Driving a shiny car is a great way to experience luxurious transportation without the hassle of chartering a yacht or riding a peacock to work. Transform regular vehicles into ritzy rides with today's Groupon: for $45, you get a car detail at Custom Auto Detail in Port Charlotte (a $99 value).

Custom Auto Detail's team of car-grooming technicians transforms dirty cars into sparkling rides with meticulous washes, shampoos, and paint-pampering hand buffs. The detail, which spans two to four hours, commences with a hand wash, during which agile digits comb across the outer shell to erase grime and leave the surface as clean as a hermit's boot soles. Rims and tires sit back and relax as detailers fuss about the puddle plowers with conditioners and treatments.

After conditioning the weather stripping, the cleaners administer a hand polish and wax across the entirety of the exterior, unveiling a lustrous shell that glimmers from bumper to bumper. On the inside, vacuums snuff out surface debris from soiled floor mats in preparation for a shampoo reset, and detailers vacuum carpets, clean leathers and plastics, and brush the dashboard hula girl's hair. After toweling windows from the inside and out, the cleaners punctuate the service with a paint-coddling hand buff.