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Old 11/8/07, 8:52 PM
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Default Re: Max driveway slope.

Tell the buyer to view the driveway for themselves. May want to also say something like this: "The driveway is steep and could be problematic for some vehicles, and should be used with caution."



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Old 11/9/07, 12:47 AM
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As Andrew "Dice" Clay would say... "Un-f**king-believeable" !!!
That is not what he said....This is what he wouldve said....

Jack & Jill parked their car in the driveway.
Jill came out and found the car way accross the way.
Went back in slapped Jacks *****....
and said...Why no parking brake..."*****"



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Old 11/9/07, 12:59 AM
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A few years older, but hasn't changed a bit !!!

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I love the dice man.....



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Old 11/9/07, 1:23 AM
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I love the dice man.....
This one's for you Paul...enjoy !!!!

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Old 11/9/07, 8:10 AM
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Default Re: Max driveway slope.

I just did a new construction. The house next to me the masons were pouring a new driveway. The buyer came up to me and told me that she pulled her car in the drive way and it bottomed out. Her husband told KB to rip out the drive and try again before they close.




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The make of car, size of tires, length of car, how low it sits could all play apart whether the car will bottom out me thinks.
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As long as you can get your vehicle in and out safely without rubbing against the pavement, you should be good to go.

Now these driveways' have their issues...

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WOW! Anything with a longer wheelbase than a Jeep CJ-5 will scrape going into those garages. I recently inspected one in the North Ga. Mtn's that was about 500' long and so steep, my truck would not pull it, I had to get out and climb the rest. They kept a log skidder onsite to tow the construction trucks up to the building site.
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