I agree. Having owned vans with and without rear heater, I can say that the rear heater is very worthwhile up here in the not so cold (PNW) part of Canada.

alistair

 
On 2012-11-18, at 4:44 PM, Rob wrote:

> "I" could not see taking the rear heater out!  My rear heater does
> the bulk of my winter heat needs, I get it warmed up a bit & crank
> that blower on until I'm too warm up front then turn it down. Then
> again it never gets colder than the low 20's in my part of WA state.
> I almost never use the front blower for anything but defrosting and
> only then when I'm starting or sitting.
> 
> Rob
> vwrobb@gmail.com
> 84 Westy with a 94 Subaru 2.2
> 
> At  11/18/2012 04:02 PM,Dave Mcneely wrote:
>> Well, Scott, a lot of us have just removed that heater and run the
>> hoses directly forward.  I seldom have anyone in the back seat
>> anyway, but those folks who do ride there when it is cold usually
>> have warm clothes.  There is more space for "stuff" that way.  mcneely