Wheel Replacement

[Joseph_Guerre]

Trying to decide if I'm being fed a line or not. Have a slow leak in one tire (put on a new set 1300 miles ago, original wheels in service 36 months) and stopped in too have it checked out. First line out of the salesman mouth was "If the tire is on aluminum wheels, especially from the factory, they probably need to be replaced if the car is older than two years." While I know the salt used here on the roads in Michigan can do a lot damage, this is the first I've heard of it destroying wheels in 3 years.

Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.