SO I let my ex borrow my car for a month...

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Came back... Nope, body panels all intact... No blown out tires...


She had some sort of a Pioneer deck installed (with an auxilary jack for my iPod), and a remote car starter as my x-mas present (was in Edmonton, AB, between December 14th and January 9th - yes, I did spend x-mas alone ).

Had to go back to Future Shop (subsidiary of Best Buy for you Americans ) and get a keyless option added to it as my factory keyless entry doesn't work with the starter installed. I was a bit peeved at first, but soon realized an aftermarket FOB was only about fifty bucks to replace, as opposed to a factory FOB which runs for $359 in my neck of the woods.

Don't worry, I still use my block heater. I hit the start/unlock buttons and swipe off the snow of the car, then get in, insert key, and drive away without the heart-wrenching 5k rpm song I usually get on a cold engine!