For those of us NOT in Ca or FL............
I hear ya...I live in upstate NY so as far as I'm concerned, #1) spending 2 hours washing, waxing, etc. is absurd right now because as soon as it's clean, it'll be dirty again (with all the salt and crap on the roads). You'd wouldn't get to enjoy the satisfaction of your labor for too long (1/2 day if you're lucky). #2) it's too freakin' cold to be handwashing. But I don't like my MDX dirty either AND I don't want to take it through any carwash (even softcloth), mainly because i'm afraid of the antenna getting ripped off.
So what I'm doing is making frequent stops at those 24/7 coin operated deals that have the high pressure hoses, etc. I pass one on my way to work. I've been averaging about 2-3x per week--- which sounds like a lot, but it's only about $2 each time and takes me less than 5 minutes. No, the X isn't absolutely perfect when I'm done, but it looks great for now and this process keeps the salt off. Once the weather gets better, I'll retreat back to the hand-detailing on Saturday mornings, but for now that amount of effort gets wasted.