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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 06:24 PM
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Talking Post pics of your parking spot/driveways!!!

Just for kicks. I know a lot of people are slammed or running flush. I've always wondered...how can someone driving so low get out of their parking spots or driveways without really messing it up or just flat out scrap that s***!? Show us!!!!
Old Jul 17, 2010 | 07:11 PM
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haha this is a good idea. my driveway sucks tho :/
Old Jul 17, 2010 | 07:48 PM
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ive actually gotten my front lip stuck on my friends drive way,the only way out was to take off the lip move the car and reattach it, hehehe
Old Jul 17, 2010 | 07:51 PM
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well i park in my backyard, cause I just dont like leaving my car in the front, since we have a family owned business.



and this is the only pic i have of my driveway (when i 1st got the new tC)

Old Jul 17, 2010 | 07:51 PM
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I have a Garage!....NO driveway either.
Old Jul 17, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by TeeCizzle
I have a Garage!....NO driveway either.
well we have a 3 car garage in the back, it can be seen in some pics i post, but that's reserved for the classic cars we own.
Old Jul 17, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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hey scion_jon id kill for your drive way man. mine goes down from the street, upwards till it reaches the sidewalk, sidewalk is flat until you hit the driveway which looks like it turned into a 35 degree mountain side. its so retarded. i just want to hack away with and rebuild it myself. my friends is worse though. he's got a very steep driveway with a pothole on one side. wtf?! a meteor crash into or something?
Old Jul 17, 2010 | 09:16 PM
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i gots it worst, this is when i frist bought my car so I could get up the driveway..now i park on the street LoL


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Cant you drive up slanted?
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no i cant...its more steep than what the picture shows, also im pretty slammed lol
Old Jul 18, 2010 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by xdejablu3x
hey scion_jon id kill for your drive way man. mine goes down from the street, upwards till it reaches the sidewalk, sidewalk is flat until you hit the driveway which looks like it turned into a 35 degree mountain side. its so retarded. i just want to hack away with and rebuild it myself. my friends is worse though. he's got a very steep driveway with a pothole on one side. wtf?! a meteor crash into or something?
i know the type of driveways youre talking about, they are the most ridiculous sidewalk/driveways. perfect for doing bunny hops on a bike tho lol.

but we built our driveway, we got the best one in the neighborhood lol.
Old Jul 18, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by drivenTC
no i cant...its more steep than what the picture shows, also im pretty slammed lol
Oh haha i just saw when the picture was taken. My bad. I always thought off bulding some type of ramps for my drive way, but i am sure it would be a biatsh putting them on the curve and taking them off everytime you want to park.
Old Jul 19, 2010 | 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by scion_jon
well i park in my backyard, cause I just dont like leaving my car in the front, since we have a family owned business.



and this is the only pic i have of my driveway (when i 1st got the new tC)

what spoiler is that?
Old Jul 19, 2010 | 07:19 AM
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^Kaminari Flush Mount.
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sho...50#post3591850

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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 11:00 PM
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People say this isn't low enough...






BUT, they don't know my driveway...



Don't mind the bottom grill.
Old Jul 20, 2010 | 11:39 PM
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thats low, my five axis lip would be broken by then
Old Jul 21, 2010 | 12:23 AM
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what happened to your grill?
Old Jul 21, 2010 | 01:02 AM
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I got my bumper repainted and I think when they sanded it, they sanded the tabs down too much. The license plate doesn't allow it to stay up too with it always hitting the driveway. So I'm trying to get a ptuning license plate relocator.
Old Aug 5, 2010 | 02:40 AM
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 11:49 PM
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^ haha i three wheel a lot when going up driveways into plazas and such. thats what a nice sway bar would do for ya.



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