BubbasMini

Wanted to provide some final feedback on how this went. We installed the non-Run Flat Continentals on the car and have driven it a few weeks now. We'd agree that it made a very significant difference in ride quality. My wife swears it runs better all around. This was a great experiment. I kept the Bridgestone RF snow tires that came off and we'll either keep them and use them again if we buy another Mini or sell them if we don't. We'll make a decision on a new car for her in October but this was very helpful. I think if we buy another MC, we'll switch them right away and also put a different shock package on the car since that seems to be the other big area for improvement. Thanks again.

Nice. Well, we'll get these new non-RF tires on there and see. I'm glad it sounds like my investment in these tires will pay off and she'll know before we dive in again! Thanks again.

OK, great advice so far. The non-RFs came in today and will go in in a week or so when the flat repair kit arrives. Glad to hear that helps substantially. As for a strut/spring change, it's all on the table. I should mention that these would be things we'd do to her new MINI. "Sly" will get the non-RFs to experiment (and it gets the snow tires off....hehehe) but this is really to see if it improves enough for us to eyeball another MINI in the fall. Thanks again!

I'm hoping to get some suggestions, based on experience, from other MINI owners. "SlyCpr" is a 2007 MCS and it has served my wife very well and she loves the car. She commutes only a few times per week down through the Outer Loop and into Alexandria. We are getting to the point of replacing Sly due to mileage and age so it's "decision time". Frankly, we're looking at all the options, including another MINI. But there is one thing that keeps drawing her towards another make and that's ride quality. To be fair, we've kept Run-Flats on the car the entire time, on Konig Feather wheels. As a last ditch experiment (and because they need replacement anyway) I'll be putting non-RF tires on it just to see how much the ride improves. I'm hoping to gather a few more areas we could explore, mostly because if we can improve the ride, even a little, we'll head in for another MINI. I would consider shock packages, etc. and realize that may be the other area we could easily change for a fairly distinct difference. Your ideas would be very appreciated.....because without some improvement I'm pretty sure we'll be owners of another brand The Beltway is just beating Mrs Sly Cooper up a bit too much. Cheers and thanks in advance:motor:

Thanks. May want to add that to your posting guidelines for the marketplace then. Cheers!

Hi there fellow MINI'ers! We've been here before but not since the new forum was established. Looks good in here. Most importantly, we still have "Sly Cooper", the Pepper White R56 w/black Konig Feather wheels if you see Mrs. BubbasMini driving to/from Alexandria every day for work:biggrin: As winter approaches I have something to post in the marketplace, fitting for winter (as in some mounted winter run flats). They need a new home but I can't seem to post in the marketplace. It indicates "permission" is needed. I've read the guidelines and no mention of minimum number of posts to establish a thread. Can an administrator please let me know and free up the marketplace sub-forum for me? I've sent a PM but to no avail. It's now November and the snow is a comin'! These are mounted on Crown Spoke wheels and are the best fit for a MINI (obviously). But if I can't post in here I'll need to get these on to Craigslist or something. Cheers!