Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2000, Page 78

Description:	Senior Megan SlotaThe word that came tomind when describing Slotascar was longevity; her 1986gray Honda Accord LX read317,000 miles and was stillrunning strong. It had becomea family tradition; Slotas dadbought it new, and it hadbeen passed down throughher brothers and on to her.Q: How is it differentowning a car with so manymiles on it?A: People think its going tobreak down. The car placethinks it will go to 400,000miles.Q: If you couldchange one thingabout your carwhat would itbe?A: Make it anautomatic. Its astick shift and Imjust sick of it. Itwas cool at first,and something tolearn and I knowhow to do it now.It is a good skill to knowQ: What is the funnieststory you have about yourcar?A: When the Spanishexchange people were here, Ifit eight people in my car. Twoshotgun, two in the trunk,three in the back seat, andmyself driving. My car wasslow and the tires were low.When we got out, people werelooking at us. We went toSteak n Shake and as we gotout some other people weredoing the same thing.Junior Andy Bradley isvery proud of his 1980 G7Jeep. Alongside hisfather, he rebuilt it to lookas good as new.Photos Courtesy of /Andy BradleyJunior Andy BradleyDavid WonderStanding in the snow, senior Megan Slota leans againsther 1986 Honda Accord. Reading 317,000 miles, thiscar had perhaps more miles than any other car atmington South.Just getting into this Pacificblue 1980 CJ7 Jeep required alot of skill. This vehicle wasdefinitely equipped to handleoff-road conditions, butBradley was very hesitant totake any chances with hisbaby.Q: Why did you decide torebuild your jeep?A: This was my first vehicle,and it was a piece of junk atfirst. But I wanted to keep it,so my dad said the only way toAutdo that was by doing it all.Q: Do you think your jeepreflects your personality?A: Maybe a little, I dont knowif its macho, but I like to goriding around town with thetop off and go muddin.Q: How important is yourjeep to you?A: Very, once youve builtsomething you have more pridein it than if you just buy itsomewhere.Students confess stories behind their cars by Jordan GarnerSenior Alex SulgroveAfter hearing Sulgrove talk about his1992 Jeep Wrangler, one got the sensethat he was not describing a car, butrather a person. This beast of a vehiclewas regularly taken to the limits, andrarely backed down from a challenge.Q: What is the most unique thingabout your vehicle?A: Its got a two-inch shacko lift to getbetter off-road performance.Q: How does your vehicle reflect yourpersonality? Stuck in Lake Monroe on a cold Friday night, seniorA: It shows that I am an outdoors kind of Alex Sulgrove chains his Jeep Wrangler to senior Chrisperson. I like to have a good time and so Var9°s chevrolet Suburban. Vargo was attempting todoes mv ieeo pu Su\|grove out of the lake- Sulgrove became stuck iny J ^* a failed attempt at off-roading.Q: Tell me about an unusual A: One time I was on a trail in the middleexperience you have had while going of nowhere, and I had to spend five hoursoff-road. digging myself out in the pouring rain.Justin BanksJustin Banks78 Gothic •NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1999
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Collection:	Bloomington High School South

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