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The Miami New Times recently published one of the most comprehensive pieces written to date on the shady state of the exotic car rental industry in South Florida.  We spent a good amount of time with author Gus Garcia-Roberts, and we’re pleased to report that Gotham Dream Cars received extremely complementary remarks in what is otherwise a scathing review of the industry.

A highlight, with the full article below…“After slogging through this lawless industry long enough, stepping into the Gotham Dream Cars complex can be a bit startling…The cars are properly insured for rental, an on-site mechanic takes care of the fleet’s constant minor repairs, and the personable employees wear black-and-orange polo uniform tops.  It’s all so shockinly…business-y.”

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Looking for a way to spice up that holiday shopping?  Promenade Magazine wrote a little sidebar about us as a way to make that schlep a bit easier.  From the article:  “The only annoying thing about shopping and sightseeing in glorious Gotham, chockablock with the world’s most sought-after emporia and famous points of interest, is the getting to and fro, from Asprey to Armany, from Bulgari to Brunello Cucinello…it’s just such a drag when your hands are laden with shopping bags galore.  The solution, of course, is vehicular transportation that can readily whisk you from Uptown to SoHo and provide a temporary resting spot for all those treasured purchases and souvenirs.  Gotham Dream Cars makes it a snap for you to traipse around town in style and comfort on four wheels…”

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Encore , NYC’s performing arts magazine, gave us an excellent little write-up in their 2008 last-minute gift guide.  From the piece:  “There are two types of men, those who are content with the safety features of a Volvo and those who would drop whatever they’re doing to take a spin in a luxury car.  For the latter, the New York-based Gotham Dream Cars rents top-of-the-line Bentleys, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches, Maseratis and, if you’re really pimpin’, a Rolls Royce Phantom…”

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NJ Savvy Living Magazine gave our DreamShare program a terrific shout-out in their December “Ultra Luxe” gift guide of Air, Land and Sea (we were ‘land’ in case you were wondering).  From the article:  “Bentley or Aston Martin?  Lamborghini or Ferrari?  Why choose?  Gift certificates for timeshares in the DreamShare Membership Club make it possible to drive them all.  Plans ranging from $18,000 to $49,000 give you points to exchange for access to Gotham Dream Cars’ multimillion dollar collection of exotic and luxurious cars for up to 180 driving days.”

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AutoWeek was kind enough to give us a mention in their 2008 Holiday Gift Guide.  From the article:  “Gotham Dream Cars rents exotic cars (Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Bentley, Maserati) for $895 - $3,950 a day, with door-to-door delivery and pick-up, fuel, tolls, GPS, personalized driving routes and customized music CDs.  Also available are driving tours and club memberships.”

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IN New York wrote a nice little blurb about us in their ‘insider’ column.  “Gotham Dream Cars offers more than 20 luxury driving machines - including the Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder - for rent by the day, weekend, week or longer.”  Yep, that pretty much sums it up.  Click below for the full story.

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Forbes Traveler published a nice piece covering the exotic car rental business across the globe.  (We have a nice mention in there are were the only US-company highlighted.)  Renting an exotic really is a global phenomenon and it’s great to see the industry getting some more coverage.  Full text below…

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“Is your retail executive team making all the right moves…?  Then it’s time to reward them with something special, like say…putting them behind the wheel of an ultra-exotic sports car for a five-hour driving excursion.  Seriously.”

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Big kudos to our new friend A.J. Baime over at Playboy.com who wrote up a great little piece about his time in the F430.  Alas, since you’re all wondering, they did not provide us with Playmates at the end of their rental.  Next time, guys.  Next time.

From the article:  “I had a thought while I was hurtling down Manhattan’s West Side Highway in a Ferrari F430, right around the time the speedometer needle darted past 110 mph…Flooring a Ferrari is like having a baby. Until you’ve experienced it, there’s no way you could understand how thrilling and unnerving it is.”  Full text below…

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“If you must brave the weekend traffic to the Hamptons, you might as well do it in style.  Gotham Dream Cars has a $2 million fleet of luxury cars to rent by the day, weekend, or week…All you have to do is choose among the Ferrari F430 Spider, Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster, and Bentley Continental GTC…Then you’re off in your Murcielago to Tutto Il Giorno in Sag Harbor.”  Click below for a clip of the piece.

