In the event of late-night munchie attacks or zompire outbreaks, your car is a much better transportation option than a coal-burning go-kart or an ill-tempered camel. Maintain your drive-thru dining room with today’s Groupon: for $18, you get an oil and filter change (up to five quarts) and a 22-point inspection at Village Auto & Transmission (an $89 value) in Roseville.

The well-trained staff at Village Auto is well versed in all makes and models of high-speed people transporters. Regular oil and filter changes are vital to ensuring that an auto's engine runs smoothly and stays free of gunk and freeloading field mice. During your 22-point inspection, a master-certified technician will check your vehicle’s antifreeze and all fluids, brakes, exhaust system, belts, hoses, the fuzziness of your mirror dice, lights, battery, and charging system. Once your vehicle is thoroughly diagnosed, Village Auto’s car gurus will concisely and honestly explain its condition while avoiding confusing terms like “belt-powered thingamajig” and “susurring 1.21-gigawatt flux capacitor.”

Like a trusty dog, a reliable car eventually becomes a de facto member of the family. While that doesn’t make it normal to call your car “Daddy,” it is a good reason to take your car to an establishment where the employees treat you like one of their own. Village Auto will help make sure that your ride fulfills its required duties during hectic commutes, family vacations, and "gah-zoline" raids from marauding gangs of mutant Australians.

Reviews

More than 80 Demandforce reviewers give Village Auto Works a 4.5-star average with a 93.5% recommendation rate:

• Very friendly-Good experience-Very good turnaround!! – CHISAGO CITY, 1/19/11
• Friendly knowledgeable and overall good experience – jackd, FRIDLEY, 12/21/10
• This was my first oil change in the MSP...they definitely set the bar high! – anonymous, 1/29/10