I think it depends on how anal you are about a clean vehicle. First off, I personally would not use anything other than a touchless wash. Your Scrub A Dub choices didn't say. The next is that most automatic car washes don't do a great job actually getting your paint clean. Most just knock off the obvious stuff, but if you touch your paint, it still has grit all over it.
I use touchless washes as a pre-wash before I clean it at home when my vehicle is super dirty/muddy, etc...to knock off the big chunks and to keep it off my driveway. Seeing that you're in MA, salt is a definite reason to use an automatic wash during the winter/spring.
If you require a wash that actually gets your paint clean, I don't think there's any getting around hand washing. I bought a painters step ladder to get to the roof: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Gorilla...Capacity-Type-I-Duty-Rating-GLA-4XB/318771665
but if it's just for washing, something like this might be better: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Gorilla...tform-300-lbs-Load-Capacity-GLWP-47/305590237
Short of that, paying a pro to detail your ride a few times a year is the only other suggestion I have
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