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Goonie said:I live about 80 miles west of Chi, so we get pretty much the same weather as you do...just an hour or so sooner. Our cars sit outside because I have my woodshop/workshop in the garage, and my hobby room (model railroad) is in a LARGE addition on the end of the garage, and I have a good size garden building for all the lawn/garden tools and equuipment.
I had remote starts installed in both of our cars, so in the winter I just leave the defroster in the "ON" position in High, so in the morning about 10 or 15 minutes before I go out, I just push the button on my key-fob...and let 'em get toasty. When I go out...No frost...and I get in a warm car. (nice in the summer too, since I leave the A/C set to run)
So since taking backed-up/flooded basement calls for all these years, I still would NEVET have a basement.....but that's just me. 8)
While the remote starting gear in the cars would help somewhat, it's hard to believe your situation isn't a huge downgrade from having the cars (still with remote starts) snuggled in an attached garage.