I hope your summer was filled with many Mini adventures as mine was, I bought the Amazing Mini at the end of March and have already put 6000 wonderful miles on.
Question regarding winter tires, where is the best place to buy them and what are all of you using?
Blizzaks are the best and Tire Rack has the best prices, hands down.
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Holly
2007 Astro Black [YES IT'S BLACK] MINI Cooper Convertible ("Pepper"); 2013 British Racing Green MINI Cooper S Hardtop ("Bini") and 2013 BMW X5 ("Wilhelm")
I've been running on the Continentals during the summer. On the plus side, they're very soft, so they make for a smooth ride. On the minus side, I burn through them awful quickly. I know that Tedscar is trying a different brand, so perhaps he can share his experience with his tires.
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Holly
2007 Astro Black [YES IT'S BLACK] MINI Cooper Convertible ("Pepper"); 2013 British Racing Green MINI Cooper S Hardtop ("Bini") and 2013 BMW X5 ("Wilhelm")
2007 Astro Black [YES IT'S BLACK] MINI Cooper Convertible ("Pepper"); 2013 British Racing Green MINI Cooper S Hardtop ("Bini") and 2013 BMW X5 ("Wilhelm")
I've haven't run the Mini in the winter, but I've used Pirelli and Michelin winter tires on my other vehicles. The Michelin's were great when snow was on the ground but a bit unstable at highway speeds. I was able to get 5 winters out of them. The Pirellis are great at highway speeds but give up just a bit of traction in the snow. I'll buy Pirellis again.
For the summer I bought Hankook V12s which I subsequently took to the Dragon for MOTD 9. I never got them to squeal...and not because of a lack of trying. They're also pretty quiet and comfortable for everyday use.
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You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!
