[rotar bones]

Originally Posted by WE3RX7

You are awfully defensive about conversations in forums. I understand you were asking a question, but there are usually deeper meanings to the questions people ask in a forum setting, especially ones as benign as "how do you start/stop your rx8". So, to answer your question. I start my RX8 as most would. I unlock the door, climb in, depress the clutch (I leave my car in gear as well if that matters for you), turn the ignition over and what do you know - it starts. Now, to stop my RX8... I find a place to park it, pull in, hit the brakes to come to a complete stop, pull up on the emergency brake and turn off the ignition. Again, I usually leave it in gear as well.

To answer your other question. Yes, I own an RX8. In fact, this isn't my first RX8. Nor is it my first rotary.

Now - since you want to have a conversation about this. Let's talk about your 80,000 miles of revving the engine up to 3,500-4,000 (which is it? 500RPM is a big difference) and killing the ignition and it causing "no ill effect." How do you know there has been no ill effect on your engine? Did you do a compression test when it was brand new, and done another one now to compare to? Do you have a second RX8, identical in every way that you drive the exact same way and DON'T rev the engine up before killing ignition? Have you taken the engines out of both cars and done a thorough analysis and compared one to other to see if there was "no ill effect" on the rev-before-kill engine? Have you ever taken ANY rotary apart? Ever put one back together? Is this your first RX8? How many cars do you have? Blah blah...

I hope you are picking up on the cynical and at the same time rhetorical questions. That is my point.

Everybody has an opinon, get used to it.

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