Darcane, Jay is a friend of mine. I've driven his car and have been pestering him a bunch about iMIEVs for a while.
I've been out to Puyallup a few times for the Mother Earth News Fair that was out there for a few years. (If you ever made it to one of those, I was the guy giving presentations on DIY electric cars and motorcycles.)
Daox, yes, it came with the remote. That was a major thing that I checked on first before even going to see the car. With it, you can pre-heat the car. Without it, there is no way that I know of to use that feature.
My car included the L1 charging cable, the remote, and one key which has the built in door lock/unlock/panic button.
I'll have to go to the hardware store and see if they can make me a plain "dumb" key from the one I have.
I also did put air in the tires. Max sidewall rating is 51. Actual pressure was 32 PSI. I pumped all four tires to 51. The ride did feel bouncier after that.
