[Gay State Conservative]

Lots and lots of good,logical suggestions folks.Thanks much.To answer a few question and correct a few misconceptions:

Where will I be? central Quebec,a couple of hundred miles north of Montreal.What kind of truck am I driving? It's not a truck,it's an Audi A3 TDI (diesel).Do I have access to power to plug anything in? Nope! Should I keep it running all night? Maybe,but if forced to choose I'd rather not start than have to explain my theft claim to the insurance company...or to the police (in French).

I'll just give it a shot I guess...and if you don't hear from me again you'll know that I went to that big hockey rink in the sky!

[SoothingDave]

I was in ND recently. It was negative 10 or so then. Point being that I separated the ignition key from the remote control fob.

So I could start the car and leave it running, then lock it. No theft worries.

(Too cold there for most criminals anyway.)

[ROCKLOBSTER]

if forced to choose I'd rather not start than have to explain my theft claim to the insurance company.

That's why I suggested using the spare key and locking it up.