My wife is now driving the Paseo to work and back. The one way trip is right around 3 miles. Definitely not enough time to get the car up to temperature. The heat isn't a problem since the trip doesn't take but 5 minutes. The problem is defrosting. Now, I have a block heater that I plan on installing real soon. Its a beefy 1000W circulating unit. However, I'm also thinking about adding a cabin heater like
this. I can put the whole thing on a wireless remote and flick it on 1hr before she leaves each morning.
My question to you guys is has anyone used cabin heaters and how well do they work for helping with defrosting issues? Do you think that the block heater will be enough for defrosting?