The other plus (and why I would never arrive without pre-booking) is that they will wait for you at the airport with placard in hand. No waiting in line for a car of questionable cleanliness. Capitalism is great, and such services were one of the reasons I enjoy NYC. Matthew On Jun 26, 2004, at 5:20 AM, Matthew Sheren wrote: > Mark Panitz wrote: > >> Someone posted a reply to a question about getting to JFK >> and suggested a call car >> > A call car is also commonly known as a car service. It's more than a > taxi, but less than a limo, usually one of Manhattan's ubiquitous Town > Cars. As stated before, they work on a flat rate, and are generally > light-years ahead of a yellow cab in terms of professionalism, > cleanliness, and confidence that you'll get to your destination alive, > and in one piece. Probably the biggest service in New York is Tel Aviv > limo - their website is at http://www.telavivlimo.com/ if you want to > see more (no endorsement implied, I've never used them, but I tend to > see their cars the most). > Matthew :)