Guilty of Lugging

We have a wonderful new puzzler. Not one of the normal, lousy ones...
The question is wonderful. I'm not so sure how wonderful the answer is. The question is automotive in nature, so we are at least in the right ballpark here.

We've all heard the expression 'lugging the engine.' What is logging the engine? Well, that's simple. My brother would say this is when you just bought a new engine, like from the junkyard, and you had to lug it home!

What's commonly known as 'lugging the engine' is driving the vehicle in a higher gear than you need for the speed you're going. For example, if you are driving 25 miles an hour, where you would ordinarily be in the second year, but you are driving in fourth or fifth gear, you would be guilty of lugging the engine.

And if you keep driving like that, you may not have a long-term relationship with your engine! So here's the puzzler question. Why is lugging the engine bad? Why is that true?

Everyone always says it's bad to lug the engine, but nobody tells you why. So that's the question. Why is it bad to lug the engine?

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Remember last week's puzzler?

A, B, 3, 4, and E

The puzzler today is a multiple choice puzzler.
I am going to pose a question and then I'm going to suggest five possible answers, like A, B, 3, 4, and E. And you will have to pick the right answer.

And if you guess, you have a 20% chance of being right. So at least, there's that!

Okay. Here's the question. It is an interesting question, and the answer is even more interesting. No cheating using the internet now...

When did the first Volkswagen roll off the assembly line? Not fall off, but actually roll-off. When was the first one produced?

I'm gonna give you the following dates. Multiple choice.

A: 1967
B: 1936
3: 1939
4: 1945
E: 1949

Interesting dates here. And remember, no cheating.