RE: Ford Van Spare Tire
I have to "exercise the spare" on the Sprinter/Sportsmobile to check the tire pressure so it gets done more than once a year. My spare is also part of the tire rotation pattern and gets moved about twice a year for that purpose also. In this case there are 2 long bolts that hold it up. It is quite a job though. It certainly is a good idea to know how to do this job. On the other hand, I've had zero tire problems on the 2 Bs I've driven for 250,000 miles since 1997.
RE: How many miles do you put on your B per year?
Our 04 Sportsmobile.Sprinter was new in July of 2004. There are just over 100,000 miles on the odometer now. That's an average of more than 22,000 miles per year. We've used it for occasional shopping and other local errands but most of the miles were road trips of 2 to 5 weeks and 3,000 to 10,000 miles. The motor home is 4 1/2, the driver is 71 and we expect both to have many more good years. We will consider ourselves blessed if this is our last motor home.
