> How many drivers have run out of gas when they are experienced and know better?
Not many, right? I've certainly never even come close to running out of gas, and I can only think of one time in my life where anyone I knew ran out of gas (and that was only yards away from the gas station).
Pretty much everyone i know has a 'ran out of petrol' or at least a 'woh nearly ran out of petrol had to keep her at 55 all the way and rolled her in' story.
Maybe it's a function of where you live. I think I have witnessed it more often than that, relatively rare but with a $40k penalty just having it happen once is pretty extreme. Maybe running out of gas was the wrong analogy.
I still think you could design some better fail safes in and then if it is as rare as they say, why not cover it in the warranty?
Not many, right? I've certainly never even come close to running out of gas, and I can only think of one time in my life where anyone I knew ran out of gas (and that was only yards away from the gas station).