This is so wrong, Definitely not an upgrade Options

[JawjaPorsche]

More like a "downgrade!"

[toolguy]

For those of you who weren't driving in 1973, here's the scoop on '55 MPH' speedos..
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Jan 2, 1974. President Richard Nixon signed a bill requiring states to limit highway speeds to a maximum of 55 mph. This measure was meant to conserve energy during the crisis precipitated by the embargo imposed by the Arab oil-producing countries. A plan, used by some states, limited sale of gasoline to odd-numbered days for cars whose plates ended in odd numbers and even-numbered days for even-numbered plates. Some states limited purchases to $2–$3 per auto, and lines as long as six miles resulted in some locations.

So what may seem like good news in todays standards, gas went from 33 cents to 66 cents a gallon overnight. . it killed people and the economy to spend a whole $10 to fill your tank.
Here in California, you could only get gas on every other day depending on your plate number. . and was limited to 10 gallons by most stations . .people waited in long lines, sometimes for hours. . . most stations had only an allotted amount of gas and when it was gone, the shut down for the day, even if there were people waiting in line. . lots of unhappy motorists. . . when the supply cam back later on, the price climbed to 99 cents and people didn't squawk because at least they were getting the gas. . . Once again, the oil companies and the oil producing nations made out. . speculation was and still is that this was a giant conspiracy by them and a manufactured 'shortage' and embargo.

Same thing going on today. . Wouldn't you be happy to get gas at under $3 ???