[Boxtaboy]

I too, cannot wash my car where it is kept. I live in NYC, and my car is parked underground in a parking garage. It cannot be washed on the garage premises, so I bring it to a hand wash car wash place that charges $10 bucks for the wash. Prob. take it for a wash maybe once a month, as I am also pretty lazy, and not anal about keeping it clean.

Luckily, because the car is silver, it doesn't show much dirt anyway, so I can get away with it. I do wax the car once a year, however, and also treat the soft top with Raggtop protectant prior to each winter. After a harsh winter of road grime/salt, take the car to one of those DIY coin operated car wash places and use the pressure spray nozzle to hose down the underbody of all the salt.

I've done this routine for the past 5+ years with my car here in NY, and the car still looks great.