The kind of people who get rims repaired rather than just buying new (no doubt based on some hand-wavy BS about safety from someone who makes a margin on the rims they sell) don't buy new rims.

They do buy cars with huge rims with exposed metal that is easily scratched. I was scared to park my new car in close spots.

Now I got a Mazda CX5 and it has “just” 19” rims with tires that are wider than the rims.