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Bad Manners · Sep 24th, 2002, 05:40 PM

Hi Eric,

Pardon me if I am slow to get your point -- which of the two wheel types do you think give better handling, and which do you think look better? I ask this, because both the looks and the handling are subjective; different people have different views on what's "best".

I have the 16" 5 Star wheels on my Cooper, and I found that when test driving MINIs with 17" 8 Spoke wheels, that the 17" wheels offered better turn-in. I think the 17s wheels give a more bumpy ride, while the 16s are probably a bit more comfortable to drive on.

Personally, I think the 17s look great and I prefer the way they feel to drive on, but as I said before, people's opinions vary.

What colour is your MINI? What colour are your existing wheels? what colour wheels whould you buy IF you upgraded to 17s?

Sep 24th, 2002, 05:40 PM	#2
Bad Manners MINI2 prodigal son Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Surrey, UK Local Time: 04:09 AM Posts: 2,686 Offline	Re: What's your view on this deal ? Hi Eric, Pardon me if I am slow to get your point -- which of the two wheel types do you think give better handling, and which do you think look better? I ask this, because both the looks and the handling are subjective; different people have different views on what's "best". I have the 16" 5 Star wheels on my Cooper, and I found that when test driving MINIs with 17" 8 Spoke wheels, that the 17" wheels offered better turn-in. I think the 17s wheels give a more bumpy ride, while the 16s are probably a bit more comfortable to drive on. Personally, I think the 17s look great and I prefer the way they feel to drive on, but as I said before, people's opinions vary. What colour is your MINI? What colour are your existing wheels? what colour wheels whould you buy IF you upgraded to 17s? http://www.terminalbraindrain.com/mini2/banner.gif