True, just about EVERY used car listing I’ve been looking at online states “Alloy Wheels”. I think in terms of, the car I buy is going to be completely ‘used up’ by the time I sell / dispose of it, so residual value doesn’t matter. Oftentimes I forget that I do not think like most other people. Besides, buying a manual transmission is the kiss of death for resale value anyway, after folks see “manual transmission” most won’t even bother to read on to what kind of wheels. 
All that being said, I suppose if I can expect alloy wheels to last the life of the car, barring accidents, then they’d be perfectly acceptable to me. Form and function and whatnot, ya know? 
Hmmm, “Grin” looks the same as “Smiley”.