Thrilla

Love it when the community comes together so OP can get his C63!

Here's my suggestion: new Coilovers with air suspension. http://mobile.dudamobile.com/site/fortuneautona/air-cup-system#2928

odonnks

I needed to check for myself and measured the approach angle of mine this morning.
To the center section of the lower lip I have 12 deg but to the corner it drops to 10 deg because the corners are lower.

hmf63

Thanks guys for all the responses. A contractor is coming out today to look at the situation. Hopefully he can offer a reasonable solution. I asked the owner if the car had been modified in any way. He said no...it does have the P31 package tho.
Odonnks, were those measurements off a coupe or sedan and also whether it has the P31 option. But you are right, when we were trying from the left side of the driveway it was the corner of the spoiler that was the primary problem.
As far a looking at other cars...there are only 2 on the island I live on and only 1 for sale. My options are a bit limited there.

odonnks

hmf63 - it is a coupe.
For 2014 the P31 Developement package was replaced with the P61 Edition 507 package.
I believe the only chassis difference is that the P61 got 19-inch wheels.

I measured it again since I'm home for the day and laying on the garage floor is not a issue. I got the same 12 deg on the center section and at the corners it was teddering on 10 and 9 deg.
If you are really set on the car there as should be a few relatively inexpensive changes that can be made to the profile of your driveway entrance.

hmf63

Hmmm..I'm wide open to suggestions regarding inexpensive solutions. I do want something that's more or less permanent...wooden planks would be unacceptable.

odonnks

That earlier picture of deck plate was pretty straight forward and would allow water to drain.

hmf63

Just an update on my situation...A week ago I said screw it and bought the car figuring a solution would come up. Got it home and tried to see how much it would scrape...hoping not more than I could live with, since it was mine now I could be a bit less cautious. Guess what...? The sucker never came close to scraping. Got my wife in the passenger seat...still no bad sounds. Geez...talk about the Chicken Little Syndrome. Long story made short..my new (to me) car sits safely in my garage.
Thanks for all the support from those who tried to help me...and to those who insisted that I was stupid...you were right.

chrisridebike8

Ha! Congrats on the new car. Enjoy!

Sidv22

Congrats! Glad it worked out this way rather than the other way round.
Now post some pics

hmf63

Wifey took a coupla shots

cornerjunkie

Glad you didn't have to settle for selling your house to accommodate the C63.

unagi1

Glad it all worked out, and 'grats on the new ride!