There's a huge difference between running out of gas (which is bad) and running the car without any oil in it (which is terrible). When I was a child, my mothe

There's a huge difference between running out of gas (which is bad) and running the car without any oil in it (which is terrible). When I was a child, my mother "bricked" our car by ignoring the oil light and taking us out for a nice drive in the country.