We just got so damned spoiled on cheap fuel all those years. Looking back now, it seems ridiculous that the price of gas didn't rise a whole lot between 1983 and 1999. I remember paying $1.26 a gallon for premium in 1992, and $0.99 for it in 1999. And at one point in the mid-80s, regular leaded (just before they got rid of it) was as cheap as $0.59, while unleaded was $0.71.
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