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damnitrandy Rookie Author South Carolina Posts:58 Points:494,630 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Apr 2, 2012 9:24:25 AM Ignore damnitrandy Report Abuse This is to find all the old timer gas buddies - What is the lowest gas price you can remember?

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This is to find all the old timer gas buddies - What is the lowest gas price you can remember?

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xbAG Veteran Author California Posts:393 Points:212,165 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jan 20, 2013 10:33:27 PM Ignore xbAG Report Abuse In the mid 60's, Gas was about .25 cents per gal.
MrDeath666 Champion Author Houston Posts:1,621 Points:245,165 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Jan 19, 2013 8:39:56 PM Ignore MrDeath666 Report Abuse I remember .35¢ a gallon in the sixties.
plans72 All-Star Author Ocala Posts:670 Points:676,435 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jan 19, 2013 2:15:06 PM Ignore plans72 Report Abuse Back in the days traveling with parents .25 per gallon full service too!
BMWer Champion Author Calgary Posts:2,076 Points:1,666,320 Joined:Dec 2003	Message Posted: Jan 14, 2013 12:11:37 AM Ignore BMWer Report Abuse 35 cents a Canadian gallon..early 70's. fours guys would throw in a buck each and we drive around all night.
sjhman Veteran Author Atlanta Posts:410 Points:277,670 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jan 14, 2013 12:04:12 AM Ignore sjhman Report Abuse In credible
valby Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:2,916 Points:428,140 Joined:Jan 2005	Message Posted: Jan 12, 2013 9:55:47 AM Ignore valby Report Abuse My first car - 29 cents
bluenvoy Champion Author Nashville Posts:14,977 Points:1,877,640 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jan 12, 2013 9:45:30 AM Ignore bluenvoy Report Abuse $0.169 when my dad filled up.
Karisholman Veteran Author Nevada Posts:281 Points:169,660 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Jan 12, 2013 9:33:50 AM Ignore Karisholman Report Abuse I remember 25 cents/gallon in the early 1970's in upstate New York
MIT05 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,172 Points:1,392,300 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jan 12, 2013 9:25:20 AM Ignore MIT05 Report Abuse 50 cents the 70's.
jacka123 Champion Author Maryland Posts:11,948 Points:1,279,965 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jan 12, 2013 8:57:14 AM Ignore jacka123 Report Abuse I didn't see it, but just read an article that gas was 11¢ in 1940, but at that same time the average house was only $3290.00
AFOS Champion Author Chicago Posts:30,406 Points:3,073,365 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Jan 10, 2013 9:03:38 PM Ignore AFOS Report Abuse 17.9¢ in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Mid 20s was a common price, with gas wars occasionally driving prices under 20¢. Of course state and federal taxes were only 8¢ total. Oil was $3 a barrel. About this time I did see a sign posted with a price of 13.9¢ in Rapid City, only to find out when I pulled in that did not include the aforementioned taxes. [Edited by: AFOS at 1/10/2013 9:05:22 PM EST]
jacka123 Champion Author Maryland Posts:11,948 Points:1,279,965 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jan 10, 2013 8:23:38 PM Ignore jacka123 Report Abuse I remember 29 cents sometime in the 50's. It was about 35 cents in 1965. Of course in 1965, I only made $1.10 per hour, and thought I was making a lot of money, because most of the other people their were only making $.90 per hour. They were allowed to pay under minimum wage because it was considered agriculture. I worked in the office, so I made more, lol. I got a different job a little over 1 year later at a different company (Hewlett Packard in Pennsylvania) and started at $2.50 and went up to $3.00 after about 90 days after I was there. I remember saying to my wife, "what are we going to do with that much money, lol" I can remember when a new car only cost about $1500. to $2000. And the weird thing was, that a floor model TV also cost nearly $2000, lol. Think about that, now cars are over $20,000 and pretty big screen TV's are only $600. to $800., very strange, lol.
Niteowl9 Veteran Author Oklahoma City Posts:458 Points:211,175 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Jan 10, 2013 5:06:44 PM Ignore Niteowl9 Report Abuse 29 cents in 1970 in Los Angeles, CA. [Edited by: Niteowl9 at 1/10/2013 5:07:13 PM EST]
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,215 Points:1,598,520 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 10, 2013 3:42:09 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse 29 cents in a gas war on my way to school in the early 50's. Two stations across from one another went at it viciously for weeks on end.
