CharlesinGA wrote:
I am a steel wheels kind of guy. Much less likely to be damaged by road debris, chuck holes, tire machines operated by inept tire installers, etc. I presently own the one set of alloy wheels I have ever had, on my '04 Pontiac Vibe. When I bought it one wheel was bent and would not balance, I replaced it, now I have three wheels bent from normal interstate and secondary road use. I'm not hard on a car, its just that alloy wheels are more easily damaged, that is why there are so many alloy wheel repair companies around. Toyota (Vibe is actually a Toyota Matrix) has a wheel cover that mimics the look of the alloy wheel styiing, I am about ready to buy a new set of steel rims and wheel covers and get rid of those crappy alloy wheels.
Would I want a set on my View? Absolutely not. I am running the naked steel wheels with the plastic Mercedes front wheel hub caps. Wished everyone made hub caps for front and rear steel wheels as nice as the Chevy/GMC 3500 ones.
I'm the odd man out, my vote is for naked steel wheels.
Charles
I'm %100 with you on staying with steel. I can't go with naked steel though. I like the stock chrome wheel covers over the steel - assuming I keep the covers shined up!
I guess as you get older you begin to go the simple, reliable, low-worry and practical route on a lot of things. "Looks" is mostly for when one is young.
P.S. With a mix of steel and alloy on a MH with rear duals, wouldn't one need to carry two spares in order to cover the two wheel types?
