Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Altitude Dream Cars open for business

Altitude Dream Cars is now open for business starting March 1st, 2007and we're proud to offer an alternative car rental concept to the Rocky Mountains by offering luxury and exotic vehicles to rent for a day, a weekend or for a week. Our concept is simple, provide a unique vehicle experience that you can enjoy yourself or give to a friend for any occasion, birthday, anniversary, wedding or just for a special night out on the town.

Experience the excitement of driving something completely different, but being able to Drive it like you own it . There's nothing like the head-turning opportunity of driving a world class vehicle that may not be sitting in your garage today.

Here's your chance to try something completely different for that next weekend get-a-way, anniversary, wedding or just for a special night on the town.

We're pleased to offer three distinct products for your driving pleasure. Starting on March 1st, 2007 <http://www.altitudedreamcars.com/latest-news/open-for-business-2.html>
the following cars will be available.

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Thursday, February 22, 2007

Feel Like a Million Dollars

Cruising down 121 around 95 mph in my Ferrari f-430. Windows down music blaring with a 490 HP 4.3 litre v-8 putting some intense g-forces on my body. With all the ladies staring at me, all this makes me feel like a million dollars. Since I don’t have the $168,000 to buy one of these amazing Ferrari’s, the next best thing would be to rent one. At DFW Elite Auto Rental for $1,650 a day I can enjoy this and many other cars like it.

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Auto News For Today from Auto Blog



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Aston Martin’s range-topping GT, the Vanquish S, is nearing the end of its run as the British marque’s top dog, and to give it a proper sendoff, a special edition will be built. The Vanquish S Ultimate Edition, limited to just 40 cars, will be finished in a model-specific Ultimate Black paint. Inside, the all-black cabin will feature dark chrome accents, exclusive leather and stitching treatments, and of course, the requisite special-model plaques informing the occupants which number of the forty cars they’re riding in. The Vanquish S powertrain is unchanged, and given that it’s good for 200 mph, it’s not as if it needed anything. Pricing will also be in line with the standard Vanquish S.

In other news relating to the Vanquish, Aston Martin’s Works Service division has announced the availability of a kit that will allow existing customers to have their cars converted from the standard paddle-shifter setup to a true stick-shift manual gearbox. Pricing for that bit of surgery starts at £13,250 + VAT.

[Source: Aston Martin]

Continue reading Aston Martin Vanquish S going out in style with Ultimate Edition, stickshift conversion




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Thanks For the WOW!

Thanks to DFW Elite Car Rental our kids had their picture taken with a $100,000 beauty. On Classic Car Night in our AWANA program we attempt to show our kids some WOW! DFW Elite came through for us with an unbelievable Mercedes Benz from which even the adults could not keep away. I sure hope Church receipts don't decline as our folks rush out to try their stable of WOW!

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Monday, February 19, 2007

Incredible Cars

On a trip to the quaint town of Granbury, Texas, imagine my surprise when on the courthouse square I see a line of the most incredible cars in the world. Porsche, Ferrari, I couldn't help but envy whoever it was who was driving those beauties through the Texas countryside. Makes a man wish he could trade his van for a few hours. . .and now, praise the Lord, you can! Wow! Sign me up. I'm the guy in Lamborghini, honey.

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Sunday, February 18, 2007

Come see the difference Image Exotic Car Rental has to offer.

Image Rent-A-Car has its headquarters in New York City NY and specializes in exotic car rental and luxury car rentals. Whether you are looking for a Mercedes, Jaguar, Range Rover, BMW, Porsche, Cadillac, Rolls Royce, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Lexus, Corvette, Hummer, Viper, a conversion van, 15 passenger vans, a new hybrid or a decked out SUV, you have come to the right place. We carry only the newest models available and keep our rental cars in pristine condition all with low mileage.

We now have car rental offices covering all over New York and On special request we can deliver to: Philadelphia PA, Hartford CT, Atlantic City and Newark NJ Airport and beyond.

Come see the difference Image Car Rental has to offer. We extend red carpet service to all our clients as well as a concierge. We are also happy to deliver your car to you anywhere in New York Tri-State area anytime day or night, 11am or 3am . We are here to make your car hire experience the very best it can be. As our motto states, “Drive in Style !.”

