My latest bangernomics purchase has previously had its alloy wheels swapped out for the equivalent steel versions.
At first I thought I'd scour Eb*y for some alloys, but quickly decided that they offer no real advantage for me - being a run-of-the-mill 'plodder'. Not to mention a tight-wad :-)
They look nicer (mainly), and they do offer lower 'unsprung mass' (yes, that's really important to most).
On the minus side, they are often more fragile, leak-prone - and are a faff to clean (keeps the obsessive types with their toothbrushes happy!).
So could you live without alloy wheels on small/medium 'average' cars?
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