Remembering the 90's.

Goron09 · 2012-09-07T03:53:19+00:00

You are NOT very FUNNY!

pilsner407 · 1 day

think that's from the early/mid '80's, because of the price and because of the "regular" and "unleaded"...there was a difference back then.

Scarynig · 2012-09-07T02:03:22+00:00

I was driving for like a year before prices shot up. The good ol' days when I could fill up my whole tank for less than 20 dollars. RIP.

aortega22 · 2012-09-07T02:39:48+00:00

Right in the wallet man. That hurts...

martellus · 2012-09-07T04:12:12+00:00

Seriously? I view this picture, go one page over, find this repost already?

caql9vin · 2012-09-06T20:39:51-07:00

should say x/post with r/pics: http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/zh6ab/gas_prices_in_the_90s/

kindeke · 2012-09-07T12:30:52+00:00

As I live in the UK, fuck you...

j1renicus · 2012-09-07T11:40:02+00:00

Here in the UK, petrol is £1.38 per litre.

:(

therealcpease · 2012-09-06T20:41:46-07:00

repost, don't steal shit

ChaosOnion · 2012-09-06T19:37:11-07:00

In 1999, I was driving a 1989 Ford Bronco. It was a great vehicle for a college student hauling stuff from home, moving in and out of dorms and apartments and driving bunches of people to the beach. Even at around $0.90 per gallon for 87 Octane (no ethanol) walking was a necessity on a limited, college budget.

Towards the end of my college career, I was driving a Hyundai Elantra station wagon. That was a much better for a college student. Better gas mileage, comparable cargo room (with a roof carrier) and who cares about beach sand in a Hyundai? Borrow your buddy's ShopVac and clean it out! Gas had soared up over $2.00 per gallon post 9/11, so walking was still a necessity. Oh for $2.00 gas, let alone $0.90.

Still...I miss that big, dinosaur of a truck. I miss not worrying about planes crashing into buildings. I miss dropping off and meeting people at the gate, not outside of security. I miss the wave of pride from the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Iron Curtain and the rise of the Information Revolution economic boom. I miss the sense of safety and security.

everyoneismyfriend · 2012-09-07T03:41:14+00:00

i would jizz to get a full tank of gas for $20

WeLoveKanjimari · 2012-09-07T09:29:36+00:00

And what is the equivalent price in today-dollars?

uttercaution · 2012-09-07T04:03:49+00:00

REPOST!

ArizonaHawk · 2012-09-06T19:05:40-07:00

DONT MENTION THAT! THAT MAKES THE HULK VERY ANGRY... ARRRRRRRRGH

cboogs · 2012-09-06T20:02:21-07:00

In '95 I remember getting gas for $0.84/gallon

thediefenbaker · 2012-09-06T21:54:32-07:00

Anyone have an idea what the exchange rate was for Canadian dollars back then? ...... eh?

We are paying $1.33 a litre right now in most of British Columbia, which is around $5.00 a gallon.

snowlion13 · 2012-09-06T21:59:01-07:00

the earliest sign that i can actually recall was $1.12

selftitleddebutalbum · 2012-09-06T22:05:14-07:00

Is it just me, but every time you see gas prices in a movie you instantly can't enjoy it anymore because now you're just reminiscing about cheaper prices?

deeloves · 2012-09-06T22:11:21-07:00

Oil prices in the country I grew up in were $0.39 in 2010 and probably haven't changed much since then.

Mrs_Mojo_Rising · 2012-09-06T22:22:29-07:00

I remember passionately arguing to my father hat my monthly allowance needed to be upped to $100 when gas went over $1/gallon in 1997.

First World Problems

mindsfa · 2012-09-07T02:06:58-07:00

TOO SOON!!!

thisdopeknows423 · 2012-09-07T02:54:21-07:00

"Did you hear? Gas is going to hit ONE DOLLAR per gallon by the end of next month!"

glastohead · 2012-09-07T10:11:31+00:00

when I lived in SF in 2000 I remmeber the local news interviewing some guy in a gas station about how he felt about gas being more than a buck a gallon. They were outraged - I guess by this stage their head has exploded

SullyKid · 2012-09-07T03:42:48-07:00

Yep, this one hurt.

chrono1465 · 2012-09-07T04:17:12-07:00

Relevant Die Hard reference.

http://landemonium.net/graphics/forumposts/gas_prices_88.png

strineGreen · 2012-09-07T04:47:51-07:00

what is there to remember? it just happened.

saradawn · 2012-09-07T05:05:55-07:00

Soul. Crushed.

