I use the "DIY" car wash, degrease, hot soap and water. Bring lots of quarters and she'll come out nice and clean. I put a little piece of plastic over the alternator but my cars are manual so maybe theres more to cover on the auto/turbo cars. The car wash makes a relatively fast an easy job of it.

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"