Well just how big is the space for the spare tire? Could a small cooler
full of beer fit in there? And if not, could there maybe be space
enough for a couple bottles of good burbon or rye? Then if the cheapo
non-Michelein tyres go flat (well, when they go flat), you can just get
out and have a little party by the side of the road while waiting for
the local or state police to come by and call a service call in for
you. Of course if you have the cute little on-call system, you can call
the sexy voiced operator and flirt for a while and then report your
flat tire. It is funny, but with those squashed down looking windows, I
would expect the space they saved to have been put into modern
conveniences such as spare tires and steering wheels. Oh well ... the
spirt of the great Jerkin Shrimp lives on!

mcbrue sparetiredly under the bridge in the trailer down by the river

96 S420

I'm simply amazed that a car would be sold without a spare tire.  Even one
of those "mini" spares would be better than no spare at all.  Heck, I even
remember when I bought my last Mercedes how the dealer touted that fact that
MB provided full-sized spares.

Josh