Spare tire

I think that is the way of the world unless one buys vehicles far more expensive than we do.

Thank you all. steel rim on spare!! Thats what I wanted to know

We have a new 2013 171 HRE with two aluminum wheels and a white steel spare.  My guess is that it's a money saving item for FR.  I would guess a third aluminum wheel is in the $200-$300 range.  Since it is rarely used, if ever, I will live with it.  Safe Travels.

My last camper had steel rims, which were ordered brand new when I replaced the tires so I know the bead was good (no rust).  The loss of air between trips was the same as I've seen with the aluminum rims on the pod.  Ditto on other vehicles with steel and aluminum.

Like other vehicles, I'm sure some of the "loss" that is seen is actually due to temperature differences.  If you fill them to 50 psi when it is 90 outside and then the temperature drops to 60 the internal tire pressure will noticeably drop.  My TV has a pressure readout on the dash and over the summer all four tires read 40-41.  Now that the temps have dropped they read 36-37.

Our tires are aluminum. Our neighbor told us if the rims are aluminum that tires tend to lose air pressure. This has been the case for us. So now we check tire pressure before we head out anywhere with our Rapod.