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mksu
I remember regular unleaded being like $0.969/gal, but that's about it.
amomentleft
And a 2pk of Camel Special Lights 100s for $2.10
Theycallmemrtim
Fill the tank and a pack of camels for 10 bucks
Brokecattlefarmer
Camel Wides, ugh.
22960556
I remember when they added the 1$ most gas stations were not setup it.
BuriedSquirrelNuts
Mine helps me put up with you little shits lol
guardianzero
I remember. I would pop an 8-track into the dash and go driving for fun! the road wasn't full of asshats and i could afford the time.
nrthunderman
Sorry, the road wasn't full of asshats? When was this?
RenegadeSci
Sir, this was in 1998 for me: had the CD player on the floorboard plugged into the tape deck that I installed in my 1967 Fairlane.
leftbanana
I remember when ordering “$5 of regular” filled most of the tank
palmo
That was like mid 80s
BoomerD
Not only do I remember those gas prices, I remember being mad as hell when they went so high!
bourbonandbaddecisions
I did not come here to be personally attacked
FeloniousMonk13
I remeber like 87 cents I think. could put a couple bucks in my Honda 750 and ride all week
jebstat59365
Ironically, this was the price after the first Arab oil embargo... The price was around $0.50 before that... We were completely freaked out.
KtownBCguy
Thank you. I was gonna say 50ç/L when I started driving. (Canada)
enkrypt3d
I remember my parents freaking out about it.
IjustsaywhatIthink
I recall these times. Taking turns sitting in line to fuel during the embargo. These were the prices when I later worked at a gas station.
HeHeHebieJeebies
Fuk. and I cannot express this enough... and ty for the reminder.
aloysiuscentauri
The average price of gas was $0.86/gal in 1986 (also 1979). Adjusted for inflation that gas in 1986 cost $2.26/gal in today’s dollars.
Further, average cost of gas in the US was $3.27 in 2008 - which is $4.37 inflation adjusted.
Mxlespxles
Sure wish things were actually inflation adjusted in this goddamn capitalist hellscape
Things?
Wages
LogicKitty
Not quite, it was $1.13 when I started driving. And I'm an American, sir/ma'am. I can't afford to go to the doctor to get medication
IAmDuckHammer
It was $3.50 when I started driving (2006). I remember when gas used to cost $0.82 during Clinton times.
Azazellosarmour
Trickle down economics
nation543
I'm seriously having a crisis over this right now, as well. But hey, my child support, lawyer, and rent are paid. fuck me, right?
Himura82
Was $0.97 when I started in '98. Went over a dollar shortly after and dipped back to $0.99 once around '00-'01 in college. Good times
iamthecomet
I was born in 89 and I remember in Texas seeing it cost about 70 cents a gallon
heiniPumpkinLord
I remember sitting in parents car waiting in line to gas up "on our day". Even numbered license plates on even numbers days, odd numbered
license plates on odd numbered days. Can't remember what the vanity plate people did. And has was still way cheaper than it is now.
thehobbitishguy
Indeed I have
touhi2000
If you remember this, have you had your colonoscopy?
Kerberos623
don't need to. taking it up the ass at the pump already.
tomb818
I'm 62 and in the early 60s, gas was $0.25/gal
Magnum314
I could fill my Honda civic for about 7 bucks and drive for 2 weeks. We've got to ga back, Marty!
SavagePatchKids
Trying to go back is how we got into the mess
relaxbruv942
“This is an ‘81 Honda, How dare you!”
acuteavocado7
we can never go back. your generation used up everything and left none for us
AShartInTheWind
Well, they didn't use it all yet. More like, they laid claim to everything then jacked up the price and forced the world to use it.
lildude52ca
yep. when i started driving my civic was $20 to completely fill and you could go to school and back 2 weeks !
StigsMilwaukeeCousin
I had a 91 dx that got 45mpg in spent like 15 bucks a month on gas.
