Sat 25 Nov 2006
Thanks to a deal from a local DCMM club member Paul!, I have a great set of lightly used (had 2500 miles on them but look new) 16″ Mille wheels with Continental ExtremeWinter tires 195/55 R16.
I’ve put about 200 miles on these since they went on and the ride is totally different from the 17s. Its almost like going from runflats to non-runflats. This wheel and tire combo is 9lb lighter per corner and I can feel it. Car turns faster and accelerates moderatly faster. Braking also seems slightly improved. So till the warm weather returns my R99s and BFGoodrich KDW2s are in storage.
Bringing the wheels home:
Installed, the car’s appearance is dramatically different to me (anyone notice mods I forgot to blog? lol):
Also check that rear tire gap, it seems a tad smaller.
Also my car got a boboo on the way home the other day.
Its a hole about the size of a quater in my aero side skirt.
Better view:
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November 25th, 2006 at 7:29 pm
Nice wheels – not so nice hole
December 8th, 2006 at 7:53 am
[...] So you might ask What tha #@$%? Well the MINI hasn’t been as comfortable and reliable lately and has just started to cost me more and more money to keep it running. I mean its not like it was quitting on me weekly but it was acting like it had a lot more then the 22,600 miles it had. I wasn’t very happy and kept spending $ to make it run the way I wanted and keep it looking right. And I am not talking about the mods. I am talking about not scrapping the bumper, the new hole and the need for new tires so often. So after 22,600 miles and almost 18 months of ownership the MINI is now an orphan. [...]