You must have had one of those cars in a cold climate too. Get in, floor it for 2 seconds, ignition on, hold gas pedal half way down start car for 5 seconds, hold gas all the way down for 3 seconds, start it again and when it fires up, judiciously give it gas so it doesn't die but won't wake up the neighbors for 2 minutes until it will idle like hell but not die. Scrap entire car if on time, if late, scrap one horizontal line across the windscreen à la Nazi headlight covers, and cautiously drive to work/school.
Did I just type all that mess?