Piper Planalp

Senior Piper Planalp’s orange, decorative Volkswagen New Beetle often draws eyes. “I’ll drive by a car of kids or something, and just chaos ensues,” Planalp said. Her car is named Lola Mac. “It’s Lola because [of] Lola Bunny, because she’s orange and… carrots, bunnies; and Mac, because [of] mac and cheese — also orange.” Planalp uses “her” to talk about Lola Mac as well, and her friends have taken to this address of her car. “They’ll be like, ‘Oh, let’s go ride in the Lola Mac,’ or in the Mac mobile.” Planalp finds her car special because it’s cute and orange. Students at West know of her car with the floral wheel and wind-up attachment and often say it represents Planalp’s personality.

Senia Robin

Sophomore Senia Robin got her car four months ago. When people see her drive her car, they aren’t surprised. “They usually say it looks like a car I would drive. They could see me driving it.” Her blue bug is functional and she likes it. “I like the color and it’s nice and small. It works well for me.”

Brady Chronicle

Senior Brady Chronicle’s truck is large and has a loud exhaust. “[It’s] definitely an eye catcher versus some other cars in the parking lot,” Chronicle said. He got it in October 2023 after previously owning a Ford. “The transmission was about to go on that, so [I] sold it and got something a little more reliable and newer.” The general opinions from the people Chronicle knew when he got his truck were positive. “They thought it was cool. They thought it sounded pretty good.”