Greetings all –

With the Countryman community ever expanding, both numerically and geographically, we’re getting to the point where “universal” answers may not be the best answers. Consider questions on tires (Arizona or Pennsylvania?), All4 (Florida or Vermont?), or regular / S (Kansas or Colorado?). Though not one answer fits the question, one answer fits the solution. It’s in your user profile here at NAM – the Location Entry. Look up to the right and you’ll notice that I’m in Cottage City, MD. If I ask about putting gold fringe around the windshield and a tricked-out air suspension on my Countryman, you can give me a positive thumbs up. Likewise the 24” chrome wheels with rubber bands.

So, I’m inviting everyone to let us know where you are. It’s a free-form entry, so if you are embarrassed by your hometown or worried about the FBI, you can be general (Central Kansas, Western Washington State). We know that some hometowns can be a little difficult or not PC (Blue Ball, PA).

Thanks,

Sealy
Champion of the Pure Oranges

 

Considered getting the All4, but being near San Diego, we decided we really had no reason to lose gas mileage and acceleration by getting the All4.

FWD "S" for us!

 

All4 for me. It was no fun being towed off the beach last summer. Galveston is an hour and a half south and I launch the kayak in the surf.

Bill

 

Noo York - All4 "the S" with All Seasonz

Been a big fan of AWD since my first car...wanted AWD, but only found 2WD and ended up wrecking it in the snow when I was cut off on the highway. Long story, but I have had AWD/4WD on my last few cars and never regret it. Also live in a mountainous area between two small mountains and have to travel over a third to get to work. Woo hoo! _/\ /\_

 

ALL4 for many, many reasons. As you can see we live in an interesting area.

Don

 

All:

Add your location to your profile. We don't need your street address- City & State is perfect.

Sealy:

Thanks for posting this. I think location should be mandatory when folks sign up!

Cheers,

Paul.

 

Ahah - the mysterious Kennigtons that's been handing out the bad advice on Pure Orange in the color thread. Too much orange in the red, indeed. Now that I know where you are, I'm even more shocked. You have most of orange in your state name. Time to let yourself be sunkisted.

 

I want a cm s all4 not sure on color yet, got to have the all4 for the winters here. Live in the racing capital fo the world, so keep on motoring

 

Ahh, OK. Good luck. Thanks for stopping by.

 

You need the all4 if the Indiana winter this year is any indication of how it's going to be!

 

I have ordered the all4 just so I can get out of the driveway. Living in north central Ohio we can get a lot of snow and ice. My driveway is about 2 to 3 tenthes of a mile and it is all up hill. Getting in is no problem. I can get out sometimes with my 2002 MCS but normally end up in our Dodge Dakota 4 wheel drive pick up.

Inomini
2011 Countryman all4
1974 Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300
2002 MCS

 

I know right this year was crazy, i have a 07 chevy silveroda so had no problems in the snow, living here the weather is so crazy today 2/17 it is 67 degrees right now, yesterday it was 64 so went for a run it was nice. Always a surprise here. Ohio had some good snow this year as well didnt you?

 

Yep Ohio got crushed pretty hard. Not as bad as central/northern Indiana or the East coast but bad enought to make me wish spring was here already!

 

All4 S with all season 17's in the far western Philly suburbs

 

I think spring will be here soon thats what the groundhog said

 

New Market , MD North of DC

ALL4S with the increasing amounts of snow and I live on a big hill and we seem to be getting more ice, its the way to go - It also tamed any hint of torque steer so much so that I think I need more power to get the wriggle back in the steering wheel

p.s whats the best local MINI club , looking to meet some folks in my area and I see a couple listed

 

Atlanta, GA, here, so I got the CM S. Despite our notorious lack of snow plows, we don't have enough of the white stuff to require the All4.

 

ALL4 S - Laramie, Wyoming..............yes, I think I'll be needing it here!

 

All4 S - Effingham, IL (ordering tomorrow)!

MsBrit

 

I wonder why this thread died. Well here's a bump. Marietta, GA and Tybee Island GA
No real need for the All4 here in GA, got the CMs. Even in a recent monsoon she handled beautifully!

 

Hey guys, I am in Dallas, Texas so no need for the ALL4, just went with the CMS, can't wait to get Kawby. He is sitting in Bremerhaven waiting for his 17 day cruise to Brunswick!

 

Beverly Hills, FL here.
No snow, ever but the hubs insisted on ALL4. I like to think that it's helped me survive TS Debby so far, but I'm sure my girl would have done well either way.

 

in socal here. i have an older pathfinder to take us up to the snow if we want to go snowboarding

 

I'm in College Station, TX here. No need for the ALL4 but I live in a college town so the "S" was a def need. Get out and away from traffic.

Hey Jason, what part of Dallas are you in? We got MINIme from Sewell MINI of Plano and will probably be heading back there sometime in the next month or so to get tint done. We've also got family in Plano. If you see a Surf Blue CMS with a "Hi" badge on the front, give us a wave!

 

Santa Rosa, CA...60 miles north of San Francisco on HWY 101 and in the heart of wine country: Sonoma County. Don't ask me any wine questions as I'm a beer guy. (New Castle, Fat Tire, Great White)
Born and raised in Tulsa, OK but lived in CO, LA, TX and Germany thanks to the US Army. M1A1 Tank Commander- now that's the ultimate off road vehicle but at $2.1 million used can't quite afford it.