Clipping rear alloys on curb

[Pen Lid]

My new company car is a 530e having previously owned a Polo. My issue is that I keep clipping the rear alloys on the curb and curbing the alloys as I cannot gauge when the rear wheel is passed the curb. It is also an issue when navigating tight, twisty McDonald's drive-thru's lol.

Can anyone give me any tips on how to avoid this?

[ColinForsecks]

Haha thank you for the advice on both my driving skills and grammar

Regarding the driving, it's primarily when navigating around small streets that I tend to knick the outer edges of the rear wheel. When in a McDonald's drive-thru (or similar) that is unnecessarily twisty, it's knowing when to rotate the car so that I'm far enough forward for the rear wheels to miss the kerb but also making sure I don't hit the kerb with the front too! I will definitely try lowering the mirrors to see if this helps.

I actually got a red spell check line under 'drive-thrus' which is the reason why I put the apostrophe haha. Plus, as eloquently mentioned earlier, it looks weird without. You'll also be pleased to note that I have refrained from using the US term for 'kerb' in this post too

[ColinForsecks]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

You've changed your handle OP!

Yeah I thought my name would be more appropriate than a random username such as Pen Lid!

[ColinForsecks]

mickyh7 said:

Is a 530 really that big?
I don't think it is.

It is compared to a Polo GTI. I've not had it long, it just takes a bit more precision on narrow corners than I've been accustomed to