Marty, my '03 MCS needs new tires. Has anyone had Goodyear Eagle 1's on their MINI? We need all season tires, and just wondered if anyone has/had any luck with those.
Any tire recommendations would be appreciated!
Thanks- Maria

 

I have heard a lot of good about the AVON's from tire rack and at 99 a piece pretty good deal!

 

uhh, dont forget the sumitomo HTR+'s for $75 a pop in the 215/45/17
size. thats wat im running now and it's super comfy and quiet.

grips fairy well too, much better than those junk SP9000DSST's.

 

I have Avon M550 AS tires - Great tires - so far have lasted about twice as long as the OEM GoodYear Run Flats and the Avons still look new. Got my set from my local Cooper Tire dealer (Avon is owned by Cooper) Ran me just over $100/tire mounted/balanced.

 

Bump...

Come on, all of you tire wonks out there -- no more recommendations than that for a damsel in distress? Where's that NAM-reknowned chivalry?

 

i already answered.

you can lock the thread.

 

F1 Gs D3 works a great on Mini.
F1 AS is too new to know - I was very impressed in our tire testing.

Alex

 

Thank you everyone! We're getting the new tires Monday and I do have one more question...
What are the torque requirements on the stock wheel? Not quite sure what wheels I have- but there are pics in my gallery. If anyone knows the requirements I would be most appreciative

 

i use 88lbs. then retorque again at 88lbs after about 5miles.

 

Okay! Thanks for the input

 

I have these on my car - excellent summer tire.

 

Have had these on other cars and liked them, good to hear they work well on the Mini too Can't wait to get through the BFG KDW IIs..

 

i have Sumitomo HTR+'s. yaay...

 

Did you ever buy the Good Year Eagle F1 All Seasons?
I am considering them this week.

 

I've got the Eagle F1s - high performance summer tire with the best wet traction I've ever seen. I live in a pretty warm climate (Dallas, TX)... I'm going to wait before doing it, but I've been contimplating re-mounting my run-flats for winter use. The summer compound tires don't always do so well once the weather gets cold.

I'm running 215/40/17 on my factory webspokes. It's a great looking tire, but I'll probably get a 45 profile next time for a bit more ride softness and some more protection for the wheels in an urban environment.

 

Switched from Avons to the new F1 all season and love them, great wet weather traction and excellent grip.

 

My Eagle F1 DS-G3s are "Terrier Approved"!!!

 

We got the F1s and they are awesome!! Thanks for everyones help I appreciated it!