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my first motor vehicle (a Whizzer motorbike), gas cost me nothing. I would go to certain stations (they knew me) and drain out the residual in each hose into the one gallon tank. Ocassionally I would spend the cash for a dime or a quarters worth. If gas reaches $5.00, I'm going to look for another Whizzer. 
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Originally Posted by dono
my first motor vehicle (a Whizzer motorbike), gas cost me nothing. I would go to certain stations (they knew me) and drain out the residual in each hose into the one gallon tank. Ocassionally I would spend the cash for a dime or a quarters worth. If gas reaches $5.00, I'm going to look for another Whizzer.
I remember the Whizzer!!!!!
When I was just 13, a guy up the street got one, in pieces, in a bushel basket.
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Originally Posted by 00BlueOvalRanger
Bigun72,
Congrats on the license. Say goodbye to cash. Put a $20 tucked away in your wallet and forget about it. (Emergency fund!)
Got my license in 1971. Gas around here was 22.9¢ at the time.
I've seen gas for 1.9¢, (yes. . . a Penny dot nine cents!) in Greeneville, TN, in January of 1972.
We were on the way back to Maryland, from my grand-mother's funeral. Dad had just filled up at an Esso station in town, where he used to do business, when we lived there. Gas at that station was 14.9¢.
As we went through town, Dad noticed that gas prices were getting lower, and lower, and lower.
The last gas station in town was a Sinclair.
(Do you older guys remember the dinosaur!?!?!? It was called 'Dino' wasn't it???)
Anyway. . . . Dad says (quite loudly), "Dad burn it. Just my luck. I gas up, then drive right through a dad-burned gas war!!!"
Dad was driving a 1967 Pontiac Catalina (2+2), with (I think) a 26 gallon gas tank. (At 14.9¢ per gallon, if he had put 20 gallons of gas in the car, that would've been $2.98 for gas!)
I sure miss those days.
Congrats on the license. Say goodbye to cash. Put a $20 tucked away in your wallet and forget about it. (Emergency fund!)
Got my license in 1971. Gas around here was 22.9¢ at the time.
I've seen gas for 1.9¢, (yes. . . a Penny dot nine cents!) in Greeneville, TN, in January of 1972.
We were on the way back to Maryland, from my grand-mother's funeral. Dad had just filled up at an Esso station in town, where he used to do business, when we lived there. Gas at that station was 14.9¢.
As we went through town, Dad noticed that gas prices were getting lower, and lower, and lower.
The last gas station in town was a Sinclair.
(Do you older guys remember the dinosaur!?!?!? It was called 'Dino' wasn't it???)
Anyway. . . . Dad says (quite loudly), "Dad burn it. Just my luck. I gas up, then drive right through a dad-burned gas war!!!"
Dad was driving a 1967 Pontiac Catalina (2+2), with (I think) a 26 gallon gas tank. (At 14.9¢ per gallon, if he had put 20 gallons of gas in the car, that would've been $2.98 for gas!)
I sure miss those days.
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You may laugh your butt off on this but i'm having fun. I live on an island (Alamerda) 1 1/2 x 4 1/2 miles in size and run around with a gas scooter, hell I went to work 3 1/2 miles away for 4 years weather permitting leaving the CS at home. I've been as far as 25 miles from home on little trips with it, ride it 8 miles daily working on a rental and errands. With 9 garage queen motorcycles stored away this scooter is handy around town since 1999 and never a problem with the cops, they all know me. Now at 30% overdrive with the 5mm toothed belt drive 39-41 mph is top speed. Going on 47 gallons fuel burned the last 7 years, saves the truck motor from condensation and wear.
The "Big Wheel" has 145/70/6 wheels, 14 1/2" diameter, seat for a lazy cruise speed 21-22 mph without having the motor rpm's cranked up. By law it should be 15 mph maximum, obey traffic laws like a bicyclist.
Years later the Cobra Commuter came out which is another fun scooter to ride.
http://www.joyceinternational.com/in...c/bigwheel.gif
http://www.earthscooters.com/cobracommuter.html
.....Carl.....
The "Big Wheel" has 145/70/6 wheels, 14 1/2" diameter, seat for a lazy cruise speed 21-22 mph without having the motor rpm's cranked up. By law it should be 15 mph maximum, obey traffic laws like a bicyclist.
Years later the Cobra Commuter came out which is another fun scooter to ride.
http://www.joyceinternational.com/in...c/bigwheel.gif
http://www.earthscooters.com/cobracommuter.html
.....Carl.....
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