What $3.00+ per gallon gas buys you... - Page 5

**COPO** · #41 08-12-2006, 12:54 AM

Rick, what is that price in today's $$'s adjusted for inflation?

Chris396 · #42 08-12-2006, 05:02 AM

I drive a Geo Metro that gets 40mpg. People used to laugh at me at work while they drove their extended cab trucks with spotless beds. I'm not in the majority, but I'm sure laughing now. Let's face it, American's are piggish and consume too much with out huge houses that suck energy and gas hog vehicles. It's the same mindset that has so many people getting type 2 diabetes after living a selfish life.

**Mr70** · #43 08-12-2006, 05:27 AM

Charlie
What cost .18 in 1969 would cost .98 in 2006.
Or,if you were to buy exactly the same products in 2006 and 1969,they would cost you .18 and .04 respectively.
This Sunoco station pic was taken in Dayton Ohio at 4864 Airway rd.

nuch_ss396 · #44 08-12-2006, 06:51 AM

Rick,

What are you telling me? That gas @ .18 per gallon then, adjusted for inflation in 2006 should only cost .98 per
gallon? So, $3.00 per gallon gives the oil companies an
additional $2.00 per gallon profit !

**Mr70** · #45 08-12-2006, 06:53 PM

According to THIS...yes.

**Mr BB Chevy** · #46 08-13-2006, 02:05 AM

not really...
use some of these prices in the inflation calculator

1969 Prices:
Average Income: $8547
New Car: $3278
New House: $15,525
Loaf of Bread: .23
Gallon of Gas: .35
Gallon of Milk: $1.26

Ounce of Gold: $41.51
Ounce of Silver $1.79

Dow Jones Average: 769.93 to 968.85

more....

http://money.howstuffworks.com/gas-price.htm/printable

**COPO** · #47 08-13-2006, 07:34 PM

Mr BB Chevy, great link with a lot of easy to understand info. The BIG profits from gasoline are going to the government in the form of taxes.

nuch_ss396 · #48 08-13-2006, 10:42 PM

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Mr BB Chevy, great link with a lot of easy to understand info. The BIG profits from gasoline are going to the government in the form of taxes.

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And there you have it ! What it is all about. Getting our

**PeteLeathersac** · #49 08-14-2006, 04:54 PM

Doesn't the Sunoco price sign really say 28.9 (not 18.9) for the Regular and 29.9 for the Hi-test? .

Over the weekend, Regular gas here in Southern Ontario was around 1.09 - 1.10 per litre which is the point of equal to $5.00 Canadian per Canadian gallon (4.56 ltr. = 1 gal). .
This morning it's .99 per ltr. .

Pretty sure it was Bing-bing too. . The ding-ding came after hours....when we broke out the booze and the girls came out to play? .

~ Pete

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