I thought I would have a little fun with todays post and take a look at some of the other cars in Fifty Shades of Grey. I already covered the A3/Submissive Special and the R8 Spyder in previous posts.
VW Beatle – AKA Wanda
Anastasia’s poor college student car, it was purchased from Jose’s mother. It’s a light blue and has seen better days. There is no power steering; maybe it really was originally Jose’s mother’s mother’s car. It also had no light up vanity and was not drivable in stiletto heels.
Taylor disposed of poor Wanda; he’s said to have sold for good money as a classic car. If we go by Ana’s attachment to it, that is true. If we go by Christian’s standards, I suspect it’s at a dump being sold off for parts. But there truly is a market for VW Beetles, there are VW clubs across the country so who knows.
Mercedes CLK
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The sporty car Katherine Agnes Kavanagh drives. Anastasia is known to borrow when Wanda isn’t up to a task, like when she needs to interview Christian Grey. The Mercedes CLK was the first coupe and convertible for the middle and wealthy classes offered by Mercedes. That translates into a sticker price of $45,000 – $60,000 new. However, the CLK was discontinued after 2009 and replaced by models in the E-Class. Since EL James originally started writing in 2009 this may have had no impact on its choice in the book.
The CLK came as a 2-door, 4-seater, enough for a college student. And after my extensive Internet research, I’m pretty sure the car only comes in silver.
Crissy