SaItyEuropean
you've had it cheap for way too long, gotta start paying for those sweet greenhouse gas
OverthoughtUnderedited
You're only going to keep making the timeline worse. That's why Marty was replaced with Morty.
zellway34
1999 was the last time I remember 2 digit fuel prices. I’m old :(
TheVirg
I remember pumping gas working at a service station when it was this price. Fuq I'm old.
EricAirheart
Yup. Thanks for the reminder.
BatsAreAwesome
Oh shit. Thanks for reminding me.
Insanepixi
Ditto.
dfhowes
.26 a gallon. Yeah, I'm that old.
brucom
29.9¢ per gallon when I pumped gas in 1970.
tellme9
28¢ for regular, 32¢ for premium.
darksideofthemoonmoon
Got me. I remember .29/gal, my brother filling his 74 superbug for $5 and getting change. And my dad freaking out paying .40/gal on a trip
AvsFreak
I've taken my 2400mg allotment of ibuprofen for the day. Time for the muscle relaxer/vitamin bedtime cocktail.
babycoolredhead
I remember losing my shit when it went to a dollar back when I started driving.
GrumpyOldMan55
I have.
rmgurfrommars
Username checks out
Syk0tik0ne
User name checks out.
BythepowerofchristIamtheLaderlappen
Same.
OldMadDad
Ditto
gingerirl
I've taken my medd, but I don't remember gas below a dollar
OutlawGerman
How sweaty does the line "Hey let me change the thermostat" make you
Arock77
Your girlfriend's going to weep when I bite those fingers clean off.
...d..damn straight
NotSomoneElse68
Every damn day. My body lets me know when I forget.
BBQBourbonAndBeer
Me too
SuperDramaticFusion
I have as well. v
forsteri80
Metamucil, prescription hemorrhoid cream, BP meds. I still don't feel any more mature than I was in the 90s
FckleberryFarms
I also have, and remember when $20 would get me a full tank AND dinner.
BeanTootsAreBest
Same
GiftedGoldfish
What about the other grumps?
Crazywelderguy
tcpolecat7
mirrorz
This could be the 80s or 90s.
Harryteeters
I paid this in like 2003ish
I got my permit in 95 and it was .79 cents a gallon. This makes me sad.
pookieeatworld
When I was driving myself to school after getting my license in 2000, prices were at this level. I remember borrowing a dollar from my ~
buddy to get home one day. We did always suspect the gas station by my HS was watering down their gas somehow though...
sleix
Regular was leaded gasoline, so that feels like 1987 or 1988 prices. At least for California, that is.
NeverDownvoteMelBrooks
I remember crossing the $1 threshold in '99 and people lost their shit.
callmethelizardqueen
You should have seen the insanity in 91 with the gulf war. When it was $1.30 or so.
pflugerville
First time I ever filled up my own car it was .89 and that was in 2000. I cant remember it ever becoming cheaper from that day on.
nclu
I remember these prices on 9/12
IThinkALot
I don't remember leaded gas (regular) in the 90's. If you needed it you had to pour in an additive yourself. But, my memory sucks.
foxyfaice
Which means folks are in or nearing their 30s, which is when the body starts to fall apart.
RockHucker
Or the resent shutdown
AtleastIvegotthatgoingforme
No, it's obviously photo shopped.
truthsmiles
Why obviously? I think it could be legit?
It's obviously not too legit to quit.
HillOfBeans
I had a 1974 Dodge Charger with a 20-gallon fuel tank. For $20 I could fill the tank and get a pack of cigarettes and a fountain pop.
RedWingedBlackbirds
Smokes were 50¢ a pack
I had a 1970 Plymouth Fury (retired Denver police car) with a 22-gallon fuel tank that had to feed the 9 MPG 440. Good times.
We’re you in Denver at the time? I was! Good times indeed. Avoiding the asshole cop Buster Snider, rolling around town for Chubbies burritos
Left in '75, last 4 years in Aurora. Aurora cops were the worst!
They were!
mksu
I remember regular unleaded being like $0.969/gal, but that's about it.
amomentleft
And a 2pk of Camel Special Lights 100s for $2.10
Theycallmemrtim
Fill the tank and a pack of camels for 10 bucks
Brokecattlefarmer
Camel Wides, ugh.
