I'm curious to know whether anyone has had any issues with ground clearance and steep driveways (particularly around the transition) with the Tesla 3.
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Building paper has been proven to be an ineffective vapour barrier (its not a waterproofer) and a waste of money and so the newest version of the national construction code (australia) building requires a different type of productI was considering buying a house with a very steep driveway. I asked the estate agent at the open home if I could stick around for a bit after the open home had finished to see if I could get in and out of the garage from the steep driveway with my car. So I got down okay and then trying to go back up I scraped the front then had trouble trying to correct, it was pretty dicey. It was a bit of a deal breaker having such a steep driveway and tight entrance to the garage. In the end the real deal breaker was found through a building inspection in which a builder discovered a lack of building paper used to waterproof the house, so I dodged a bullet there.
If ever you need a battery looked at and tesla finds significant scrapes they may take a less than charitable viewis scraping any real concern for Tesla? Does it cause any significant damage?
It is not the angle of the driveway that causes scrapes, it is the transitions at each end. So flat to 15 degrees will be an issue, whereas a transition of flat to 5m of 7.5 degrees then another 7.5 degrees to 15 degrees will present no issue with scraping. It only becomes a traction issue. Maximum transitioned are detailed in AS2890. For memory the Standard is based on 80th percentile vehicles, so it does not cover the extremes.If ever you need a battery looked at and tesla finds significant scrapes they may take a less than charitable view
If i recall correctly the minimum driveway angle should be no more than 12.5⁰.
the iPhone has an angle measurement (app = measure, use spirit level section
If ny angle is more than 12.5⁰ - I heard 15⁰ good change the M3 will scrape.
It is possible to install a rubber bump at a strategic position onthe driveway to improve ramp angle of the vehicle so that it does not scrape.
Yes sorry I was not being specific. But yes that's correcgit is the transitions at each end
Nothing is completely protected.The battery and the undercarriage are quite protected, right?
A solution by a M3 owner:It's been 9 months and I haven't scraped on this Model Y.
I bought a bunch of ramps from JLC and they are great. The guy even came down to the Gold Coast with samples to help me find the right profile for our situation. Very knowledgeable and helpful.And suddenly this popped up on FB
They day they can provide solutions based on photos you supply
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