[dreamingat30fps]

Depends. I rarely go through automatic wash because all the ones I’ve used suck. I usually buy all my cars used so they come pre-dinged and pre-chipped so I’m not too anal about it. I also try to get colors that don’t show swirls much. Still I enjoy washing the cars (not the truck) so I do it myself 99% of the time. When we were traveling in the truck it would get washed wherever I could. Typically one of those DIY bays with power washer and brush.

Can’t comment on winter as I have not had to deal with washing anything when it’s freezing out.