The week I came home from Vietnam - also marked driving my first car, purchased by my wife, to a gas station.
I'd only ever owned Honda motorcycles, and I'd never paid a dollar to fill one.
I paid $.32 for a gal to fill my VW buses 15 gal tank.
Later, during the long lines and gas rationing - I barely noticed!
Of course, minimum wage was $1.60.
Stig