Whoops, once again the conversation has moved faster than my ability to keep up. Yes, my current (primary) car is an econobox, and on its last legs to boot. My previous comment was meant to both inspire a chuckle and burnish my image here as a curmudgeon and a tightwad. 
Response to @Nevada_545 “. . . If you had replaced the belt, tensioner and oxygen sensor on your Grand Cherokee yourself you would have money left over for custom wheels on the vehicle of your choice.” Well. . . if I had just kept my old '92 Chevy pickup truck and never taken (tooken?) possession of that #$%^ Grand Cherokee in the first place, I’d probably have enough money left over to buy a nice waverunner, PLUS, I’d have a functional tow vehicle to pull it with. (Hindsight is always 20/20, huh?)
Regarding the several comments about the average driver not taking corners hard enough to notice the difference between steel and alloy wheels. . . . well, I’m not so sure about that. . . being out driving around in traffic for so many years is one of the main reasons I am even considering buying a new, as opposed to a used, car. I see 'em out there, taking corners with the wheels squealing, stomping on the gas, stomping on the brakes, weaving in and out of traffic tailgating at 70+ mph on the highway. . . . yeah, yeah, I know, “MOST” people don’t drive like that, we just remember seeing the few @#$%^&'s that DO.