Cool! I had no idea they were that small. My old Ford is 1000 watts - but of course it is a V8 with nearly two and a half times the displacement of the Mercedes.

275 watts means a much smaller inverter, a 50 amp hour marine battery, and a timer would actually work - and it could power the heater for nearly 2 hours. Wouldn't take nearly so much of the alternator's output to recharge it either.

Therefore it is actually a feasible, almost practical, solution.

Glad to hear the landlord finally saw reason, ConnClark. You're probably a good tenant and in the current economy, he realized it isn't in his best interest to loose a renter who is stable and pays their rent.

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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown