Wheel 0, curb 1

 

Not a happy bunny!

Mine suffer cricket scores with the wife driving. The only way she can judge curb distance is by the noise it makes.

What did the police said?

Mine suffer cricket scores with the wife driving. The only way she can judge curb distance is by the noise it makes.

 

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In tight spaces (i.e. narrow roads and bays) where you want to get close to the kerb,  it isn't easy to know exactly how close you are. Perhaps one good electronic toy would be a sensor, like the rear parking bleeper, that tells you how close to the kerb your nearside wheel is.

For now, if I'm not sure, I turn the wheels towards the kerb and edge towards it till it touches - of course doing it like that it is the tyre that touches, then you just straighten up a bit.

That is also another reason I like my 16" wheels, with relatively fat profile tyres - they act as a bit an additional protection against bashing the alloy.

Did the curb fled from the scene of the accident?

I like the chunky rim protection on Goodyear Eagle assy 2`s 

In tight spaces (i.e. narrow roads and bays) where you want to get close to the kerb,  it isn't easy to know exactly how close you are. Perhaps one good electronic toy would be a sensor, like the rear parking bleeper, that tells you how close to the kerb your nearside wheel is.

They should make the dipping passenger mirror standard and that's it. Much cheaper than a sensor. I have it standard on the Scirocco (no fancy electrical seats necessary) and I haven't got the slightest scratch from curbs.

OK I assume the front wheels are still at risk, but I don't park "that way".

 

And as BigLee said, some tyres come with rim protection: my Dunlops and Pirellis have them.

In tight spaces (i.e. narrow roads and bays) where you want to get close to the kerb,  it isn't easy to know exactly how close you are. Perhaps one good electronic toy would be a sensor, like the rear parking bleeper, that tells you how close to the kerb your nearside wheel is.

For now, if I'm not sure, I turn the wheels towards the kerb and edge towards it till it touches - of course doing it like that it is the tyre that touches, then you just straighten up a bit.

That is also another reason I like my 16" wheels, with relatively fat profile tyres - they act as a bit an additional protection against bashing the alloy.

 

My Octavia has side sensors which can see kerbs and displays on the screen how close you are front and rear. So the technology exists and is available on your car. It also allows the car to park itself, and it's never hit a kerb yet the few times I've let it do this.

Plus the already mentioned passenger mirror dip is very useful (I only wish the drivers side did it if you turned the knob the other way).

It also allows the car to park itself, and it's never hit a kerb yet the few times I've let it do this.

 

That's because it 'parks' it about 2ft from the kerb - at least in my experience of using park assist on mine.  The side sensors are, as you say, excellent though.

That's because it 'parks' it about 2ft from the kerb - at least in my experience of using park assist on mine. The side sensors are, as you say, excellent though.

It parks further away than I would, probably 6 inches, whereas I aim for less than 4. But it's a pretty cool party trick - I only got the option as it's the Mrs car and wanted the side sensors. Didn't help mind, she's already kerbed the front left!

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It parks further away than I would, probably 6 inches, whereas I aim for less than 4. But it's a pretty cool party trick - I only got the option as it's the Mrs car and wanted the side sensors. Didn't help mind, she's already kerbed the front left!

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6" from the kerb? That's not been parked, it's been abandoned!

 

In some streets round here that would block the roads to other vehicles. If we all aimed to park that far away it's hard to see how anyone would manage to curb a wheel. Is that even a pass on the driving test?!

I only [...] wanted the side sensors

 

I only wanted the front sensors, but the only way at the time I ordered to get them was to go for park assist.  It is indeed a cool party trick, impresses the kids no end.

That is also another reason I like my 16" wheels, with relatively fat profile tyres - they act as a bit an additional protection against bashing the alloy.

This is one reason I didn't want any larger wheels than the standards. The 17" might have been ok, but on the Octy they're so wide it would just needlessly jack up tire replacement prices...so the 16" is good enough for now. 

6" from the kerb? That's not been parked, it's been abandoned!

 

In some streets round here that would block the roads to other vehicles. If we all aimed to park that far away it's hard to see how anyone would manage to curb a wheel. Is that even a pass on the driving test?!

 

I feel embarrassed to leave my car if there's more than an inch from the curb.

Edited 13 February, 201511 yr by kallekilponen

6 inches just puts you in the 'average' parker category! Plenty of people at all angles and blocking the road around my way!

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6 inches just puts you in the 'average' parker category! Plenty of people at all angles and blocking the road around my way!

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6" from the kerb round here definitely puts you in the selfish or rubbish parker category. Or both. In the long run, it would probably cost quite a few wing mirrors too. I'm sorry but as far as I'm concerned that's way too far away from the kerb. Technology is ok if it works but I'd never abandon my car that far away, it's simply bad driving. Or in this case, over cautious technology coupled with bad driving.

Yea, I never leave it that far away. But I'd rather people left a car evenly 6 inches away than some of the special abandonments I see!

This tech is designed for the people that shouldn't hold a driving licence!

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Have to say its funny the difference between the kerbing threat on a 45 section tyre vs 40.

The 17's on my Elegance have been quite forgiving of the mistakes i have made, more often than not the tyres made contact instead or the minute rim protector on the Dunlops has done its job.

I guess the wheel design plays a part too, the Geminis spokes particularly are quite exposed.

I love the anthracite geminis but dont think i could own a car with diamond cut wheels again after the corrosion problems Ive experienced with them; also they are an ass to get smart repaired well when they are dinked. I disliked the Pictoris to begin with but I think id go for these now if ever I bought a new vRS think they look better and more substantial than the silver geminis.

A real shame really that Skoda UK dont offer the black gemini that was on the RS Challenge limited edition sold in some markets