22960556
I remember when they added the 1$ most gas stations were not setup it.
BuriedSquirrelNuts
Mine helps me put up with you little shits lol
guardianzero
I remember. I would pop an 8-track into the dash and go driving for fun! the road wasn't full of asshats and i could afford the time.
nrthunderman
Sorry, the road wasn't full of asshats? When was this?
RenegadeSci
Sir, this was in 1998 for me: had the CD player on the floorboard plugged into the tape deck that I installed in my 1967 Fairlane.
leftbanana
I remember when ordering “$5 of regular” filled most of the tank
palmo
That was like mid 80s
BoomerD
Not only do I remember those gas prices, I remember being mad as hell when they went so high!
bourbonandbaddecisions
I did not come here to be personally attacked
FeloniousMonk13
I remeber like 87 cents I think. could put a couple bucks in my Honda 750 and ride all week
jebstat59365
Ironically, this was the price after the first Arab oil embargo... The price was around $0.50 before that... We were completely freaked out.
KtownBCguy
Thank you. I was gonna say 50ç/L when I started driving. (Canada)
enkrypt3d
I remember my parents freaking out about it.
IjustsaywhatIthink
I recall these times. Taking turns sitting in line to fuel during the embargo. These were the prices when I later worked at a gas station.
HeHeHebieJeebies
Fuk. and I cannot express this enough... and ty for the reminder.
aloysiuscentauri
The average price of gas was $0.86/gal in 1986 (also 1979). Adjusted for inflation that gas in 1986 cost $2.26/gal in today’s dollars.
aloysiuscentauri
Further, average cost of gas in the US was $3.27 in 2008 - which is $4.37 inflation adjusted.
Mxlespxles
Sure wish things were actually inflation adjusted in this goddamn capitalist hellscape
aloysiuscentauri
Things?
Mxlespxles
Wages
LogicKitty
Not quite, it was $1.13 when I started driving. And I'm an American, sir/ma'am. I can't afford to go to the doctor to get medication
IAmDuckHammer
It was $3.50 when I started driving (2006). I remember when gas used to cost $0.82 during Clinton times.
Azazellosarmour
Trickle down economics
nation543
I'm seriously having a crisis over this right now, as well. But hey, my child support, lawyer, and rent are paid. fuck me, right?
Himura82
Was $0.97 when I started in '98. Went over a dollar shortly after and dipped back to $0.99 once around '00-'01 in college. Good times
iamthecomet
I was born in 89 and I remember in Texas seeing it cost about 70 cents a gallon
heiniPumpkinLord
I remember sitting in parents car waiting in line to gas up "on our day". Even numbered license plates on even numbers days, odd numbered
heiniPumpkinLord
license plates on odd numbered days. Can't remember what the vanity plate people did. And has was still way cheaper than it is now.
thehobbitishguy
Indeed I have
touhi2000
If you remember this, have you had your colonoscopy?
Kerberos623
don't need to. taking it up the ass at the pump already.
tomb818
I'm 62 and in the early 60s, gas was $0.25/gal
Magnum314
I could fill my Honda civic for about 7 bucks and drive for 2 weeks. We've got to ga back, Marty!
SavagePatchKids
Trying to go back is how we got into the mess
relaxbruv942
“This is an ‘81 Honda, How dare you!”
acuteavocado7
we can never go back. your generation used up everything and left none for us
AShartInTheWind
Well, they didn't use it all yet. More like, they laid claim to everything then jacked up the price and forced the world to use it.
lildude52ca
yep. when i started driving my civic was $20 to completely fill and you could go to school and back 2 weeks !
StigsMilwaukeeCousin
I had a 91 dx that got 45mpg in spent like 15 bucks a month on gas.