To learn more about our Exotic Car Rental VIP Service in New York

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Exotic Car Rental Network Launches New Directory Dedicated to Exotic Car Clubs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: WorldGroup Advisory

Cheryl Georg

303.478.9734

10820 Mountainshire Cr, Littleton CO 80126

Cheryl@worldgroupadvisory.com

Exotic Car Rental Network Launches New Directory Dedicated to Exotic Car Clubs


January 22, 2007, Dallas TX -
The Rent Exotic Cars Network (www.RentExoticCars.net) has added a new directory devoted to exotic and luxury car clubs. Exotic Car Clubs (www.ExoticCarClubs.com) includes both exotic car share clubs and fractional ownership exotic car clubs. “This type of directory website doesn’t exist anywhere else,” says Cheryl Lyman, webmaster and president of CS Publications (www.cspublications.com).

“Once we launched www.RentExoticCars.net, many exotic car clubs asked to be listed,” says Lyman. “Research showed us why: there wasn’t a directory exclusive to the exotic car club industry. Some directories listed car clubs with rental companies. Although they belong there, we felt that car clubs deserved a directory devoted exclusively to them, so we launched http://www.exoticcarclubs.com/.”

"All segments of the exotic car sharing, rental and time share industry are growing,” reports Ron Sturgeon, president of the recently formed Exotic Auto Rental Association (http://www.exoticautorentalassoc.com/) and founder of DFW Car Club.com (http://www.dfwelitecarclub.com/). “Since we met to form an association, I have had steady emails about the business, so it's obviously getting attention. Consumers want the product, but not enough entrepreneurs have been willing to enter this highly fragmented niche. This new directory will help exotic car enthusiasts find share clubs and fractional ownership opportunities near them by visiting an easy-to-use website.”

Fractional car clubs are a small but growing part of the picture. According to a recent Helium Club report, “some clubs provide members fractional usage of or ownership in one car, whereas other clubs provide members fractional usage of a fleet of exotic cars.”

AutoWeek magazine uses a familiar concept to describe how car clubs work in their article, “Country Clubs for Car People (February 20, 2006). According to the article, “The [exotic car club] premise is simple: Pay a prescribed amount each year to participate, get 10 - 20 or more days in a bunch of desirable cars. The generic name for these enterprises could be car lease clubs, but the guys behind the clubs prefer you think of them as country clubs for car people.”

Exotic Car Clubs.com lists each club with contact information, specifics on the type of club, and links to each club’s site. The site will also feature a calendar, news and articles about specific exotic car clubs and the industry as a whole. A blog devoted to items of interest to exotic car club members is included. Drivers are invited to share their experiences. Visitors may subscribe to the free blog feed to receive immediate notice of new events and items. Now there is one place for the exotic car club community to go for information. “The site is devoted to exotic car clubs, and we want to make it a place members look forward to visiting,” says Lyman.

"Exotic Car Clubs.com gives one central site on the internet for information and news of all clubs, domestic and international. The directory will help promote the fleet-sharing industry as a whole. Cheryl is the web pioneer in this sector, and has created a unique and useful directory. It is worthy of our support,” states Henri Deschamps, president and founder of Club Ferdinand (http://www.clubferdinand.us/).

Visit www.ExoticCarClubs.com for a complete listing of exotic car clubs. For more information on Exotic Car Clubs or the Rent Exotic Cars Network, please contact Cheryl Lyman, webmaster and president, phone: 817-764-0419, E-mail: webmaster@rentexoticcars.net.

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Web sites mentioned in this release:
www.RentExoticCars.net
http://www.exoticautorentalassoc.com/
http://www.dfwelitecarclub.com/
http://www.clubferdinand.us/

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2007 Mercedes-Benz CL550 Offers Sizzling Style and Machine-Like Power

The New 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL550 comes equipped with throaty power that stems from a 5.5 liter V8 engine producing enough horsepower (382 to be exact) to propel its 4,485 pounds from zero to 60 in just 4.5 seconds — a characteristic that, according to Perleberg, makes you forget you’re handling such a massive machine.

