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Melbernai
I am a lucky Momma!
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Melissa
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Spinoff to your first car...
Sounds like a lot of us had small cars...compaired to the SUVs many of us drive now!
Plus gas was SO cheap!
How much was gas when you had your first car per gallon?
How much did it take to "fill 'er up!?!"
And what kind of car was it?
Gas was about .97/gal back then
Took about $12.00 to fill
86 Mustang...
Compaired to....
3.21/gal
Somewhere around $40-45 to fill, which I barely do anymore
2003 Ford Escape
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monkeybride
My Everything
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
All I can say is you have a good memory. I have NO idea but I do know it didn't take $58 to fill my Dodge Shadow.
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SweetestOfPeas
J'taime Paris!
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
99 CENTS A GALLON!
OMG! I remember pulling into a Mobil station and saying "$2 regular please" (lol) and the fuel needle actually moved! 
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~Colleen~
my loves...
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guess
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
I don't remember what gas cost but I remember I could get a full tank for under $10  (Honda CRX).
I have a Honda Civic EX and it is costing me $29 to fill up - I get about 270-285 miles on that tank.
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Beth
The Key to your new home....
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Beth
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
I had an SUV then and Now
so in 1994- I filled up the tank at $1 a gallon- about $15 to $16
in 2006- I need at least the middle grade- and from 1/4 of a tank left- my SUV takes $60- $65
for empty it's over $75- so I never let it get that low
but 4 years ago- I had a Ford Explorer- and that took $35 to fill up on empty
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Melbernai
I am a lucky Momma!
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Melissa
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
Yes -- I remember times when I would put $2-3 in every few days and now I put $20 in every few days! I think that's the only reason why I remember how much gas was back then---since I was able to get a lot for a couple of bucks!
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| Posted 8/3/06 1:54 PM |
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Wendy
Wheeee!
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
I remember going to the no-frills gas stations in Albany when I was in college so it would be 87 cents a gallon instead of 92-95 cents at the Mobil!!!
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VirginiaDeb
Don't eat me, hippo!
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Deb
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
I started driving at the beginning of the climb... I believe I paid 1.29/gallon.
Lowest I paid was $.98/gallo spring 2002. But that was in Harrisonburg, VA. Which is at least 15-20 cents cheaper than LI
Oh, my mazda took about $13 to fill.
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joenick
Us
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
I remember driving on fumes coming home from classes one day. I scrounged on the floor of the car for CHANGE and rustled up maybe a dollar something and was able to get enough gas to get home!!! Ahhhh, those were the days!
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| Posted 8/3/06 2:39 PM |
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Ambersmom
Straight up nasty
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Sharon
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
It was $0.98. I remember I could do a whole night on the turnpike with the ladies and STILL have fuel left over. Ahhh the good old days where a night of fun cost less than $20.00
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MrsRbk
<3 <3 <3 <3
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Michelle
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
99 CENTS A GALLON!
OMG! I remember pulling into a Mobil station and saying "$2 regular please" (lol) and the fuel needle actually moved!
I remember paying less than $1 per gallon and five bucks would give me a half a tank of gas. Now five bucks will get you nowhere!
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pinkandblue
Our family is complete, maybe
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
if my SUV is empty (which I hardly ever let happen), it costs 55-60 bucks to fill up
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MsMBV
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
Gas was $1.09 & it ran for 10 days on $10 worth of gas (almost a full tank). I love that car.
2nd car was a race car....got like 5 MPG. Most of the cars after that were either race cars or trucks.
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Tah-wee-ZAH
Kisses
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
I've always had fuel efficient cars...
VW and Toyota... never an SUV, can't see why I would need one.
When I got my first car 1990, it was about $1., then the first gulf War happened and it was up to $1.30 and I was  because I was a pretty poor college student. It cost about $10-12 to fill up.
Now, Toyota Camry about $45 but I get almost 400 miles on a tank.
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Beth
The Key to your new home....
Member since 2/06 24849 total posts
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Beth
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
Posted by stephanief
if my SUV is empty (which I hardly ever let happen), it costs 55-60 bucks to fill up
that's what mine cost from a 1/4 of a tank- it's 20 gallons- but it last over a week
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| Posted 8/3/06 3:01 PM |
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
I dont remember all the details but I remember going to a full service gas station with a $20 bill, get a full tank of gas, a pack of cigs and get back like $2-3.
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CunningOne
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
My first car was in 1995 after I graduated from grad school!
1995 Toyota Corolla. I guess gas was around $1/gal. I could fill up the tank for $20 and it would last me more than 2 weeks (I used to take the train for work so I didn't drive too many miles).
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| Posted 8/3/06 3:06 PM |
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Maathy317
Grammie's Little Man
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
Gas was around $.50 per gallon and it took $5.00 - $7.00 to fill up.
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MissJones
I need a nap!
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Re: Spinoff to your first car...
Gas was about 1.08/gal back then
Took about $20.00 to fill
80 Chevy Impala (aka my boat!)
Compaired to....
3.21/gal
Somewhere around $35-40 to fill, which I barely do anymore
2005 Honda CR-V
ETA: 1996 after I graduated HS
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