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Just to provide some point of reference here, I live in a place that gets real winters. For example, a couple weeks ago we were tied with some place in Siberia for the coldest place on the planet. It was minus 47C or something. That's about -50F. This is rather atypical for this time of year, but it was -30 to -40 C (-20 to -40F) for a couple weeks. It has now 'warmed' up to somewhere around -10 to -15C (a bit above 0F).
If you park in a garage at home you won't NEED an auxiliary heater, but I agree with what Grady has said.
The Cayman is a pretty small car inside and thus heats up easily, and the seat heaters are truly amazing in the cold. But if it is the engine you are concerned about keeping warm, there are other easier, less complex and undoubtedly less expensive ways to go about doing it. Mind you, a Webasto or similar does not rely on outside electrical sources. This can sometimes be a HUGE bonus and a necessity when you want heat where you can't plug your car in. At -25C, it takes about four hours to cool off to ambient temperatures.
In response to your question, I have not heard of anyone who has done this. I also suspect that a skilled installer would be able to do this without a heap of trouble. They really are pretty simple devices.
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Kevin
1987 ROW coupe, Marine blue, with a couple extra goodies.
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