“There was a lever that you flipped when you ran out the first time and then you would need to get to a station sooner rather than later before the reserve ran out. “
I did not know VW bugs had that feature! But most or all pre- fuel injection motorcycles do.
Since flow over the emergency spillway has stopped things have calmed down a little.
I did not know VW bugs had that feature!”
Probably because you’re not old enough. The ones in the late 50’s had the lever which gave you, I believe, an extra gallon of gas. But when it was empty, it was really empty - not even fumes left. Didn’t take much to push it to the nearest gas station, as I recall.