The invention of the horseless carriage revolutionized transportation and forced horses to settle for jobs as professional carousel riders. See the latest in equine stand-ins with today’s Groupon: for $5, you get one ticket to the South Florida International Auto Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Children six and under are admitted for free. Choose from the following dates:

• Monday, October 31, from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
• Tuesday, November 1, from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
• Wednesday, November 2, from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.<p>

The South Florida International Auto Show stuns spectators with national launches and more than 1,000 new vehicles from leading manufacturers on the showroom floor as well as interactive and educational exhibits. Engines idle across the Miami Beach Convention Center’s 500,000-square-foot exhibition hall, attracting a slew of car enthusiasts, press members, and representatives from the getaway drivers’ union. Passengers rumble through Camp Jeep’s off-road course, where trained instructors fully demonstrate the chariot’s 4x4 disdain for even terrain by driving over steep grades, rocky trails, and log crossings.

Antique automobiles rest old tires atop vintage cement in the Memory Lane collection, and luxe rides such as Aston Martins, Maseratis, and Ferraris show off their savvy engines in the Million Dollar Alley exhibit. The most recently developed green machines compare their love for the environment through technical specs and freeform beat poetry on Green Way, allowing potential customers to compare eco-conscious bells and whistles side by side.