Gotham Dream Cars

Terrible experience. We felt cheated & ripped off. Daughter had paid $ 250 a few months ago as a special anniversary gift for my wife and I to drive a Lambourghini, my wife’s favorite car. Took place in Nassau County NY near Nassau Coliseum.
* Instead could only drive lower tier uninteresting Ferrari that I could have test-​driven through a dealrship.
* Vehicle was an automatic instead of 6-​speed transmission.
* Track was tiny with short runs that permitted a max speed of about 50 MPH before entering a very tight turn that required braking in order to safely navigate.
* The 3 laps they gave us lasted maybe 5 minutes to run.
Can’t put into words how disappointed we were & how badly I felt for my wife’s disappointment.

Just did an event up in CT, 2 rounds in the Ferrari and it was amazing! The laps go quick and the tracks are small but I got my heart pumping in a way that only an exotic car could! Next find I am doing the tour!

The Ferrari we rented wasn’t ready at our rental time (not their fault, the customer renting it the day before was 5 hours late to return it), so they showed up on time with a car that was an even higher rental fee that we got to use until the original car was ready.
I explained that we wanted the convertible so the owner at the Miami store went out of his way to make it right. He offered to deliver it to us way out in the Keys once it was returned, and was available to switch cars at 9pm — way after closing time. It was a surprise for my husbands birthday and even though it wasn’t exactly as it was supposed to be, he was thrilled that he got to drive two supercars instead of one.
We were very happy with the condition of both cars and the service received. We will definitely rent again on our next trip to Miami!

Awesome experience at their dream car sprint event. The 458 Italia was in great shape and a blast to drive, all of the staff I met were having a great time making it a great experience and they were super courteous. Highly recommended once in your life, the more often you can do this the better. Zero wait time for me and I bought 3 extra laps which made my day. Only bad comment is that the 458 had the traction control knob removed and it was left on «rich guy» mode so that its very very hard to crash but not as fun for slow corners.

Gotham Dream Cars came to St. Louis for their deal where you can drive either a Ferrari F430 or Lamborghini Gallardo. We purchased a Groupon for $ 99.
Although the driving experience was great, the hidden fees reminded me of a corrupt carnival. Upon signing up, we learned of a 5 dollar fee to cover taxes. Our sign-​in reservation was at 10am. The website says average wait time is 25 minutes. After waiting for over an hour to drive, we learned we were still at least 90 minutes away from getting in the car. That’s ridiculous. The lady at the desk said we could upgrade to the 2012 Ferrari for 75 bucks. We caved in and agreed, since we were tired of standing out in the sun watching the same cars driving round and round. I’m starting to wonder if that’s their business plan. Once we agreed to paying the extra 75 dollars, we learned that we need to pay another 5 dollar surcharge that enables us to move to the front of the line. Before we went to the desk, we asked one of the guys by the Ferrari what the wait time was. He said there was no wait since no one was signed up to drive it. We told the lady at the front desk about that, and we were told we still have to the pay the 5 bucks. Our $ 99 Groupon turned into a $ 189 Groupon. I thought that was pretty low.
Aside from the payment scam, the driving was top notch. I purchased this Groupon for my dad who just turned 60 and he had a blast driving the Ferrari. He told me the guy that rode with him was very professional and helpful through the whole experience. We received photos afterwards on a CD which my mom and dad loved.
I feel a little mean only giving this place 2 stars, but the payment deal really turned me off. My suggestions for a better experience are:
1. No hidden fees. State those charges on the Groupon.
2. Give estimates on wait time upon payment. If we knew we had to end up waiting that long, we would have went home and then came back.
3. More cars. Aside from the Ferrari that hardly anyone drove, there were really only 2 cars out on the track. A few good minutes are spent sitting in the car with the expert guy explaining the rules and driving hints. If you had two cars going at a time, while the third car was off to the side for the explanation of rules, it might go a little faster.

We went to drive the cars as a special treat for a big birthday and it exceeded expectations. Every staff member was so nice and helpful. We forgot a memory card for our camera — no problem they loaned us one. Free water and soda even. Very worthwhile especially with the groupon! Go and mark this off your bucket list. Thanks for a special morning.

OK — this was such a great find and one of those times where trying out a place you don’t really know what to expect… WORKED OUT WELL. They rent out very high end, exotic cars — Lambos, Ferraris, Bentleys, Saleens, Aston Martins, etc. Granted, its pricey but the cars are HOT! The place is legit — top notch staff and really nice showroom. There service stood out to me. The place is located right across I95 from Boomers with the wooden roller coaster.
We did their «Dream Tour» which is an afternoon ride through So FLA in 6 different cars … you get 30 minutes in each car and then switch to the next. You start out with lunch and a run through of each car s at their showroom, then head out to the streets. One of the Lamborghini’s was sooo fast I really thought I was going to die on Alligator Ally at one point — Ha!
We had a great afternoon and being that it was a surprise gift for my man — it was even better after the look on his face once he drove the convertible Murcielago. I’d definitely recommend it if you are into these type of cars or a «Racing Junkie». Have fun!