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Yellow Belly · Oct 26th, 2003, 09:46 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett

The 17" (s-spoke) wheels and run flats are also very heavy, that wont help at all. Why anyone would chose to go to those from 15's (maybe the 16's which are a good compromise) is a bit of a mystery to me.

The steels provided with the ONE D are a bit basic. The S spokes are a lot more attractive, IMHO perhaps one of the most attractive wheels on the MINI, however that is personal choice. What was not expected was the huge difference in fuel economy on the ONE D. We just assumed that the drop might be more like 2-3 MPG, not 7+!

So do owners of petrol driven MINIs see such a large drop in fuel economy, or is it just the diesel? If its not a problem on the ONE, then I could swop wheels with its 15" 8 spokes perhaps?

Oct 26th, 2003, 09:46 AM	#4
Yellow Belly MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lincoln Local Time: 04:18 PM Posts: 59 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett The 17" (s-spoke) wheels and run flats are also very heavy, that wont help at all. Why anyone would chose to go to those from 15's (maybe the 16's which are a good compromise) is a bit of a mystery to me. The steels provided with the ONE D are a bit basic. The S spokes are a lot more attractive, IMHO perhaps one of the most attractive wheels on the MINI, however that is personal choice. What was not expected was the huge difference in fuel economy on the ONE D. We just assumed that the drop might be more like 2-3 MPG, not 7+! So do owners of petrol driven MINIs see such a large drop in fuel economy, or is it just the diesel? If its not a problem on the ONE, then I could swop wheels with its 15" 8 spokes perhaps?