SLK320 - will collapsible tyre fit

[Ave]

I am just about to buy a 2003 SLK320. At present it doesn't have a collapsible spare wheel only the tyrefit canister. If I remove the storage box will a collapsible spare fit in its place? If so, are the collapsible wheels for the R170 and R171 models the same? Or maybe any other models as they seem to be easy to source on eBay. Thanks in advance for any helpful replies.

 

[GP801]

The collapsible spare is a disaster. I dont know if it will fit but its hardly worth bothering with. On our R171 even if you do use it the wheel you take off the car wont go in the boot so what is the point.

 

[Ave]

But isn't that better than having to call for a breakdown truck every time if the boot is empty I'd secure it with the boot lid open somehow?