Gas Prices in the 90's

Solarnynja · 2012-09-07T02:58:39+00:00

I was born in 1976 and I remember the 90's well. Fill the tank for $12 and drive with wreck less abandon. We used to get bored and just go drive around.

layra96 · 2012-09-07T03:11:17+00:00

That....you see that....i used to fill up about every two days after delivering pizza on premium gas and pay under $20.00 my tips each day would pay for my gas. Lets make that happen again.

roastedbagel · 1 day

Cue all the kids born in the early 90's to pretend like they remember this.

CptSarcasm · 1 day

Wow... as a teenager right now this makes me very sad

IamGrimReefer · 2012-09-07T05:32:39+00:00

i always got a sense of satisfaction from pumping 15 gallons of gas and paying less than 15 dollars.

marvk · 2012-09-07T11:17:05+00:00

Your todays prices are still rediculously low to the EU prices:

USA:

Price per gallon of premium gasoline: $3.75
Price change since last quarter: -11%
Most-expensive-gas rank: #49

Americans have little to complain about. They pay less than half the European price for gasoline and $1.15 per gallon below the world average.

Germany:

Price per gallon of premium gasoline: $7.74
Price change since last quarter: -9.5%
Most-expensive-gas rank: #13

A German driver filling the 55-liter (14.5-gallon) tank of Europe's most popular car, Volkswagen's Golf hatchback, pays $112.23, compared with $54.38 for the same fill-up in the U.S. The average cost of gasoline at the pump in Europe is more than double the price in the U.S.

Norway:

Price per gallon of premium gasoline: $10.12
Price change since last quarter: +4.4%
Most-expensive-gas rank: #1

Norway is the only major oil producer with expensive gas. In the last quarter, the world's most valued gas got even pricier.

Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/slideshow/2012-08-13/highest-cheapest-gas-prices-by-country.html

gr8whtd0pe · 1 day

Great music, low gas prices and the birth of the pc and Internet.

Those were the days.

shoeler · 2012-09-06T22:32:39-07:00

$1.43 in today's money, btw. Low, but not insanely low.

CreauxTeeRhobat · 2012-09-07T06:17:18+00:00

I remember when my parents had a suburban with a 40-gal tank (2x20gal, one on each side). It would take less than $40 to fill it up, back in the early '90s. Then we had a long string of station wagons with similar tank sizes (in the 20+ range)... still, the thing was, "Just put $5 in..." And that would still last quite a while.

Now, I fill up my little Saturn with a 12 gallon tank for ~$45 for 10-11 gallons... I'm still trying to build a time machine.

HapHapperblab · 2012-09-07T06:41:53+00:00

As an Australian looking at that picture...

Why do you have a decimal place and a fraction?

GenkiElite · 2012-09-06T23:44:01-07:00

I hate how they always mother fuck ya with that 9/10 cent bs. Can we just round it up for fuck sakes?

ratterbu · 1 day

I'd give anything to pay those prices today.

DorkJedi · 2012-09-06T20:17:14-07:00

Leaded gas ("regular") was ended in the late 80's.

You are a decade off.

jodes · 1 day

My dad used to own a petrol station, and when I worked there at the age of 15, prices were $0.35/litre.

JavaLSU · 2012-09-07T02:28:29+00:00

Good times. I still remember filling my tank with a $10 bill.

I love the fact that there isn't even a spot for the dollar amount.

BlastMeBagpipes · 2012-09-06T21:02:45-07:00

'90s. It's not possessive. :(

djheadshot · 1 day

Fuck you. Now I'm sad. Asshole.

ChubbyChecker · 1 day

TIL inflation

somethingcool · 2012-09-07T02:33:43+00:00

I'd always heard the legends, but I never knew it was true!

floppypond · 2012-09-07T02:28:58+00:00

Good, here's hoping they continue to skyrocket.

The sooner no one can afford gas, the sooner alternatives will be plentiful.

Cseal · 2012-09-07T04:16:53+00:00

The cheapest i ever saw was .99 per gallon in california then again i never really bothered looking at the prices back then

flipfontaine · 2012-09-06T21:50:54-07:00

I remember when my dad bought a SUV when I was a wee little lad and I could not believe it cost almost $30 to fill up... :'(

uptokent · 2012-09-06T22:11:51-07:00

People don't believe me that when I started driving I could fill up my 26 gallon tank for about 20 bucks.

jermh · 2012-09-06T22:29:18-07:00

Thank you 9/11

brewmaster5 · 2012-09-06T22:50:01-07:00

A tear just trickled down my cheek.

aitbri · 2012-09-07T01:53:30-07:00

I graduated in '94 that summer my girlfriend and I drove from Pittsburgh, Pa to Orlando, Fl. It's was right around 1000 miles, 18 hrs, and cost $45.

Sumpm · 2012-09-07T02:29:16-07:00

I used to fill up my Honda Civic with premium for less than $8 for a full tank. That would last me for 2 weeks.

damaxoh · 2012-09-07T04:18:54-07:00

Chinese people wanna drive their big ass trucks, too!

liberty4u2 · 2012-09-07T04:20:24-07:00

The government devaluation of the USD. Spend spend spend print print print.

texan01 · 2012-09-07T11:45:02+00:00

Yup a $20 could fill the tank on my 14mpg 1976 Chevelle and still have enough left over for a soft drink.

Now it's $70 to fill the same tank.

Worlds_Best_Coffee · 2012-09-07T05:40:41-07:00

I tell kids, "I started driving in 1996, and put more than half a tank of gas into my car with a $5 bill."

TBTrpt3 · 2012-09-07T12:45:24+00:00

I bought a car in the 90s... and my brother in law \ cars salesman told me that I should get premium gas every 10 fill-ups because, "it costs hardly anything anyway, and it is probably good for your engine."

The 90s sure where a good time.

akuzin · 2012-09-07T05:48:39-07:00

I only see one price in the 90's, the rest is in 70's and 80's

scottvr4 · 2012-09-07T06:20:18-07:00

Ha! Someone's getting fired!! They forgot to put the "3" at the beginning of all of those prices!

mikek3 · 2012-09-07T14:46:08+00:00

Relevent: http://images.ucomics.com/comics/blm/1986/blm860615.gif

Larein · 2012-09-07T16:01:43+00:00

What is super unleaded?

aliengoods1 · 2012-09-07T16:09:27+00:00

Cell phones in the 90's

Nope.

baderedab · 2012-09-07T16:37:36+00:00

My primary activity in college was simply driving around central Oregon having adventures in an early 90's Chevy Silverado. Just can't do that anymore.

NatetheGrate · 2012-09-07T17:02:50+00:00

$11.85. That's how much it would cost to fill my car. Goddamit.

breathcomposed · 2012-09-07T23:19:37+00:00

I want to believe it... but I can't.

rikashiku · 2012-09-08T01:33:14+00:00

I remember when 10 dollars was enough to fill a car... back when I could ask for winegum and kindersurprise when we were at the garage :(.

kellyk311 · 1 day

Those were the days.

NACHO_MOTHA · 1 day

Oh the places I could go with those gas prices!

ilvin · 1 day

The cheapest I remembered was 1.19. Now it's four times that amount. :(

chewb · 2012-09-06T22:29:48-07:00

bitch I pay almost 7$ / gallon in Europe STFU

TheSporkening · 1 day

Early 90's.

Jesus, those were good times.

jester1983 · 2012-09-06T21:17:59-07:00

I've never understood the 9/10s thing on us prices...just putting 9 means the same and takes up less space. prices in Canada have always been listed as 75.3 back in the 90s and 123.4 after it went over $1

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