M4 scraping on driveway

[Kyler13]

That's what I'm thinking. Might need to be wider. You just need to clear that point when you're mid straddle, then your clearance will only increase beyond that. Knowing the wheelbase and clearance, if you could get the angle between the upper and lower part of the driveway, we could probably roughly calculate what could work. Then you could test it (carefully) with wood. If that works, you could probably find something like this product that could be permanently mounted with concrete screws. Voila. Saved yourself several grand.

[oneknightr]

In the end, we decided to redo the entire driveway. I got quotes from a few contractors. The one we went with quoted $4000 to remove the peak and repave at a less agressive slope or $7750 to redo the entire driveway. Since this is our forever house and we don't plan to move again, we decided on the latter. The contractor says the cost of repaving with concrete or pavers was about the same so we went with pavers.

They did a great job and our F83 doesn't scratch at all backing into the garage even when entering straight in. (Excuse the messy garage!)

[oneknightr]

Here's a pic of the driveway after day 1 demo. They were surprisingly fast and only took four days to finish it.

[SD ///M4]

Originally Posted by oneknightr

In the end, we decided to redo the entire driveway. I got quotes from a few contractors. The one we went with quoted $4000 to remove the peak and repave at a less agressive slope or $7750 to redo the entire driveway. Since this is our forever house and we don't plan to move again, we decided on the latter. The contractor says the cost of repaving with concrete or pavers was about the same so we went with pavers.

They did a great job and our F83 doesn't scratch at all backing into the garage even when entering straight in. (Excuse the messy garage!)

Looks great! A definite win-win! No more scraping and a much better curb appeal!

[alex2364]

New driveway looks great!

[Soylent]

Love the pavers. Much better curb appeal. Now get that metal chair away from that M!

[oneknightr]

Originally Posted by Soylent

Love the pavers. Much better curb appeal. Now get that metal chair away from that M!

Thanks! That chair is for us to sit on while we manage our mealworm/beetle farm. Treats for our chickens. haha

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by oneknightr

In the end, we decided to redo the entire driveway. I got quotes from a few contractors. The one we went with quoted $4000 to remove the peak and repave at a less agressive slope or $7750 to redo the entire driveway. Since this is our forever house and we don't plan to move again, we decided on the latter. The contractor says the cost of repaving with concrete or pavers was about the same so we went with pavers.

They did a great job and our F83 doesn't scratch at all backing into the garage even when entering straight in. (Excuse the messy garage!)

Looks good!

[jmg]

Originally Posted by oneknightr

In the end, we decided to redo the entire driveway. I got quotes from a few contractors. The one we went with quoted $4000 to remove the peak and repave at a less agressive slope or $7750 to redo the entire driveway. Since this is our forever house and we don't plan to move again, we decided on the latter. The contractor says the cost of repaving with concrete or pavers was about the same so we went with pavers.

They did a great job and our F83 doesn't scratch at all backing into the garage even when entering straight in. (Excuse the messy garage!)

Perfect solution! Increased curb appeal is a huge plus! The pavers look great!

[ellipsis212]

Night and day OP. Aren't you glad you asked a community of enthusiasts what to do? 😆

We always have the answer: upgrade.

[icegrill]

Awesome! Glad it worked out. Now you have to deal with weeds in all the paver cracks! Ask me how I know😔

[oneknightr]

Originally Posted by icegrill

Awesome! Glad it worked out. Now you have to deal with weeds in all the paver cracks! Ask me how I know😔

LOL. I'm hoping the polymeric sand the contractor used holds up. I also read that a sealant can be applied to the pavers/sand to protect it even more.

How long did it take the weeds to grow between your pavers?

[Humdizzle]

hopefully you wont have to repave again when you lower the M3. haha just kidding.

that was fast and it looks great!

[495evo]

Some pics of the mealworm and beetle farm will be nice. Chickens too. You guys doing it for eggs? We had chickens too for eggs during spring summer and fall. Than will eat the chickens during the winter. Lol. Btw. Happy you solve you driveway situation. Cheers

[oneknightr]

Originally Posted by 495evo

Some pics of the mealworm and beetle farm will be nice. Chickens too. You guys doing it for eggs? We had chickens too for eggs during spring summer and fall. Than will eat the chickens during the winter. Lol. Btw. Happy you solve you driveway situation. Cheers

Thanks! I'm glad it's done and the car is in it's rightful spot. As for chickens, it's definitely cheaper to buy organic eggs than to raise chickens for them. My wife has always wanted chickens and when we moved to our new house, we finally had space for them. They're her emotional support animals. Honestly.

The mealworms are kept in a three-drawer organizer while the beetles are in a crafting drawer style organizer.

[Fortyb]

Nice Driveway.
Now lets talk about the next issue...Your garage space.

[M4_Ronin]

Wow! That driveway transformed the look of your house! Good job!

[MarcusTheCarGuy]

I know that the thread is dead, but maybe someone will still be able to help me. Basically I've moved to a new house, and already scraped my car 3 times because of the driveway, should I tell my landlord to change it?
I decided to edit the post because as I see, asking the landlord to change the driveway is not a good idea, haha. Anyways my car is pretty old, and it is scraped in multiple more places, so I thought about having it collected by a scrap car collection company. A friend of mine recommended using scrapi.com, he said that they did the job quick and free, have you guys heard about it?

[FatHulk]

The driveway looks awesome, good choice and it's definitely worth the peace of mind! The garage though lol needs some TLC!

[Tecnniqe]

Originally Posted by MarcusTheCarGuy

I know that the thread is dead, but maybe someone will still be able to help me. Basically I've moved to a new house, and already scraped my car 3 times because of the driveway, should I tell my landlord to change it?

Does it comply with regulations?

Also that OP driveway changed the house, damn!

[PhatLyfe]

Originally Posted by oneknightr

We picked up our 2016 M4 last Friday and it pains me that I can't pull it into my garage. My driveway has a downslope and the underbelly scrapes on the peak. The car in the picture is my Prius to show where and how it scrapes. Is there a way to either grind down the peak and level it or maybe remove the peak part of my driveway and pour in new concrete to make it less sharper of an angle? Trying to figure out what my options are. I would love to be able to park our new baby in the garage. Thanks!

That looks like a Toyota Prius 2 or 3 .

[Danlnyc88]

redoing your driveway is probably the best thing you could've done. Makes it look WAY cleaner, probably raised the value of your home more than what you spent, and your cars can go in and out comfortably.