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Apr 2, 2008 | 06:46 PM

Hussler

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Remember When ??

Found this crumpled up piece of paper on p/o in the glove box. Think I'm I third owner. Though everyone would enjoy the good old days when diesel price(s) were reasonable.

Apr 2, 2008 | 07:35 PM

FARM69

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Nice, I used to do that aswell. Now I just type everything up in excel on my labtop.

Apr 2, 2008 | 07:49 PM

cookie88

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Wow. Look at the third entry....$24 for 22 gallons of fuel. The hell of it is it wasn't all that many years ago.

Apr 2, 2008 | 08:04 PM

Action4478

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30 seemd so old ..,now lookin back......

Apr 2, 2008 | 08:11 PM

jimwilsonmasonry

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i wish i wouldve had my diesel back then

Apr 2, 2008 | 08:28 PM

tjbeggs

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I had a gasser back then. That was nice! $5 actually did something then. $10 kept it just under the spot where the tank would leak!

Apr 2, 2008 | 08:32 PM

jimwilsonmasonry

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hey thats exactly how my 90 ford f150 was with 302 and a hole in thetop of gas tank

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Apr 2, 2008 | 10:15 PM

superduty4x4

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I remember when I was 16 just after I bought my first truck (83 Chevy 3/4 ton 4x4 with a 396... it liked fuel) gas was $0.99 a gallon- watching the gallons move faster than the dollars sure was a sight to see!

Apr 2, 2008 | 11:54 PM

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immastrokinnow

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im 21 i remember my dad paying 1.04 once. and my grandfather refusing to buy gas when it hit 1.00

Apr 3, 2008 | 12:54 AM

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I just found one of those today in the tax box. date was 10-13-06 and diesel was only.......$2.41 it so sad.

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Apr 3, 2008 | 06:02 AM

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stumpulla

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give it a few more years you'll all be sayin i remember when diesel was only 4.30 a gallon

Apr 3, 2008 | 08:59 AM

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stevorino

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I used to fill up my Honda in high school with the change in the ash tray. I remember .73 gas. At 30mpg I could go to school and back 2 times on a gallon.

Apr 3, 2008 | 11:18 AM

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The day I bought my truck Diesel was $0.88 per gallon. I loved it and said I now love this truck. Now I have to love it for other reasons.

Apr 3, 2008 | 01:11 PM

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MLCinNCTX

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Originally Posted by stevorino

I used to fill up my Honda in high school with the change in the ash tray. I remember .73 gas. At 30mpg I could go to school and back 2 times on a gallon.

I must be some older than you guys. In the 60's I pumped gas that was $.159/for regular. That wass also full service with the windshield washed and oil checked. $5.00 was a fill-up. High test or "ethal" was a couple cents more.

Before you get to excited you need to know a job that paid a $1.25 an hour was great. The normal was was like $.75/hour.

In the summer my bother an I hauled hay, small squares, from the field and stacked in three story barns for $.10 a bail using our truck. We made a fortune.