I'm very surprised by all those comments ... And you live in L.A. ! That's something. I have a X1 28i with sport pkg so I got the great 18" and loving it a lot ! ANd i'm living in Québec where roads are often similar to a war zone (rough winter does that to roads ). I'm using 17" for my winter pkg but I can't wait to put the 18" back ... I guess I like it sportier than most