BartandLisa Champion Author Newfoundland Posts:2,150 Points:420,375 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 2:11:49 PM Ignore BartandLisa Report Abuse Less than a dollar per gallon, as a child. When I began driving legally, it was measured in metric and around 45 cents per litre by then. However, on a drive from Sanford, Florida to Detroit, Michigan in 1999, I did find it for 99.9 cents per gallon in Dalton, Georgia. Still have the receipt as a souvenir! [Edited by: BartandLisa at 1/4/2013 2:15:49 PM EST]
cifuentesab All-Star Author Stockton Posts:675 Points:507,500 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 12:05:49 AM Ignore cifuentesab Report Abuse 49 cents
cedaredge Rookie Author Colorado Posts:1 Points:120 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Jan 3, 2013 9:41:36 PM Ignore cedaredge Report Abuse My DAD would drive right on by the gas for 31.9 and stop at the Fina station and buy it for 29.9--mid 60's
EdPG Champion Author Boston Posts:12,188 Points:2,669,960 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Jan 3, 2013 9:28:36 AM Ignore EdPG Report Abuse 16.9 cent per Gal.
MIT05 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,172 Points:1,392,300 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jan 3, 2013 6:32:26 AM Ignore MIT05 Report Abuse 49 cents
MertieMan Champion Author Lexington Posts:14,793 Points:2,896,585 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jan 3, 2013 5:11:51 AM Ignore MertieMan Report Abuse .18 cents per gallon in Amarillo, Texas in 1964.
2Tall Champion Author Maryland Posts:12,782 Points:2,942,355 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jan 3, 2013 12:22:43 AM Ignore 2Tall Report Abuse 25¢
jcpatriots Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,903 Points:600,320 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jan 2, 2013 10:36:38 PM Ignore jcpatriots Report Abuse $1.48 in early 2009 after the gas price and stock market crash. I'm going by since I got my permit in 2005.
dvc2 All-Star Author Oakland Posts:937 Points:448,090 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Jan 2, 2013 9:29:03 PM Ignore dvc2 Report Abuse Lowest I ever paid was .499 back when I got my license in 1976.
PatAZ Champion Author Tucson Posts:9,249 Points:122,380 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jan 2, 2013 6:40:16 PM Ignore PatAZ Report Abuse 19.9
DI Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,196 Points:4,149,310 Joined:Apr 2001	Message Posted: Jan 2, 2013 4:56:19 PM Ignore DI Report Abuse 21¢/gal. during "gas wars"
HeavyDuty_cache Champion Author Omaha Posts:12,980 Points:2,484,435 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jan 2, 2013 12:47:37 PM Ignore HeavyDuty_cache Report Abuse 15¢
traffic cop Champion Author Boston Posts:1,248 Points:537,010 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Jan 2, 2013 12:36:53 PM Ignore traffic cop Report Abuse I vaguely remember 13 and 15 cents a gallon back in the 50s. That was my childhood. Since I wasn't paying for it, I wasn't paying careful attention. So if Pithyopiner wants to challenge me, fine. The real issue is price relative to the value of the dollar. Back them, ice cream cones were a nickle, a dime for a super scoop, or at a fancy ice cream parlor. The Obama administration has removed energy from the national "cost of living" data because it's so "volatile." This makes the consumer price index artificially low. We all know everything is getting way expensive way fast, especially food (thanks, ethanol lobby!) but the Administration can authorize much smaller cost-of-living adjustments on Social Security (and other) payments. Boy I'm glad we didn't elect that rich Republican! All our needs will now be looked after!
Mikeyl Champion Author Cleveland Posts:5,159 Points:1,186,745 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Jan 2, 2013 12:15:43 PM Ignore Mikeyl Report Abuse In the late 1990s (maybe 1997?) I remember paying $0.789 / gallon for a very short time. That is the least expensive I can remember. I've been driving since 1986.
kishoreCA Champion Author Ventura Posts:3,123 Points:393,870 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 4, 2012 9:32:20 PM Ignore kishoreCA Report Abuse not seen low enough to beat the old buddies here.
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,215 Points:1,598,520 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Apr 4, 2012 2:24:00 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse I doubt that, AFOS. 17.9 cents per gallon in 1970? No way. Prove it. I doubt gasoline was ever sold at that price in this country.
AFOS Champion Author Chicago Posts:30,406 Points:3,073,365 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Apr 2, 2012 8:29:38 PM Ignore AFOS Report Abuse $0.179 around 1970
NickoliMB Champion Author Manitoba Posts:2,513 Points:472,230 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 2, 2012 10:54:50 AM Ignore NickoliMB Report Abuse 19.9 cents per gallon
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Apr 2, 2012 10:31:03 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse 19.9
bowling255 Sophomore Author Grand Rapids Posts:198 Points:147,795 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Apr 2, 2012 9:51:32 AM Ignore bowling255 Report Abuse .79 Cents
Dennis783 Champion Author Des Moines Posts:13,599 Points:2,704,860 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 2, 2012 9:45:17 AM Ignore Dennis783 Report Abuse 24.5 cents per gallon in Janesville WI during the gas wars of the 70s