Current EPA fuel mileage estimates peg the 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL550 at 15 city and 22 highway miles-per-gallon, not enough to avoid the $1,300 gas guzzler tax. But, with a window sticker of $99,900 (Perleberg’s test car listed at $110,925), it’s unlikely owners of the Mercedes CL550 will notice the lack of fuel efficiency, says Perleberg.
To learn more about the Mercedes CL550, as well as additional Car Buying Research tools and services, log onto NADAguides.com.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

DFW Elite Car Club featured in Helium Report

Helium Report had a featured story on DFW Elite Car Club today. This new club was recently launched by DFW Elite Auto Rental.

DFW Elite Auto Rental is a featured sponsor on Rent Exotic Cars.net DFW Elite Car Club is a featured advertiser on Exotic Car Clubs.com.

DFW Elite Car Club has five different membership tiers based on level of financial participation and to amount of car usage. Monthly fees range from $750 to $2,000 ($3,000 for corporate members) with options to purchase additional points.

Read the complete Helium Report story at http://www.heliumreport.com/exotic-car-clubs/dfw-elite-car-club-sets-its-sights-on-the-texas-exotic-car-club-market-000727.php

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Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Valentine's Day gifts: He shops, she shops

Valentines day is just around the corner. Looking for the perfect gift? Look no more. Alan Murray and Laura Landro, assistant managing editors for the Wall Street Journal, wrote an article about great gift ideas for the man or woman in your life. Our directory, www.RentExoticCars.net, was mentioned in the story as the place to find exotic rental car dealers. The story also mentioned finding a Ferarri 360 Coupe from one of our featured advertisers, Las Vegas Exotic Car Rentals. Below is the full story as shown in the Wall Street Journal and Pittsburgh Post Gazette.


(as seen on Pittsburgh Post Gazette and Wall Street Journal)
Valentine's Day gifts: He shops, she shops

Monday, February 05, 2007By Alan Murray and Laura Landro, The Wall Street Journal

