over here bud i've got a remote start on our truck, you push a button twice on the key fob and it starts the vehicle that runs for 15 mins, when it's below a certain temp it puts the heated steering wheel and heated seats on so it's nice and warm when you get in it, it also does it in the summer the same, at a certain temp {hot outside} it puts the cooler seats and air con on when you leave it on the air con position so it's nice and cool when you get in.....perhaps you could see if you could get one fitted there bud
on my other truck {diesel} i have a block heater on it, what you do is