How old does a DUer need to be to know what a gas war was at local filling stations?

[madokie]

14. During those times the cheapest I seen it was 11 cents a gallon

mind you I was way too young to buy any. The lowest price I actually paid was 17.
I'm a '48 model, worked at the local gas station in high school where the everyday price was mostly in the upper 20 cent range, during gas wars it would drop to the lower 20 cent range.

Back then most people bought gas by the gallon rather than by the dollar. They'd pull up and say give me 5 gallons or 10 gallons with some of the commuters saying fill'r up. Mostly it was by the 5 gallon though. Back then a soft drink was six cents if it was a small coke, dime if it was a 12 ounce bottle of something else, with a bag of chips or a candy bar a nickle.

A new tire was 20 bucks, a retread for 12 to 15 bucks. New battery was 15 to 20 bucks. Quart of oil was 40 to 50 cents, oil filter was 50 cents.

Working off memory here so I could have a figure or two off but mostly I think there all correct.

Started at 40 cents an hour and by the time I went into the service I was getting a whole buck an hour. More money than I could spend.
Hell back then you could get a hamburger, fries and a coke and get some change back from a dollar.