I always scorned the very idea of heated seats and heated steering wheel. Something for wimps.
But must admit I love them. Those on my Jazz ex heat up quickly and are nice and snug long before conventional engine heating makes any difference. . And that was in a relatively mild winter, when I was able to turn them down or off after only a couple of miles and maybe not need additional cabin heating. I think they will be great in proper cold.
Crosstar owners may never know what they are missing without a heated steering wheel.To be fair I could live without it , and some have reported their wheel doesnt heat up much. Mine is just right. I suppose if push comes to shove I might buy a car without heated seats, but would miss them.
My wife has been a bit technophobic about learning how to work the more fancy bells and whistles, but soon mastered climate control and heating
I was also sceptical about automatic rain sensor wipers, but I'm coming round to the idea. Jury is still out about lights that come on themselves and auto dip (or not)