Am I right in thinking the 996 C4 isn't quite as low as the C4S?
Do prefer the looks of the latter though.
Would reversing it up (as I do with the 745) be a safer bet, or an even worse idea?
Help!
No !!! regular Carrera is fine
if a GT3 with only 10mmm of ground clearance could get up that, the you're fine
It`s the lower lip on the very front underside of the front bumber thats going to be a problem. Std 996`s have a ramp angle of between 12 & 13 degrees, the C4S is not massively lower than a std car with sport suspension.
The GT3 (especially with front splitter) is worse although very easy to remove the splitter with re-usable plastic plugs.
If you drive up forwards and the front wheels of the car are one the first "stage" of the drive then it`s the angle of the 2nd stage to the 1st stage you need to measure.
Hope that helps. BP (I think) are doing the laser level (yellow AA jobbie) you`ll need for around £4.99. Any secondary school yoot will be able to sort you out with the maths in between tagging sessions.
Henry
The GT3 (especially with front splitter) is worse although very easy to remove the splitter with re-usable plastic plugs.
If you drive up forwards and the front wheels of the car are one the first "stage" of the drive then it`s the angle of the 2nd stage to the 1st stage you need to measure.
Hope that helps. BP (I think) are doing the laser level (yellow AA jobbie) you`ll need for around £4.99. Any secondary school yoot will be able to sort you out with the maths in between tagging sessions.
Henry
Go to the nearest OPC, say you want to buy one, but you're worried about drive access, and so could someone drive over at the earliest convenience to test it
Guy at work had a similar (but worse) issue getting down into our underground car park. Wanted the aero kit 997 but unsure if it would make it. OPC Mayfair bought one round and scraped the front ever so slightly, so no sale.
They didnt seem to fussed
Guy at work had a similar (but worse) issue getting down into our underground car park. Wanted the aero kit 997 but unsure if it would make it. OPC Mayfair bought one round and scraped the front ever so slightly, so no sale.
They didnt seem to fussed
scorcher_ said:
Only had the drive done in Feb (made from Indian Stone setts), so don't think the missus will be too impressed if it needs to be redone - she needed serious convincing that I should buy a Porsche in the first place
Want a C4, and got to be a tip - have a dodgy left knee from a car accident in my teens so can't do clutches
Question still stands - is the C4S lower than a standard C4?
Anyone in Croydon fancy reversing up my drive
Want a C4, and got to be a tip - have a dodgy left knee from a car accident in my teens so can't do clutches
Question still stands - is the C4S lower than a standard C4?
Anyone in Croydon fancy reversing up my drive
Cheaper alternative is to just park the car on the bottom third of your drive...
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