gasoline prices

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by sceniczip

I just had to quote this OP after crusse mentioned it. I mean $10 for a half full tank?! I'm curious what the OP was driving. I have a Civic so pretty small gas tank and I'm paying about $30 and I usually put in 9 gallons. The F150 on the other hand...

When I had my Elantra back in 2000, $10 was a full tank (or close to it).

[sceniczip]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

When I had my Elantra back in 2000, $10 was a full tank (or close to it).

This is so depressing. I'm almost happy I didn't start driving until like 2005ish and didn't start filling up my own gas tank until 2007. The first couple years Dad and I shared the car.

[aephi alum]

Got a fill-up the other day and dropped over $40 - and I never let my gas gauge get under 1/4. The Princess only drinks Veuve Clicquot - Korbel won't cut it. I'm so glad I work from home... the Princess and I only run errands in and around Stepford.

I remember the days when you could get gas for 75 cents a gallon.

I miss the days when you could get gas for 75 cents a gallon.

[SydneyK]

We filled up the tank last night - cost over $50.

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

When I had my Elantra back in 2000, $10 was a full tank (or close to it).

Some unspecified number of years before 2000, as I was gathering my stuff to go home for the summer after my freshman year, my goal was to find $10 in loose change, dollar bills stuffed in pockets, whatever. I knew if I had $10, I could fill the tank and get a fountain drink and pack of gum for the trip.

That seems like lifetimes ago. Funny that I can remember it so clearly. Geez. Now I feel the need to yell at all those kids on my lawn.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

When I had my Elantra back in 2000, $10 was a full tank (or close to it).

Ditto with my '99 Chevy Cavalier.

Originally Posted by aephi alum

I remember the days when you could get gas for 75 cents a gallon.

I miss the days when you could get gas for 75 cents a gallon.

Ditto.

I'm figuring out where to tighten the belt to make room in the budget for these higher gas prices. I fill my daughter's 10 gallon tank once per pay period and my own twice usually. My tank takes around 15 gallons if I let it get down really low.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I'm figuring out where to tighten the belt to make room in the budget for these higher gas prices. I fill my daughter's 10 gallon tank once per pay period and my own twice usually. My tank takes around 15 gallons if I let it get down really low.

I will usually put in $30 (gets me close to a full tank). I live much closer to work now, so usually I can stretch one tank for 2-3 weeks. I really wish Texas wasn't so car-centric