best size rims for winter
 

The mini I am looking at has 205/45/17 tires, for the winter I was thinking of going to 15 rims. 185/65-15 is the package I am considering. I live in Vermont and am used to driving in the snow. I actually prefer my small front wheel drive car (currently a Mazda Protege) to my pick-up trucks.

the 15's will not clear S brakes. if it is an S

I run 205/50/17's in snow tires