A good car wash, like a motivating rap ballad, should leave you feeling fresh, invigorated, and ready to take your ghost-riding skills to the streets. Coast along the East Coast atop a sparkly ride with today's Groupon: for $17, you get a super wash and body gloss (up to a $43.20 value) at Five Corners Auto Salon in New Hyde Park. This Groupon is valid for standard and larger vehicles.

The skilled staff at Five Corners takes care to bring out your ride's natural beauty. Unlike competitor car washes, who use porcupine brushes and battery acid, Five Corners hand washes your vehicle using gentle, ecologically conscious products. A thorough cleaning of automobile innards removes fossilized fries and lingering reminders of straw-slurp failures, and the outside cleaning includes a high-pressure poly-glaze wax—a Teflon-fortified wax that preserves your exterior finish. A tire dressing imbues wheels with a fierce fashion sense and runway-worthy strut. Lastly, a pressure sprayer applies a silicone-based body gloss by Simoniz, coating your ride in a silky smooth protective casing capable of deflecting short-sighted flies and pigeon parting gifts.

Watch your vehicle's metamorphosis from dirt-crusted dumpty to sparkly transport titan within Five Corners’ indoor viewing area and gift shop. The facility is open seven days a week, and no appointment is necessary, making Five Corners a convenient solution to freak brownie-batter accidents.