I remember when Dad bought me my first street bike a 71 Honda SL100, gas was .25 cents a gallon at the neighborhood Texaco and I laugh now he would sometimes have a gas war with the Enco around the corner going as low as .23 cents a gallon. when was the last time we had a real gas war. oh and I can't count how many times I had to push it after running out of gas even in the reserve tank - yeah quarters were hard to come by sometimes back than. 
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When I was a kid in the 60's, I'd walk to the gas station up the street and 25 cents would just about fill my gallon can so I could fuel up the Lil Indian. I worked in a gas station when I was in high school in the mid-70s. Regular was 57 cents/gal. Even with the Arab oil embargo, shortages and long lines, none of us at the station believed it would ever top a buck because none of the pumps could be set higher than 99.9 cents/gal.
It's around $4.35-$4.50 a gallon for premium (91) here. I hate putting gas in my E55 since it only gets about 12mpg around town and requires premium.
At least I get to run 87 in my truck ('77 F250 4x4), but it gets a whopping 8ish mpg unloaded. I had close to 2 tons of concrete in the back of it last weekend and ran through 4.5 gallons of gas in less than 20 miles.
At least I get to run 87 in my truck ('77 F250 4x4), but it gets a whopping 8ish mpg unloaded. I had close to 2 tons of concrete in the back of it last weekend and ran through 4.5 gallons of gas in less than 20 miles.
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And then there's the part where 4 bucks doesn't even buy straight gasoline. No, it's gotta have ethanol mixed in to make sure that it monkeys up the internals of your fuel system. E10 ruined the plastic fuel tank on my Ducati motorcycle, and it's only 5 years old. Now they want E15 to be the standard.
Ducati Sued Over Faulty Gas Tanks | Ducati News Today
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2010/08/astm-20100809.html
Ducati Sued Over Faulty Gas Tanks | Ducati News Today
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2010/08/astm-20100809.html
Its ashamed that we have to worry about having money for gas. Its the single most expense we all have. All everyone would have to do is not go to a gas station for one day and there would be such a surplus that would force suppliers to lower the price. If anyone has the capability of making that happen, go for it.:shrug:
well it dropped back down to $3.91 today because the hurricane was not all it was cracked up to be :shrug:
But i tell ya what really bothers me about this is the fact they jump the price of fuel when holidays or a tragic event is taking place and then when it goes back down some everyone thinks they are getting a good deal at $3.59 a gallon.. $3.59 is NOT a good deal
But i tell ya what really bothers me about this is the fact they jump the price of fuel when holidays or a tragic event is taking place and then when it goes back down some everyone thinks they are getting a good deal at $3.59 a gallon.. $3.59 is NOT a good deal