New Fuel Gauge Design for '06!

[HEMEEE]

Here is the new fuel gauge for all '06 models... just in time!
Super went to $3.11/gal. today in Malibu

[Model 57]

I like it Linda; so that is what the guage will look like on mine when she gets here. Thanks.

[frank29]

Originally Posted by Model 57

so that is what the guage will look like on mine when she gets here.

Yeah, if you get it today. On a recent road trip, I got off at the wrong exit and paid right at $2.50 for mid-grade (over $40 to fill up).

Maybe these new gauges will come with stickers to reflect current pricing .....of course the stickers, while outrageous today, probably won't go high enough......Does everyone remember the gas pumps that couldn't register a price over 99.9 cents per gallon? For the younger set here, there was notes on the pumps to double the cost....for example, if gas was 1.20 the pump was set at 0.60 and you and the cashier had to double what was indicated on the pump. You really had to pay attention because the phase in of pumps with the extra digit took quite some time....for a long time, we had a mismatch of pumps...some places you doubled the total, some not.

That brings back another thought.....remember how credit cards were verified? The cashier had that thick book (issued monthly) that he/she used to verify your card....swiping? what the heck is swiping? If you mentioned that term, somebody would have pointed toward the restroom.

How about oil cans? I still have several openers. I bet a significant percentage of drivers wouldn't even recogonize one or be able to visualize its function.

How about points? If you went 10,000 miles without adjusting, filing or replacing your points it was a big deal. Ditto with spark plugs.

What about the first seat belts with the shoulder harness? Talk about being strapped in; you could barely adjust the radio...open the glovebox while strapped in? are you crazy?

Man, I feel old when I think how much things have changed in the last several decades.

[300C_AWD]

I want one of those and a digital one that shows how much money we waste at each stop light! Or better yet, A digital version that measures fuel use and brake wear measured in dollars and cents. That way when some idiot cuts you off to turn right. You can yell out the window. "You As*Ho*e that cost me 14.5 cents!!!

[CottyGee]

Imagine how I feel pumping premium unleaded into my 1966 Chevy pickup - the one with the FIFTY GALLON FUEL TANK...

[moddog]

I remember when it was 0.23 cents a gallon and they would check your oil and clean the windshield to and even check your tire pressure if you ask. Now that was a long time ago.

[frank29]

Originally Posted by moddog

I remember when it was 0.23 cents a gallon and they would check your oil and clean the windshield to and even check your tire pressure if you ask. Now that was a long time ago.

I seem to remember, when I was a kid, my parents even getting stuff (like a glass or a dish)....I'm not positive, I'll have to ask my parents.

[Redman]

Somewhere along the line, we got mislead.
Who's running this show?

[frank29]

Originally Posted by Redman

Somewhere along the line, we got mislead.
Who's running this show?

Thank God it's not the people/organizations that masterminded the misleading.

[kcrnmale]

Remember regular gas-the kind that contained lead? I remember getting a Shell "answer booklet" every time my Dad filled up the tank. Seat belts? We used to tuck them in between the seats. My parents had a Olds Vista Cruiser station wagon and my spot was the seatless section between the rear seat and rear of the car (they weren't called liftgates because the rear gate swung down flat). The cheapest I can remember gas was 50 something cents per gallon (I wasn't old enough to drive).