Interested in buying a 2012 Cooper S Convertible with JCW kit including the JCW rims and body kit. I live in norther NJ and am wondering how the tires and body kit perform in the snow. Anyone with any experience? Online searches didn't yield much. I had a 2013 Cooper S Coupe that I leased that was never a problem in the snow. I'm more concerned about the JCW fat tires and body kit for ground clearance. I don't have the option to purchase snow tires because I have no where to store them. Thanks in advance!

 

I have no problem with a 2012 Roadster S with the JCW kit. I do run snows, but they're 205/45/17 so pretty much the standard size for an S on 17s. I'm not lowered so I don't do much plowing unless it's really deep. Only issue I ever had was high centering myself on a plow berm but a quick push from the plow guy who made the berm (!) and I was on my way again.

 

You can drive it in the snow, you just need 17" wheels that are skinny and snow tires. Thats is if you have the JCW brake kit.

Just watch the front and rear bumpers as they hang a little lower. On the JCW body kit, if it has it.


https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...0-r55-jcw.html

 

Northern NJ here too. We both know they plow the snow very well here so I don't think a JCW body kit would pose an issue. If it comes with summer tires, you are going to be dead meat in the winter. You have got to get a dedicated set of snow tires and rims, or at least invest in a set of all-seasons to run year round with your existing rims.