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What's the least you've ever paid for fuel?
The lowest I've ever paid was .58 a gallon, back in the 80's
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07-11-2008, 11:40 AM
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17.9 cents during a gas war in 1970.
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07-11-2008, 11:41 AM
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deer nuts
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07-11-2008, 11:41 AM
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Gas was in the mid .80/g when I started driving...
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07-11-2008, 11:42 AM
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fifty bucks... oh wait, I thought this was the what's-the-least-you-ever-paid-for-a-hooker thread
 55 cents... (as a kid in the 70s for my lawnmowing enterprise)
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07-11-2008, 11:44 AM
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When I had my '66 SS Chevelle w/ 2 Holley 850s, it was about .30. The cheapest I ever paid was .22. I used to fill up a '69 LTD Brougham for about $10.
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07-11-2008, 11:46 AM
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I remember .19 in the late 60's when I cut grass as a kid, Sinclair station, back when they thought oil came from dinosaurs. We used to fill up our 65 VW for 2 bucks.
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07-11-2008, 11:54 AM
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I think gas was like $.75/gal when i started driving.
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07-11-2008, 12:10 PM
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99 cents
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07-11-2008, 12:11 PM
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07-11-2008, 12:13 PM
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19.9 Gas wars, 1960's...
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07-11-2008, 12:23 PM
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I think it's high time for another gas war!
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07-11-2008, 12:37 PM
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19 cents/gal.
-OR- Nothing, when my Father used to bring me 5 gal. cans from thir private "fuel farm" at the HSV airport when they'd test each day back in the 70's. Loved that avgas...hell on plugs though.
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07-11-2008, 12:38 PM
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60 something cents back in the 80's
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07-11-2008, 12:42 PM
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35 cents or nothing if I used my fathers credit card
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07-11-2008, 01:14 PM
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$.19 during the gas wars... $.33 to .39 all thru high school. Made the L88 in the ElCamino cheap to run. Was 500RHP on the dyno. 400 pounds of boilerplate bolted to the bed.
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07-11-2008, 01:23 PM
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I turned 16 in 1966. Gas was 21-22 cents a gallon usually. But occasionally we had 'gas wars' between service stations.
19.9 was usually the low.
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07-11-2008, 01:25 PM
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What did you guys do, keep your reciepts? How do you remember this ****?
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07-11-2008, 01:27 PM
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Whatever it was when "A Flock of Seagulls" were the rage.
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07-11-2008, 01:28 PM
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QUOTE: "What did you guys do, keep your reciepts? How do you remember this ****?"
_____________ Funny. If you're a 'car guy' ...some shyt just sticks. We used to pull in a station, put in $2.00 worth. That was half-a-tank back then. Since I retired, I grocery shop weekly now. However, if you put a gun to my head and told me to give you what I paid LAST Monday for a loaf of bread or gallon of milk ...I would just say, shoot me ...I have no clue. Never look at food prices, never check the register receipts. It's unimportant to me. Go figure.
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07-11-2008, 01:37 PM
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1969 and 1986 Porsche Targa and Coupe 1720cc and 3
