^ Man, I think this is the 3rd thread this season about alloys vs steelies. I will never have steelies, never had a leak, but also don't use cheap alloys. It just looks stupid especially on luxury cars to be seen 5 months of it in cheap black steelies, that usually after the 4th year have rust on them. My neighbour has had a BMW 5 series, and now a MB E350 both have had black alloys for the winter. And my idea of washing the car is, once a month!
The only thing that have steelies is the Odyssey, as it is an LX, and has hubcaps. And don't tell anyone, when I bought the van, I didn't feel like getting winters. So I am using the all-seasons this year, and next fall, getting the same all-weathers my Nissan had, which work pretty good. If I am really concerned about traction with the snow & ice, I take the Mazda, with OEM alloys and Continental Extreme Wintercontact winter tires...