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I have been there a few times. You can do this with any car(in the past) but if you want to engine brake down a large grade it better be fuel injected. Engine braking with a carburetor is gonna blow your exhaust up as soon as you turn the ignition on. Also engine braking will retain your power brakes whether they are vacuum or hydraulic.

Most new cars are so faggoty you can't even do any of this.

I've rolled into gas stations before after running out of gas. Pretty awesome feeling of relief. This was all moreso when I was younger and broke, only buying gas as needed.

I have been there a few times. You can do this with any car(in the past) but if you want to engine brake down a large grade it better be fuel injected. Engine braking with a carburetor is gonna blow your exhaust up as soon as you turn the ignition on. Also engine braking will retain your power brakes whether they are vacuum or hydraulic. Most new cars are so faggoty you can't even do any of this. I've rolled into gas stations before after running out of gas. Pretty awesome feeling of relief. This was all moreso when I was younger and broke, only buying gas as needed.

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I've done it on motorcycles. I coasted down the better part of the smoky mountains to hit a gas station on a honda f4i when I was barely 18. It was actually kind of cool to hold 45-55mph mile after mile while coasting in neutral.

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Thank fuck my motorcycle has a secondary emergency store of fuel. I've accidentally ran out a few times on my college commutes back in the day.

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I love the look on someone's face when you show them how the reserve works. Even better is when they don't know it exists, you show them, and then you realize they've been riding in reserve the entirety of owning their bike. None of the crotch rockets I used to ride have a fuel petcock. The "reserve" is automatic and consists of a few blinking bars on the display. My Ural does, and I've had to use it a few times.

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The "reserve" is automatic

Well that's just dumb and defeats the entire purpose of one. You need that "oh shit" moment when you run the main tank dry. And it makes more sense to have a manual knob/lever/etc to force you to acknowledge your mistake.