Well we all have different priorities, and for you to have yours is no different to BarCar having his. But that's different to saying the kerbs shouldn't be lowered in principle, the principle being that pavements belong to pedestrians. By saying that it's not a priority, you almost admit that it's a legitimate casue somewhere along the line.

To be honest, I don't think it's necessarily about being 'precious' - if it was, I might agree. Whether you like it or not, driving up the kerb a lot does have an impact on your car, and people don't have enough disposable income these days to be paying for new tyres all the time.