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Parking On Steep Driveway


doity

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I am moving to a Condo next weekend. It has a garage and a extra parking spot plus there is adequate room for a car on the driveway down to the garage. The garage is on the bottom level of a 3 level townhome and the driveway is very steep. Not sure of the angle, but to make matters worse there is a lot of moss (I live in Oregon) and the driveway is a cobblestone kind of surface.

I used to live in the unit next door and remember having a heck of a time parking on the slope. The wheels tend to spin and I am afraid if I park there I will eventually have a run in with the garage door! There is adequate off-street parking but hardly anyone else parks there and I have a extra car (my work vehicle) so I would have 2 cars parked on the street if I didn't use the driveway (my girlfriend has the main parking spot) which is a through street but quiet.

Is there any tips to parking in such a situation? The picture attached is the driveway but it does not really show how treacherous it really is. Would backing in help since the Reatta is front wheel drive?

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Guest Corvanti

use a pressure washer to remove the moss. if it's still slick, go to a "Lowe/Depot" store and get some clear traction material usually used for outside stairs. goes on like paint...

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