Always wash it myself... It's also a way to keep an eye on the car exterior conditions...
I always wash the big bubble I keep my car in, myself. I find fulfillment in knowing that I cleaned the big plastic bubble with my own hands. Although every once in a while, I'll let a professional detailer come over and detail the bubble. Man can he make a hermetically sealed zipper shine.
I wash & wax all of our cars. However, regarding that Viper beauty... Image Unavailable, Please Login
Gas station carwash. I prefer the ones with the fiber brissles. They clean proper not that "touch-less" crap. $2.00 with a gas refill. How can you beat that?
AutoDry is the best thing to happen to car washing since the chamois (which is now unnecessary). $20 at the local Target or Walmart and washing my cars has never been easier. Hint: be careful to shut off the water flow prior to switching from soap to rinse or the unit will develop a nasty leak.
Basically, a hose attachment that filters the final rinse, so it evaporates spotless. No drying. Do a search and you will find a thread or two with pros and cons.
Fiber bristtle = no no you dont want anything like that touching your car it will produce swirls. Even when hand washing with a wash mit you can induce swirls without proper soap with lubrication and a proper wash mit. Washing one panel at a time from top to bottom. Even then you still can have some minor swirls nothing a small polish and random orbital buffer cant take out though.
I wash all of my cars myself. I know it's done right. I even tip myself sometimes. LOL It's part of the enjoyment of owning nice cars. I park the cars in the driveway and wash them. Usually someone driving by stops and yells, nice cars.
Always wash my viper and Maserati by hand. sometimes take the truck to the car wash. spent 3 hours cleaning/waxing my 745i by hand. (big mistake but nice results) what is it with bmw's and break dust?