Car washes are fine for most daily drivers. I'm not THAT militant about them. However, I will be hand washing/detailing my Camaro. I'm sure there will come a time when I don't have the gumption to do it myself, and I will have to pay someone, but it's highly doubtful that it will ever see the inside of a car wash.
Can't say the same thing for my Buick SUV. It's 5 years old, and I'm too short to wash the roof anyway. It gets the drive through treatment. However, it does get a good polish/wax every 6 months or so, and it still looks great!!! I know the owner of the car wash well, and she doesn't have a problem taking her Corvette through the tunnel.
