Retro '90s pricing

"SiennaMan" (terracortina) 04/28/2020 at 20:13 • Filed to: None

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Put gas in the Sienna for the first time in 3+ weeks.  Sam's club is apparently going with the retro '90s theme on their gas prices at $1.09/gallon near Dayton.  I've not seen prices like this since the mid-90s when I was putting 20 gallons a week consistently in an old beat up LaSabre.  

atfsgeoff > SiennaMan 04/28/2020 at 20:27

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Yeah, I’ve only ever seen gas prices this low during my driving lifetime in late 2001/early 2002.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > SiennaMan 04/28/2020 at 20:31

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How are all of you getting gas so damn cheap? I filled up two days ago and it was $2.07 for regular. :P 

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > SiennaMan 04/28/2020 at 20:33

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Live in northern Illinois which isn’t TOO bad but am  doing a little work in Wisconsin. Filled my Volvo from EMPTY with mid grade for $25

SiennaMan > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 04/28/2020 at 20:35

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In fairness I cheated a bit, most of the other stations were in the 1.29 to 1.49 range. It sure felt very flashback to the ‘90s to be that close to $1/gallon though..

SiennaMan > MiniGTI - now with XJ6 04/28/2020 at 20:36

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 It's very surreal. 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > SiennaMan 04/28/2020 at 20:38

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I’m finally down to half a tank. I haven’t looked at prices here in over a week but last I checked they were down to 1.47.

According to gasbuddy we’re down to 1.39 here in northern Wi. 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > atfsgeoff 04/28/2020 at 20:39

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When I started driving g gas was juuuust under 3/gallon in 2008-9 so this is crazy to me 

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > SiennaMan 04/28/2020 at 20:43

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I rem em ber filling the (9 gall on) tank on my ‘89 Mazda Protege LX, buying a coke, and getting change back from a $10.

ranwhenparked > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 04/28/2020 at 20:45

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When I started, you could still fill up and go inside to pay cash after, it was so cheap, theft wasn’t a big issue. E very station changed abruptly  to pay in advance or at the pump pretty much overnight. 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ranwhenparked 04/28/2020 at 20:48

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There’s still no pay first requirement in most of Wisconsin. I managed a gas station for about a year. It’s a HUGE PITA. It’s usually not even theft, just people not paying attention, or assuming their cars ran, or that their spouse, friend  whatever paid when they went inside. 

Thomas Donohue > SiennaMan 04/28/2020 at 20:53

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27 tankers sitting off the coast of Cali.......gonna take a few road trips to use up all of that excess.

Thomas Donohue > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 04/28/2020 at 20:54

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I read that a little differently the first time.

ranwhenparked > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 04/28/2020 at 20:55

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It all disappeared around here, right around, I believe, the lead up to Operation Iraqi Freedom, or maybe it was still during the early stages of Enduring Freedom. 

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Thomas Donohue 04/28/2020 at 21:01

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I have never done coke that didn’t have sugar, caffeine and cara mel coloring .

Thomas Donohue > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 04/28/2020 at 21:05

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lol....yeah, you’re probably not getting change back from a $10 with any of that stuff these days either!

SiennaMan > ranwhenparked 04/28/2020 at 21:13

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I remember those days.  Back then you had to go in to pay, cash or card..

SiennaMan > Thomas Donohue 04/28/2020 at 21:16

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This is why oil prices went negative for a day last week..  

Brian McKay > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 04/29/2020 at 00:35

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$ 1.299 in the Florida panhandle