How much did gas cost when you began driving?

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Do you remember how much you paid for gas when you got your license to drive?

 

In 1976, I paid $0.65 a gallon for gas.

 

Today I pay $2.00 a gallon. In 1976 dollars, that is $0.61 a gallon.

 

Gas was more expensive then, than it is today (Given inflation)

 

http://www.westegg.com/inflation/

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by Martlet
You paid 6 1/2 cents a gallon?

editted. thks!

[AWMac]

So if I saved my 1976 Dollars I could buy gas today for 61 cents a gallon?

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Originally posted by AWMac
So if I saved my 1976 Dollars I could buy gas today for 61 cents a gallon?

Heh, never thought of it that way.

Its more like this: Todays $2.00 was worth $0.61 cents then.  In other words, you probably paid more for gas then, given the inflation rate.

$2.00 is a bargain.

[AKIron]

Started driving in Texas in '69. Seems that the average price for regular was around 25¢/gal though I paid as little 19¢/gal and remember seeing premium for as much as 37¢/gal.

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Originally posted by AKIron
Started driving in Texas in '69. Seems that the average price for regular was around 25¢/gal though I paid as little 19¢/gal and remember seeing premium for as much as 37¢/gal.

That would be $1.26 today.  Ahh, the days before the infamous Oil Embargo....

[Maverick]

The average price was $.21 and I usually was able to find some for about $.18 or $.19 when the "gas wars" were going on. It was also pumped for me and I got saving stamps as well for other things. For a while all the glassware my family had for every day use was from gas station give aways.

Then again the price for a double feature saturday matinee including at least a couple cartoons at the downtown theater was about $.25 to $.35 as well. Of course a new car was only about $1500.00 to $2500.00. But when you worked an entire Summer between school years and made $600.00 it was out of the question. That money had to last the entire coming school year for gas, oil, insurance, tires and the occasional clutch plate, not to mention paying for dates.

[midnight Target]

I think it was around .25 to .30 per gallon. It went up pretty quickly in the mid 70's though.

[airguard]

1980 my first (and light) motorbike I dont remember to well but think it was about : 2,50 NOK per L. (reason is it took 4 L and i could fill it up with a 10kr. If i dont remember to wrong)
now it is about 10.00 NOK per litre.

10.00kr = 1,4$

1 gallon = 3780 ml, or 3.8 L

[myelo]

1976,  59 cents a gallon.

Paid $1000 for my first car, a used 1965 Mustang with 35,000 miles.

Value of that car has gone up a lot more than the gas.

[Saintaw]

Originally posted by midnight Target
I think it was around .25 to .30 per gallon. It went up pretty quickly in the mid 70's though.

They already had gas during the stone age?

[Nilsen]

I remember that filling the tank on my first outboard cost me about 150 NOK back then, but i don't remember how large the tank was...maybe 20 liters.

Those were the really good days of waterskiing and fooling around all day during those never ending summers without anything to worry about at all.

[rpm]

Gas at the pump was about 65.9 cents in the late 70's. Of course I always went down to the drip well and filled up for free. Took a while for the motor to die after you cut it off, but who cares...free gas!

[airguard]

Originally posted by Saintaw
They already had gas during the stone age?

SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWW

Were not that old dammit

get rid of your beer beellllyyy, and dont do more damage

[Nwbie]

Remembering 18 cents a gallon im my 1966 Dodge Dart
with the slant 6( 1973 ish), in a time when you could open the hood and actually see the ground if you looked down lol

NwBie