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In September while on vacation in Italy we had reservations at a Michelin restaurant. The wife had been looking forward to that evening for months leading up to the trip. Long story - but a serious accident caused a traffic backup/delay that lasted for hours. Only way to the restaurant was back roads over the mountain instead of the normal, shorter coast-line road due to the accident. We had a Fiat Panda subcompact stick shift so was easy on fuel, but doesn't hold a lot either. Even before we got near the top of the mountain, the fuel light came on. So as not to get her more stressed over the situation, I didn't mention anything about it. Once we got to the top - I figured at worst case, we would be able to roll downhill. That was not the case - as the road continued to have ascents and descents along the way. We finally got closer to the restaurant - although still miles away - and there was a very small fuel station - with 2 pumps. I gladly paid the much higher charge for the fuel and added about 10 Euro or so of fuel to be on our way. Enjoyed the dinner immensely as well.