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First off, the Dunlop Sports are terrible in even Southern Ohio winters. We get a little more snow in Columbus than you do in Cincy, and based on the availability of another vehicle, I would go with a set of All Seasons.

 

All seasons should work just fine. Only real advantage to a second set of wheels is to change from summer only tires to winter.

 

I agree with the second set of wheels. It makes it much easier and you can keep the performance tires on until the all seasons are truly needed.

 

Plus less chance of damage to your summer set of wheels.

Mark

 

Cincy and St. Louis is pretty similar winter wise I believe

I'm gonna get a set of Continental DSW's All Season's installed next week, Top of the charts on Tire Rack for what it's worth.

In Spring I'm gonna get some Summer ultra stickies

 

I'll tell you winter tires. If you are going to have two sets one for summer & one for winter why not buy a set of snows? Once you use real snow tires in winter conditions you will never use anything else. They will turn your MINI into a snow machine. Just my .02. :idea:

 

I struggle with just that issue since we are in pretty much the same boat

One of the guys painted it pretty simple is that All Season are a total compromise, They are not winter tires and they are not summer performance tires. The'll give you middling results at the track or autoX

Using some All Seasons on the upper end of snow capability and use summer performance seems to be the direction for me. And of course thats for me.

If you haven't already tried em' check out some good quality all seasons and see how they meet your needs, if not you know what the next step is.

MINI OCD Is a dangerous thing!

 

I have summer tires for the warm weather and snows for when it really gets nasty around here, but I also have all seasons for those late Fall and early Spring track days and general driving when it's too warm for the snows but not warm enough for the summers. SW Ohio weather is too unpredictable.... I'd rather have good tread all the time than tempt the weather gods!

 

Welchman, your garage must look like a satellite distribution center for Tire Rack :yesnod:

 

I have tastefully arranged my wheelsets and tires in such a way that my wife never quite knows how many I have....:devil:

 

Just some steel wheels and snows shouldn't cost you that much. After all, are looks all that necessary in the slush, ice, snow and crappy Ohio roads during the wintertime?

 

If you're going to spend $1,200 on snows and wheels you might as well buy a "beater" and drive it in the winter keeping your MINI out of the nasty stuff :beer

 

Tire Rack carries them.

 

I kept stock wheels and cheap tires.. I believe some Kumho's or something for winter. I got a pretty aggressive tread on those.

I have a pair of "nice" rims for the spring, summer, fall time which I spend the money on nice wheels.

Fate wasn't nice to me and right after I bought my rims and tires for my eclipse I lost a rod bearing.

 

I bet if you looked in the oil filter & oil pan you'd have found that missing bearing. :smilewinkgrin:

 

What is the chance of Cincinnati getting much snow two years in a row after ALL the snow last year? All seasons should be fine.