Derpshiz · 2012-09-07T13:02:24+00:00

I remember when gas hit $1.35 after 9/11 it was the end of the world. I just filled up for $0.89 just a couple weeks before that.

chcltthndridn · 2012-09-07T13:29:05+00:00

And everyone thought it was expensive then too.

AA72ON · 2012-09-07T13:49:08+00:00

What? Definitely not in Atlanta. During the 90's, well at least where i live (Atlanta) and in most of the states i traveld to, gas averaged at around $1.30 I'd say. I would have loved to have these prices in the south.

Tyranicide · 2012-09-07T07:10:34-07:00

tfw America complains about it's fuel prices...

Jacknuggett · 2012-09-07T07:23:50-07:00

How dare you feed us this tease!!!

danrennt98 · 2012-09-07T14:54:00+00:00

SHOPPED

encaseme · 2012-09-07T14:55:36+00:00

Damnit... I remember when I was actually happy that gas was up to $1/gallon (from $0.89/gallon when I started driving) because it was easier to calculate how many gallons I put in the tank (my first car was a truck and the gas gauge didn't work).

Sellout1138 · 2012-09-07T07:57:33-07:00

And yet wages have barely moved forward at all.

lordsushi · 2012-09-07T08:11:53-07:00

i shit you not, the year i turned 16 i got gas one time for $0.69 a gallon. Im 31 now and am paying almost $4

ogre13 · 2012-09-07T08:29:28-07:00

The goddamned 8 is upside down.

acidbath2012 · 2012-09-07T15:37:54+00:00

there was a brief period in the summer of 1998 where prices dropped from the $1.20 that was standard for so long to sub-dollar rates

alexp5 · 2012-09-07T08:38:26-07:00

Makes me more sad than anything.

PolestarX · 2012-09-07T09:06:28-07:00

Oh please not this again.

Decyde · 2012-09-07T16:08:38+00:00

I remember gas at less than .90c a gallon towards the end of the 90's. Minimum wage was $4.75 then and if you account with inflation today, they do not balance out well ;p

Devon64327 · 2012-09-07T09:15:06-07:00

http://imgur.com/Ki1N1

Milkthiev · 2012-09-07T16:41:57+00:00

Two packs of cigarettes for $5. In NY. Now they cost $11 a pack.

gmharryc · 2012-09-07T16:51:19+00:00

Hey, who stole all the 4s?

phi303 · 2012-09-07T16:52:03+00:00

the sad thing is when this picture was taken the photographer must have been outraged over the fact that the price went up 3cents that week

JeannaW · 2012-09-07T16:56:17+00:00

I thought I had dreamed this. I was born 8/14/1989. Gas prices were higher than in the picture then, leading me to believe that gas under a dollar was a pathetic dream.

Elessar20 · 2012-09-07T17:22:37+00:00

Better don't complain if you're living in the US. We pay a motherfucking 1,70 €uro (~$ 2,20) per liter here in Germany...

EvilGrimace · 2012-09-07T10:24:22-07:00

I started driving in the 90s and it was never under a dollar in Southern CA :(

ihasakiwi · 2012-09-07T10:26:51-07:00

Only 90's kids remember...

BobKickass · 2012-09-07T17:49:52+00:00

We are paying in Germany 8$ per gallon.

Jcm5 · 2012-09-07T18:15:37+00:00

I just cried a little

moralnihilist · 2012-09-07T19:49:38+00:00

That was only for a very brief period of the 90's. Prices were way higher than that most of the decade.

xplodymoose · 2012-09-07T19:54:08+00:00

i just died a little bit on the inside

collincampbell · 2012-09-07T20:20:44+00:00

speel · 2012-09-08T00:58:15+00:00

And now gas is over $4 a gallon what the fuck

lareelynn · 2012-09-08T01:00:52+00:00

Supply and demand.

Darchangel26 · 2012-09-06T20:29:36-07:00

FUCK YOU INFLATION!

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