It seems that while much-maligned starlet Lindsay Lohan is finally back behind the wheel in California, the economic situation has hit her hard as photographers recently caught her getting behind the wheel of a Mercedes SL550 – a step down from her SL65.

After crashing her SL65 almost two years ago, Lohan has gotten her California license back, but now she’s driving a SL550, which is a significant downgrade for the Mean Girls star.

While many people would be happy to drive around in an SL550, at $98,000 Kelly Blue Book lists the car at almost half the sticker price of a $194,175 SL65.

In other Lohan news, it seems the actress is having some bad luck with her forms of transportation. Following last week’s Super Bowl, Lohan was bumped from first class on a Delta airlines flight from Tampa, Florida.

But reports say the 22-year-old actress threw a fit and eventually a first class seat was found to accommodate her.

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