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We got a ton of coverage on our big announcement on the addition of the Saleen S7 to our fleet.  Some choice quotes:

“The Saleen S7 supercar is…proof positive that sex itself can tear up tarmac, and a genuine contender amongst the very top echelon of the world’s performance cars…If you’re willing to stump up the US$4000 per day charge to take what may be the world’s most extravagant rental car out for a spin.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHE - GizMag.com

“You say you have a class reunion coming up and just can’t show up in your eight-year-old Corolla? Well, cheer up Bunkie– that’s what rental cars are for. And since anything worth doing is worth doing right, Gotham Dream Cars has just the car for you. For a mere $4000/day (plus insurance) you can make your grand entrance in a Saleen S7.” - TheTruthAboutCars.com

The full list of outlets that picked up the store is below…

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Rob stopped by the “10! Show” on Philadelphia’s NBC10 for their Father’s Day Man Show special, and he brought some toys with him — the evil Lamborghini Murcielago and our new baby the Saleen S7.  Watch as Rob tries to pretend like he has any idea what “The Skoogle” is (a cousin of Google?  A rare skin disorder?  A highway in Philadelphia?).  See below for video…

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Alice Stockton-Rossini from 1010 WINS (the most listened-to station in the nation, ya know) stopped by the clubhouse the other day to ogle some cars and learn about the Dream Car Tour.  She was psyched!  She did a brief interview with our own COO Rob Ferretti and then hit the streets to get some thoughts from John Q. Public.  Sorry guys, no Lexuses here…

Full story and audio below…

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Love him or hate him, everyone knows Imus.  And Imus loves GDC.  This past week he made a point of giving us a shout out on-air (thanks!).  Here are some clips of him fighting the good fight for us…

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Robb Report Collection writer Matt Phenix joined us for a Dream Car Tour recently and had a blast. He wrote about his experience in the February Robb Report Collection in its special “Adventure Guide.” Click below for the full story…

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BusinessWeek had a nice little blurb about us in their January 14th issue: “The rich in America can afford to buy super-luxury autos—and many do. But car connoisseurs increasingly are purchasing time shares in fancy cars…” Read on for the full piece.

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We’ll take the good with the bad. Steve Smith over at the Orlando Sentinel wrote an excellent story about this crazy industry and included some “tales from the field” that we relayed to him. “Gotham, one of the largest and oldest companies of its kind in the country, rents exotic autos from offices in New York City and Miami. As you might expect, the Miami fleet is heavy on bling in general, convertibles in particular.”

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We sat down with Money for Breakfast host Peter Barnes for a chat about the business during their ‘One Thing You Should Give’ segment. They had originally scheduled an outside interview and spin around the block, but it started snowing during the taping, so we had to scratch that idea. Ahh the joys of exotic cars during the holiday season. Click to see the video…

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This was just awesome - CNBC Power Lunch did a 5 minute segment on us in their pre-holiday round-up. An amazing experience - we brought an F430, the Vanquish, and the red Murcielago to their studios and chatted with co-anchors Bill Griffeth & Melissa Francis. Click below for the full video…

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It appears as if some news outlets are actually listening to the advice we have to offer (::shock::).  Below are some clips of the coverage’s we’ve received from our “DOs and DON’Ts” release about what to be aware of before renting the car of your dreams…

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Cody, one of the co-hosts of the ‘Happy Hour’ show on FOX Business, met up with us in Central Park and took a mid-day spin in our orange Gallardo Spyder. He was enthusiastic, to say the least (who wouldn’t be?). He even managed to keep an (almost) straight face after he cut his back on his mic transmitter as he hopped in the car Dukes of Hazard-style….click below for the full video…

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Fortune’s automotive journalist Sue Zesiger Callaway gave us a terrific mention in her piece for CNNMoney.com & Fortune Magazine: “Just call GDC and tell it what you want, when, and where — and the company will make it happen. GDC prides itself on being available and flexible — it even gives members an extra day free on weekend rentals.”

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Kicking the holiday season off on the right foot, Auto Aficionado was kind enough to give our Dream Car Tour a nice mention in their annual holiday gift guide. See below for photos of the coverage (thanks to our friend Greg G. for spotting this!)

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Spirit Magazine took our Aston Martin Vanquish for a spin and did a feature on an “extreme makeover” of their writer, Jesse Hicks.  From the piece:  “Outside the hotel awaited my chariot: an Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, illegally parked, its tungsten finish gleaming like quicksilver in the sun.”  Click below for a picture and a highlight…

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“A midlife crisis doesn’t always come cheap. More than one person has put an expensive sports car in the driveway about halfway through the ordeal, only to find that the buyer’s-remorse aftermath then creates a whole new set of crises. That’s why getting your fix by simply renting a fantasy car might be the hot ticket.”

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