BUYING FOR HER
By Alan Murray
Valentine's Day gifts are filled with peril.
Any other day of the year, an ugly sweater or a cheap-looking pair of earrings is just further evidence of your poorly developed shopping skills. On Valentine's Day, it becomes a "symbol of our relationship." Get it wrong, and it may be your last.
"Experience" gifts only heighten the risk. Quality control is difficult. A hot-air-balloon ride may sound like a romantic journey, but what if the weather turns bad? Or if your pilot tells off-color jokes? Those baskets can be really small.
No wonder so many guys stick to red roses, Godiva chocolates and Tiffany baubles.
Still, in the spirit of adventure, my colleague Laura Landro and I have decided this year to abandon the material world and look for the perfect experience. The good news is that there are now a number of Web sites that can help, including XperienceDays.com, cloud9living.com, excitations.com and signaturedays.com.
Before we dive in, though, a few words of caution:
Remember that you want this to be the perfect experience for her -- not you. Renting a Ferrari Spider for the day may sound like bliss -- but will she take it the same way? Same goes for bungee jumping. Fearing where I might go with this, Laura sent me a warning email that read: "Hint: Nothing that involves anything rustic." So much for bull-riding school.
Check it out first. Buying a diamond on the Web is one thing. Buying the time of your life is something else. Before I commit myself to a dinner cruise for Valentine's Day, I want to see the boat, the menu and maybe even check out the crowd.
Here's my hit list for women's gifts this Valentine's Day and Laura's responses:
Dance Lesson for Two: Even if it's not your thing, she'll love this one. Xperience Days offers this in New York for $115, with dance styles ranging from the Viennese waltz to the West Coast swing to the tango. Also available in San Francisco and Philadelphia.
Laura Landro responds: I love this idea, but it's a gamble if your loved one is a natural klutz. I can get out there and shake it with the best of them in freestyle boogie mode, but when I've tried to learn real dance steps I trip over myself -- and my partner. My mother, who can do a mean fox trot, has tried to teach me at weddings without success; my husband, who knows all the right moves, says I always try to lead. I'm ready for professional intervention.
Helicopter Tour: I've always wanted to do the tour of Manhattan. And the rotor noise makes it harder to hear the pilot's bad jokes. Signature Days, Cloud 9 and Xperience Days all offer this option, starting at $69 per person. In Boston, you can get a helicopter tour of old lighthouses; in San Diego, you can cruise the coastline; and from Sedona, Ariz., you can tour the red rock canyons.
Laura: When I told Alan I didn't want anything rustic, I also meant I didn't want anything dangerous. The last time I got in a tourist helicopter was a ride eight years ago over active volcanoes on the Big Island in Hawaii. As our pilot swooped down to hover over a gaping crater full of red molten lava I swore if I made it out of there alive I'd never do this again. Seriously, check the record of the tour operator if you don't want to risk your life; while helicopter-accident rates have declined in recent years, they are still higher than overall aviation accident rates.
Spa for Her. Sometimes the best way to show you care is to give her a day away. A day at the spa for her is a nice gift, with a wide range of options and prices.
Laura: I will always accept a spa gift with pleasure as long as Alan follows his own advice: Check it out first. Nothing is less pleasant than a spa that isn't spic and span, and I'm leery of New Age places that scrub you down with grape pips, silt or Dead Sea black mud. And no co-ed communal steam rooms!
Lobster Fest: If you are within reach of FedEx, you can have live lobsters delivered to you year round, with clams, corn, chowder with a big pot to prepare it all. All you need to complete the feast is a stove or fire for cooking. It's a great way to bring back a bit of summer in the middle of winter. Try lobstertogo.com, or mainelobsterdirect.com
Laura: I have to admit I'm skeptical. Are they still alive, fresh and kicking after a long flight in a cargo hold? Come to think of it, hold the lobsters; I never liked the whole throw-them-alive-into-the-pot routine anyway. And this still means I have to cook and clean up, right? Just take me to a local lobster shanty.
Dinner at Home: Not going out can often be the most romantic experience. In Washington, Cloud 9 Living will come into your home and prepare a gourmet meal, with matched wines. The price is stiff -- $440 for three courses -- but you avoid the uncontrolled distractions of a crowded restaurant (and the uncertain result of cooking yourself). Signature Days offers something similar for $379 in most major cities. Or check with your favorite local caterer to see what they can provide.
Laura: Now you're talking! I don't have to cook, I don't have to clean up, and we don't have to drive home! And it wouldn't hurt to end the evening with a little bauble floating at the bottom of a champagne glass!

