"Definitely the top two," Lehmann-Haupt said. "That's why we have four Ferraris and six Lamborghinis

We'll take the good with the bad. Steve Smith over at the Orlando Sentinel wrote an excellent disney cruise packages 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."
"At first, we were sort of in shock," Lehmann-Haupt said. "But then, it just becomes a matter of logistics. We filed the claim with our insurance company, made sure all the documentation was in order, and within 60 days, we had a new car."
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.
At Exotic Dream Car Rental, for example, a red Dodge Viper convertible goes for $595 a day, a Hummer H2 for $349. Mia Lambright, vice president, said that her business is split between out-of-towners looking for something fun for a weekend, and local residents who want to celebrate special occasions.
"Probably 75 percent of the calls I get are from women," said Florida disney cruise packages Exotic Car Rental manager Roshan Solay. "Wives wanting disney cruise packages to surprise their husbands for a birthday or an anniversary. A lot of our rentals are given as presents, and the Christmas season is one of our busiest times. disney cruise packages The vast majority of us can't afford a $200,000 car, but most can afford to rent something special for a day or two, just to experience it."
Solay said he sees a substantial percentage of repeat customers, some of whom come back for a favorite -- "We have one customer who has rented the same Dodge Viper four or five times." Others try out different vehicles. He also gets some customers interested in buying an exotic, who want to see how the car fits.
Obviously, renting an exotic means jumping through a certain number disney cruise packages of hoops. "We don't turn away that many people," said Lambright of Exotic Dream Car Rental, "because they can see outside the type of car we rent, and they know that coming in."
"In Florida, we get a lot more travelers, a lot more people from outside the country. They'll call and say, 'I'm coming in for the weekend for a big party, and I need a Ferrari at my hotel.' In New York, we get more local customers, people driving disney cruise packages to Atlantic City or the Hamptons for a weekend."
"Definitely the top two," Lehmann-Haupt said. "That's why we have four Ferraris and six Lamborghinis. It's what people want to drive, and it's certainly what I wanted to drive when I got into this business."
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