Car story

On May 20 at 8:46 am, a flashing yellow light flashes on the hood of Keri Warnicks 2014 Camry. She cautiously turns onto Brodie lane, beginning her weekday drive to Bowie high school to drop of her daughter and her friend Katie Ash. The clean black leather interior keeps the already black car warm, as it sits in the sun in front of the Deerfield apartments.

"I like the black because it looks cool, but it gets really hot from sitting in the sun all day long." Warnick says.

Mrs.Warnick has owned this black Camry for only one month, after getting rid of her white 4runner.

"I liked the 4runner, but it got pricy because the gas mileage was so low."

The new Camry Mrs.Warnick now has gets 36mph compared to the 4runner which got barely over 23mph.

"The gas millage on this car is amazing."Warnick says.

Another Camry owner James Ash has similar claims of the gas mileage that the Camry gets.

"This car runs good, way better than the old Subaru (Forrester) I had." Ash said.

Warnick's two daughters Siena 15 and Milan 11, both enjoy the car. Although, Siena believes that the 4runner was more practical.

"I wish [Keri] kept the 4runner because it was supposed to be my car, and the Camry is a lot different" said Siena Rea.

Siena Rea, who was supposed to receive the 4runner, may not approve of the Camry, but her sister Milan Rea is indifferent.

"As long as we have a car its fine with me" said Milan Rea.

Many of Keri Warnick's friends approve of her new car choice, including Mara Ash.

"We used to have a Camry and it was very reliable, I'm sure Keri appreciates that" said Ash.

One eye-catching detail of the all black Camry is the unique bumper sticker applied to the back window. The neon multicolored frog holding up a peace sign with paisley pattern contrasts with its dark surroundings and doesn't go unseen.

"That frog is from a convenient shop in Seattle, I thought it was the coolest thing, I never saw anything like it," said Keri Warnick.

The black Camry pulls up at Bowie high school as Siena Rea and Katie Ash prepare to get out of the car. Siena and Katie say their goodbyes and leave Keri to drive back through traffic as she attempts to get home in time for her 9:15 phone conference.