Proper car maintenance will help a vehicle live longer, just as proper muscle maintenance will help you save a car from drowning. Be a hero with today’s Groupon: for $69, you get a winter auto-maintenance package at The Autoplace (a $165 value). The package includes:

• Lube, oil, and filter change
• Mount and balance for four tires
• 35-point safety inspection
  
  

Open seven days a week, BCAA-approved car center The Autoplace bolsters autos to optimal performance in preparation for wintry weather. The 1.5-hour winter package begins as deft technicians drain old oils, funnel in up to five litres of 5W-20 or 5W-30 lubricant (synthetic oil and diesel available for an additional fee), and slap on a new filter to protect the engine and entertain it with its revving-noise impression. Next mechanics mount and balance tires (rims sized up to 17 inches, no split rims) and secure new valve stems. Eagle-eyed technicians then examine 35 essential points on the car during a safety inspection, interrogating functions such as the electrical starting/charging systems to make sure the car is strong, healthy, and not taking any illegal performance-enhancing fuel.