driveway scraping

[Bergen23]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

He is at stock so short of going all rally car raising isn't an option. If a busy area stopping and placing blocks probably isn't a good idea either.
If can't approach at the proper angle then the Bridgit is probably the best bet.

Note to self, don't reply to threads within 5 minutes of waking up. My reading things dont work this early in the morning.

[Bergen23]

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

I think its utter BS that an HOA is basically trying to control what kind of car you buy. HOAs are for busybodies who don't have anything better to do with their time.



Or HOAs are perfectly fine telling you how you should live your life.

/rant

You know that one house on your street that hasn't paved their driveway, when everyone else has? Or that one house that doesn't take care of their lawn and everyone else has the decency to at least now theirs?

Now, when you go to sell your beautiful house, potential buyers MAY be turned off by that. At least a HOA can keep that from happening.

[Defuser]

I kind of miss HOA's myself. Right now we probably have the second nicest house on our street, with a few eyesores bringing us ALL down. In this modern era, where few of us know our neighbors well, HOA's kind of keep things on the level.

[LucidMomentum]

Originally Posted by Defuser

I kind of miss HOA's myself. Right now we probably have the second nicest house on our street, with a few eyesores bringing us ALL down. In this modern era, where few of us know our neighbors well, HOA's kind of keep things on the level.

True, but on the other end of the spectrum I'm living with my parents and their HOA won't let me do any work on my car whatsoever.

I even get dirty looks when I bring out my foam cannon to wash the car, like a nice car wash is something only plebeians do apparently...

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Defuser

I kind of miss HOA's myself. Right now we probably have the second nicest house on our street, with a few eyesores bringing us ALL down. In this modern era, where few of us know our neighbors well, HOA's kind of keep things on the level.

I live in a neighborhood that is predominantly Portuguese and Hispanic (both the Hispanic families in the city live on it). I keep my grass cut and trees trimmed but since I don't have statues, rock gardens, fountains, half inch blades of grass all facing the same direction or massive flower beds then I am pretty sure they think I am dragging down the whole street!

[HunterGreene]

Originally Posted by Bergen23

You know that one house on your street that hasn't paved their driveway, when everyone else has? Or that one house that doesn't take care of their lawn and everyone else has the decency to at least now theirs?

Now, when you go to sell your beautiful house, potential buyers MAY be turned off by that. At least a HOA can keep that from happening.

Originally Posted by Defuser

I kind of miss HOA's myself. Right now we probably have the second nicest house on our street, with a few eyesores bringing us ALL down. In this modern era, where few of us know our neighbors well, HOA's kind of keep things on the level.

You guys bring up a fair point--it brings up the standard of living, no doubt--but some people take it so seriously that unless every house is a carbon copy of the next one, they lose their sh*t.

My point here is that the HOA seems a little too inflexible in meeting the needs of the homeowner. If they were fair, they would work out a compromise with the OP that would still allow him to make his own choices with his purchases.

[8R6]

dont drive straight in to the driveway.

[tahdizzle]

After installing coilovers and thus lowering my BRZ 20mm, No matter what angle I take I scrape something.

I live in a HOA, I will just have to ask the board at our next meeting to allow it. Those curbs are rediculous. A few of my neighbors have high end cars (GTR, F-type, some Porsches) and it makes me want to punch a baby when I see them parked outside because they can't get into the garage.

[Turbo95eg6]

Airbags

[Toyarzee]

I have literally told oncoming traffic to eff off while I slowly maneuver... I have tried coming from both the right and left side, at an extreme angle, slight, with wheels turned all the way, partially, and straight. What scares me is the frs is still stock.. I have a custom static dropped truck that is FAR lower. I haven't had to worry about it while it's getting worked on, but will be wanting to park it in the garage when I get it back. No way it's making it over the hump. Sucks to think I have to spend several hundred dollars to park in my own garage and it still may not even be accepted by hoa.

Thanks for the replies everyone, some very funny as well

[continuecrushing]

post some pics of this driveway!

First thing I did when we were looking at a house to buy was to make sure I could get up the driveway lol.

[Pkush]

The concrete in the middle of the night sounds like the best option to me.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Pkush

The concrete in the middle of the night sounds like the best option to me.

Not only the HOA would frown on that I am pretty sure that the city may have a little something to say as well.
I hav a storm drain opening on one side of my driveway that has sunk and I would rip the front end right off if I tried to go in that way. Called the city and they were very reassuring that it would be fixed soon. Unfortunately their concept of "soon" is 2018!

[Pkush]

And that's why you say you have no idea what that is and where that concrete came from. I mean it's risky but I would do it