Dealer told me I should turn the key, wait till dash lights go off and then crank. Is that true?

What do you guys do?

 

i do that on occasion....

 

grab a friend, have him push the car, while you pop the clutch out to get it going. works every time. removing the starter motor saves weight.

 

There's a special way to start the RX-8 and it requires 6 steps.

Step 1: Put key in
Step 2: Pull parking brake up and down 6 times
Step 3: Step on the brake 3 times
Step 4: Step on the gas 4 times
Step 5: Scream at the top of your lungs
Step 6: Turn key to start engine

You must perform all this within 6 seconds or else your engine will fail prematurely.

 

Get in, push clutch, turn key. (wait for music to come on)
Start car.

 

just turn the damn key when you get in. wait till the rpms go down if car is cold tho first.

 

My brain waves produce 12 cold crank amps that I've learned to transport through a certain frequency of electromagnetic wave (in the microwave range), so I just send it through the starter.

 

i think the point of that is the get the fuel pump going and warmed up. i do that on cold days, but really more out of superstition than any real effect

 

If I was you I would turn on the flux capacitor 1st go back in time kick the dealer in the *** then come back and then start your car.

 

Just start the car no need to wait for the lights to go out.