Humans domesticated the car when they realized it had more speed than a horse, more strength than an ox, and more cupholders than a donkey. Care for your favorite beast of burden with today's Groupon: for $79, your car gets an interior detail with leather conditioning and exterior hand wash at Park Place Hand Car Wash & Detailing in Third Lake (a $160 value).

Voted one of the best car washes in Chicagoland for two years running by the readers of the Daily Herald, Park Place Hand Car Wash & Detailing earns acclaim by performing thorough auto baths using Meguiar's products. The interior detail with leather conditioning and exterior hand wash refreshes cars hood to toe, first pampering carpets, seats, headliner, and door panels with a revitalizing deep cleansing. Next, floor mats receive a relaxing rubdown by hand, removing grime and fossilized footprints before a thorough hoovering of the inside and trunk. The dash, console, and door panels then get spruced up with a wipedown and a pleasant fragrance spritzed behind their ears. After all the leather and vinyl has been dressed and cleaned, Park Place's auto aficionados fortify leather surfaces with a conditioning process completed by hand. Jealous exteriors then get some attention with a thorough hand wash and undercarriage cleaning, followed by,Meguiar's new synthetic spray wax to make finishes shine, enhancing the look of paint like the art-museum employees in charge of squeegeeing the Rembrandts.

As mangy road-huggers undergo manicures, drivers can lounge in Park Place's decked-out café, where they can log on to wireless Internet, play Xbox 360 games on a 60-inch plasma TV, or purchase Peet's coffee and tea to sip while munching on free popcorn.