What were gas prices when you first started driving?

When I got my first driver's license in 1994, gas was $1.15. If we adjust that for inflation, it would be $2.26 in 2022 dollars.

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REMsleep · 41-45, F

I first started driving in 1999 gas was .96 cents per gallon in my neighborhood.
I distinctly remb putting in 5$ many times and getting about 1/4 tank.

thewindupbirdchronicles · 46-50, M

@REMsleep I remember about 75 cents a litre? 1999 was about the time gas prices started going up (during my memory).

REMsleep · 41-45, F

@thewindupbirdchronicles Yes thats correct. All my childhood gas had hovered at 0.70 to 0.89 cents per gallon then by the time I got my first car in 2001 it was over a dollar and kept rising from there. Generally Canadians paid slightly less per litre than whatever we paid per gallon. ( not fair I know). Not sure what country you are from.

thewindupbirdchronicles · 46-50, M

@REMsleep I wouldn't reference Canada if I wasn't from there. Not sure what country you are from but last I checked Canadians typically pay slightly more, not fair I know.... but it's okay. We can both find this time stupid and that time stupid too.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@REMsleep I had a little Geo Prism and usually filled it up for $10 and could drive for 3 weeks on a tank back then.

REMsleep · 41-45, F

@cherokeepatti Wow. I specifically remember that car because it has a very little known hatchback edition and it was the tiniest hatchback that I ever saw. Only saw 1 or 2 ever but I was mesmorized as a kid.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@REMsleep Mine wasn’t a hatchback but it was much smaller than the later Geo Prism models. I got another one and it was good on gas mileage but it was bigger and not as good as the smaller one.