Phil Lienert is a junior at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School. By Dan Lienert oe Marwil's earliest automotive memories date back to the Volkswagen Beetle owned by his parents when he was a toddler. Frankly, I'm more attached to the older models. Marwil's take on the car seems typically collegiate. I guess at an age where many of us are trying to look sexy and sophisticated, cute and cuddly aren't qualities we're looking for in our cars.
Some guys dig that, though.
Marwil's friend Brian Lipson, also 19, says that the vehicle's perkiness appeals to him. It's like a little bubble floating down the freeway. As one might expect, all eyes are on the shiny red Beetle as it putters along U of M's campus streets. Even future doctors are thrilled to hear that a Bug is going around Ann Arbor. Lisa Moed, a Michigan senior, stops as she walks between classes to examine the new car.