"High_Density" > wrote in message
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> "Mike Hall" > wrote in message
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>> I don't doubt what you say is true, but it still doesn't alter the fact
> that
>> 215/65-15 was the factory fitted size, which is what the OP asked..
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> That may be correct for the 2000 model year, but what he has is the 16
> inch
> alloy rims of which the tire size used is 215/65r16 and the best size
> match
> in size IS 215/70r15. By the way that is now the standard size for all
> 2001 and subsequent mini's with steel wheels.
>
No. The 15 inch size was 215/70/15! This may have changed in later years.

Richard.