Ah, the benefits of youth. I can remember gas at $.24 per gallon and you could buy a new car for less than $4,000. Of course a computer was about the same price as a new house.
They also cleaned your windshield and check the oil and tire pressure too 😁
Back To The Future 1955
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY2w2-CAKgM
In ‘73 I bought a leftover ‘72 Fiat 128 from the dealer, for $1650, gas was $0.25.
That was a great little car, kept it twenty years.