Best tires for 335 sport for winter, please help!

So after about a month of fighting with the finance guy I FINALLY have put my new 335 6MT, SG/Saddle Brown/grey poplar, Prem, Sport, Nav into production, and just in time for the winter season So it's time to make a choice on a nice winter wheel package. The problem is that there are just too many winter tires out there to choose from, I'm very confused. Can anybody reccomend some tires based on actual experience, rather than specs on paper? Furthermore, where is the best place to purchase packages? I know Tire Rack seems to be the most cost effective, but I really like the style 162 rims and cant find anything close to that on the site. Any help would be appreciated.

I know the feeling about finally getting to where you are going to get the car and it is just about the time the snow starts to fall

I have always found Gary to be extremely helpful when it comes to advice on winter tires. I took a look at the winter tire/wheel packages that they have here: http://www.tirerack.com/a.jsp?a=BC5&...changeover.jsp and would probably choose the 17" package with the 225/45HR17 Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25 mounted on 17X7 Sport Edition E1 Bright Silver Paint wheels.

Obviously it is up to you to decide but I personally just want functional wheels for the winter and would rather spend any extra money on a bigger set of summer wheels

Yep. Also the ASA JH3 has also been a popular wheel choice, partly because I can include BMW logos with them and they fit without rings using factory lugs.

Ah, that makes it worth the extra few dollars then

I checked out tire rack and the both of those are nice options, its so hard to try and picture them on your actual car though, anyone have any pics?

Also, these prices include mounting and balancing right?