Originally Posted by jayclapp

This is basically the principle I was trying to say in my post #20. You just need to elevate the garage floor high enough to prevent the scraping. Using pavers is cheap and will let you know how much you need to raise the floor. But you must make place enough pavers from the very entrance of the garage to a length of the car so the floor of the garage remains level. You just need a track that the wheels will drive on. You could even consider a long 2 x12 board. Once you determine that this principle works, you are free to do whatever you want to the garage floor. You could even pour concrete to raise the floor level and you wouldn't have to drive on to two "tracks".

Originally Posted by Rulefollow

Hi Folks,

Seeking some advice--

I am thinking about buying a home, which my wife loves, which is fine in every way, except this: my 2005 LS430 grounds out when going down the steeply sloped driveway. The driveway slopes downward sharply. After I drive over the sidewalk and head down the driveway, the vehicle will go about a yard down the slope, and then it grounds out, making a nasty sound on the underside.

Meanwhile, someone else drove his pick-up truck (with higher clearance) down the sloping driveway, no problem.

So... does anyone have a suggestion? I am hoping to find a solution that will enable me to drive my car down this steep driveway and yet not make the elegant LS430 look ridiculous.

Could I just buy slightly larger wheels and tires? If so, could someone make a suggestion for what size make/model I could try?

Or could I make some change to the driveway itself, you think?

Any thoughts on this one?

Thanks so much for your assistance. I am hoping to buy this home, but I don't want to have to sell my car to do so.

Thanks!