but the ride around the mean streets of NYC sucks!

Maybe this is in the wrong section of the forum, but would anyone be interested in trading tires?

I have a set of Cooper ZEON ZPT all season tires in 205-40-17
Three of the tires have about 15k miles on them, one of the tires has about 4k (i got a flat and the tire needed to be replaced)

If anyone has a set of 205-50-17 or maybe even 205-55-17, in comparable condition, and actually WANTS low-pro tires, perhaps we can work something out?

Worth a shot!

 

You really might want to think about going down to a 16" wheel. Going to a 205 50 17 is going to throw your speedometer off. Not sure if you've lowered your car or not, but it may also cause rubbing. A 205 50 16 would be a better option, and is the stock size tire for cars optioned with 16" wheels, so your speedometer would still read correctly.

 

hmm yea good point. I guess in that case, the trade will be rims + tires!

if anyone is seriously interested, send me a PM and we can exchange pics and details and all that stuff..

i've been browsing around the tires section here and i keep getting the urge to just buy a new set of aftermarket 16" rims..

i could probably sell my old rims + tires on ebay or something too.. *thinking face*

 

There are some nice aftermarket options on tirerack.com You can even put them on the mini in a configurator!