I hate low profile.... well I won't go off on that tanget here. Renting cars in the UK and Ireland a couple of years ago they all had low profile tires. No clue why. The first thing that would happen is the GPS would do something weird and I'd pull over on the narrow streets to safely fiddle with it. Scratch. After that first day it wouldn't happen. They still make these things call Curb Finders. They're dirt cheap. They're basically springs and wires that easily clip on to the lower part of a fender. They stick out a bit. If you are near a curb they are the first thing to touch the curb. They make a scratching noise.. and you've just save $200+
After a while you'll get used to where the car is in space and you can take them off. I made a note that anytime I travel and might rent a car to bring along a pair. I'm waiting on a Model Y, with regular tires ... but maybe I should get a pair just as a test and proof of concept.
Something else I noticed on my trip. Initially my son and I rented a huge motorhome. Far too big for the narrow Scottish roads. I slapped the mirror on another mirror on a truck parked on the side of the road, didn't break either though. But it was game over for me. Total nightmare. When my son took over, I used the side mirror to see the painted line on the edge of the road. Using positive reinforcement I only told him when he was about 6-8" from that line. Good... you're good.... within 45 minutes he had it completely dialed in. If I'd made a YouTube video 45 minutes long everyone who drives would watch it. So I say Curb Finders and a lot of curb parking and tight corners until you no longer hear the scrape (of the $15 finders), then you're dialed in. I'll order a set and give it a shot.
