It is important to routinely groom your car—otherwise, it will grow an unsightly beard that will tickle your cheeks when you kiss it good night. Shave off soot and give your ride a much-needed lathering with today's Groupon: for $29, you get three VIP car washes at Sparkles Car Wash and Quick Lube in Flushing (a $69 value).

Sparkles Car Wash soaks, scrubs, and spruces up rides in a variety of services to leave upholstery ambrosial and exteriors scintillating. The 10–15 minute process commences with a body-wide volley of suds, sloughing off dirt and water-soluble hitchhikers. Glass cleansing fluids spritz mirrors, windshields, and wind armor to crystalline clarity, while flexible hoses blast encrusted grime from the undercarriage. Whirling rags lift tar from wheel wells, leaving chrome sparkles in their wake as the round road huggers get spritzed with Armor All. Interior excavators vacuum up ancient receipts and ghosts of red lights past and preserve cabins with a conditioner on leather fabrics or more Armor All for hard surfaces.