BUYING FOR HIM
By Laura Landro
For most women, a romantic evening with a little bling, some bubbly and a bouquet of long-stemmed roses is the only Valentine's Day experience we really want; our biggest fear is a gift that is really more about an experience he'd like to have, such as a couple of tickets to the playoffs or a camping trip in the backcountry.
On the other hand, since many experience gifts benefit the giver as well, this Valentine's Day my list includes gifts that will teach him a skill I can enjoy (such as a cooking class), enable me to accompany him somewhere I really want to go (that Rolling Stones concert he'd never get the tickets for) and provide him with services that will spiff up his grooming, golf game or general appearance. Worst-case scenario, he rejects some of my gifts after I've already paid for them -- but I can always use that spa certificate to get myself a facial.
Here are my picks and what my colleague Alan Murray has to say about them:
A Personal Concierge: By the time he's thought to make a reservation for the hot new restaurant or club, get tickets to a play or buy me that bauble for Valentine's Day, it's probably too late. Concierge services offer to take care of it for him. Quintessentially (quintessentially.com), based in London with offices in New York and elsewhere around the globe, offers memberships starting at $1,500 a year and can get last- minute reservations at hot spots, hard-to-get tickets and entry to private clubs. Less pricey: services such as Yourpersonalbutler.com and Finiconcierge.com that charge by the hour for errands like shopping and picking up your dry cleaning. To find one near you try the International Concierge and Errand Association (Iceaweb.org)
Alan Murray responds: I've never had a concierge or a "personal butler," and fear I'd make poor use of it. I think I'd rather pick up my own dry cleaning and have a weekend away instead.
Cooking Classes: He may be a whiz at the grill, but how about sharpening his culinary skills and making him feel like the Iron Chef in the process? Local groups offer gift certificates; try Oakland, Calif.'s Compassionate Cooks (Compassionatecooks.com). Culinary schools typically offer adult classes, such as the New York Institute of Culinary Education's four-session "Techniques of Asian Cooking" for $425. For a real splurge, the school's "Camp BBQ" trips to North Carolina, Texas or Tennessee include an old-fashioned pig pickin' and barbecue tips from famous rib-masters ($3,750 double occupancy, not including airfare.)
Alan: This is a great idea, and I accept! I'd particularly like to know how to make my own North Carolina-style pulled pork barbecue, since that's in short supply in my hometown of Greenwich, Conn. The problem with this experiment is someone will have to eat what I cook. (My daughters generally refuse any food prepared by me.)
Flexible Concert Tickets: My husband loves the symphony, but we stopped buying season tickets because our hectic schedules made it difficult to commit to concerts months in advance. Now, more concert halls are offering FlexPass tickets that can be redeemed for any weekday concert, subject to availability. The New York Philharmonic offers gift certificates redeemable for any of its concerts in Avery Fisher Hall; The Pittsburgh Symphony offers gift certificates in Flex 8 coupon books redeemable for eight tickets to any Mellon Grand Classics or PNC Pittsburgh Symphony Pops concert; $322 for eight coupons. And of course he has to take you to dinner afterward.
Alan: I'm with Laura -- season tickets are a scheduling nightmare. FlexPass is a much more attractive option.
Pampering: Though men seem to have a general aversion to spa treatments other than a massage, the pedicure is the one treatment men are least likely to book for themselves -- and most in need of. More spas are luring men to the pedicure chair with private rooms, vibrating seats that massage the back, and "sports pedicures" that use bracing scrubs and exfoliating tools to sand down and soften years of calluses and gnarly nails. Depending on the salon, prices can range from $30 to $100.
Alan: Leave my feet alone! You'll never catch me doing this, no matter how much you think I need it.
Golf Lessons: Even the most experienced golfer thinks he can gain an extra edge with a lesson. If he hasn't ever picked up the game but needs a new pastime, it's not a bad sport to take up -- and it's something you can do together. You don't have to belong to a golf club or even leave town to learn the basics. Drive 495 (driveclubs.com), in lower Manhattan, offers 30 simulated courses in a vast, second-floor, 15,000-square-foot space with a putting green ($125 to $350 for private lessons).
Alan: Golf lessons are a good idea. But don't expect them to make this game any less frustrating.
A Spin in a Luxury Car: OK, he wants a ride in a Ferrari Spider. Make it happen! Car clubs that let members share the use of vintage classic cars or new high-end autos have sprung up in recent years. The Classic Car Club in Manhattan asks a $1,500 fee for insurance and other costs; memberships start at $7,500 for 40 days of driving its classic sports, luxury and touring cars and member events. Luxury car "timeshare" company Club Sportiva, whose memberships start at $3,500, has several locations (clubsportiva.com). You can also find dealers who rent exotic cars for a day or a week nationwide at rentexoticcars.net, including Las Vegas Exotic Car Rentals ($1,195 a day for a Ferarri 360 Coupe).
Alan: If he's really into cars, this could be a good way to go. But make sure you know your man before blowing the money. Personally, I'm just as happy in my Mini Cooper.

(Note: Prices at time of publication. Laura Landro and Alan Murray are assistant managing editors at The Wall Street Journal.)

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Monday, February 05, 2007

Another Valentine's Special from Capital Dream Cars

Capital Dream Cars will be featured on The WETA Guide: Take The Day Off, the second installment of a new quarterly television series showcasing special places and happenings in the Greater Washington area.

The airdate will be, you guessed it, on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2007 at 9:00 pm on WETA TV Channel 26.According to the show's producer, the cameraman outdid himself with the hand-held cam while filming action shots of our cars on scenic George Washington Parkway, and we can't wait to see the final cut.If you're not otherwise occupied wooing your honey that evening, you may want to catch it. Then again, there's always TiVo.

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