For static shots, parking garages are always a winner.
That one behind Watch City in Waltham is awfully convenient to the after-shoot beers...
I love the pier/lighthouse in Salem idea. Also, it'd be cool to get out onto the beach somewhere. How about an old warehouse? I wonder if we could swing something down by Harpoon...
As for the driving shots, eh, we can probably figure that out just about anywhere. Just need a relatively non-cluttered background. For that I envision shooting out of the back of a MINI (with someone else driving, obviously...) while being followed by one or more other MINIs. Maybe we can manage some kind of 3 car formation behind the camera car, too... I'll have to paw through my old evo issues for some ideas. I love that magazine; their photography is fantastic.
Maybe I should buy a safety harness.