Reserve fuel?

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <970218105857_-1976264299@emout10.mail.aol.com> ScharfR@aol.com writes:

> Strange though it may seem, in Germany it is quite common for motorists to
> carry a spare can of gas in the trunk - not rattling around loose, mind you.
>  It is often packaged in a specially shaped container to fit in the center of
> the spare wheel, or in a fitted tray or compartment.  Nobody gives it a
> second thought.

A consequence of being fined DM140 with three license points if you run out of 
gas on an Autobahn.
 
There's even a comic song - "I'm out of gas - will the automobile club reach me 
before the police do?"

It loses a little in the translation.

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club