SaItyEuropean
you've had it cheap for way too long, gotta start paying for those sweet greenhouse gas
OverthoughtUnderedited
You're only going to keep making the timeline worse. That's why Marty was replaced with Morty.
zellway34
1999 was the last time I remember 2 digit fuel prices. I’m old :(
TheVirg
I remember pumping gas working at a service station when it was this price. Fuq I'm old.
EricAirheart
Yup. Thanks for the reminder.
BatsAreAwesome
Oh shit. Thanks for reminding me.
Insanepixi
Ditto.
dfhowes
.26 a gallon. Yeah, I'm that old.
brucom
29.9¢ per gallon when I pumped gas in 1970.
tellme9
28¢ for regular, 32¢ for premium.
darksideofthemoonmoon
Got me. I remember .29/gal, my brother filling his 74 superbug for $5 and getting change. And my dad freaking out paying .40/gal on a trip
AvsFreak
I've taken my 2400mg allotment of ibuprofen for the day. Time for the muscle relaxer/vitamin bedtime cocktail.
babycoolredhead
I remember losing my shit when it went to a dollar back when I started driving.
GrumpyOldMan55
I have.
rmgurfrommars
Username checks out
Syk0tik0ne
User name checks out.
BythepowerofchristIamtheLaderlappen
Same.
OldMadDad
Ditto
gingerirl
I've taken my medd, but I don't remember gas below a dollar
OutlawGerman
How sweaty does the line "Hey let me change the thermostat" make you
Arock77
Your girlfriend's going to weep when I bite those fingers clean off.
OutlawGerman
...d..damn straight
NotSomoneElse68
Every damn day. My body lets me know when I forget.
BBQBourbonAndBeer
Me too
SuperDramaticFusion
I have as well.
v
forsteri80
Metamucil, prescription hemorrhoid cream, BP meds. I still don't feel any more mature than I was in the 90s
FckleberryFarms
I also have, and remember when $20 would get me a full tank AND dinner.
BeanTootsAreBest
Same
GiftedGoldfish
What about the other grumps?
Crazywelderguy
Ditto
tcpolecat7
Ditto.
mirrorz
This could be the 80s or 90s.
Harryteeters
I paid this in like 2003ish
AvsFreak
I got my permit in 95 and it was .79 cents a gallon. This makes me sad.
pookieeatworld
When I was driving myself to school after getting my license in 2000, prices were at this level. I remember borrowing a dollar from my ~
pookieeatworld
buddy to get home one day. We did always suspect the gas station by my HS was watering down their gas somehow though...
sleix
Regular was leaded gasoline, so that feels like 1987 or 1988 prices. At least for California, that is.
NeverDownvoteMelBrooks
I remember crossing the $1 threshold in '99 and people lost their shit.
callmethelizardqueen
You should have seen the insanity in 91 with the gulf war. When it was $1.30 or so.
pflugerville
First time I ever filled up my own car it was .89 and that was in 2000. I cant remember it ever becoming cheaper from that day on.
nclu
I remember these prices on 9/12
IThinkALot
I don't remember leaded gas (regular) in the 90's. If you needed it you had to pour in an additive yourself. But, my memory sucks.
foxyfaice
Which means folks are in or nearing their 30s, which is when the body starts to fall apart.
RockHucker
Or the resent shutdown
AtleastIvegotthatgoingforme
No, it's obviously photo shopped.
truthsmiles
Why obviously? I think it could be legit?
AtleastIvegotthatgoingforme
It's obviously not too legit to quit.
HillOfBeans
I had a 1974 Dodge Charger with a 20-gallon fuel tank. For $20 I could fill the tank and get a pack of cigarettes and a fountain pop.
RedWingedBlackbirds
Smokes were 50¢ a pack
dfhowes
I had a 1970 Plymouth Fury (retired Denver police car) with a 22-gallon fuel tank that had to feed the 9 MPG 440. Good times.
HillOfBeans
We’re you in Denver at the time? I was! Good times indeed. Avoiding the asshole cop Buster Snider, rolling around town for Chubbies burritos
dfhowes
Left in '75, last 4 years in Aurora. Aurora cops were the worst!
HillOfBeans
They were!