Pretty realistic. 
As per my field notes, the lowest I paid for gas at the Chevron station at Furnace Creek was on December 7, 1997, where I paid $1.77 for regular.
For comparison, on December 29, 1996 I paid $1.44 for gas at Scotty’s Castle. On January 8, 1997, I paid $1.51 for gas at Stovepipe Wells. On September 7, 1996, I paid $1.85 for regular at the Chevron station in Shoshone. And April 10, 1999, I paid $1.56 for regular at the general store in Beatty.
As per my field notes, the lowest I paid for gas at the Chevron station at Furnace Creek was on December 7, 1997, where I paid $1.77 for regular.
For comparison, on December 29, 1996 I paid $1.44 for gas at Scotty’s Castle. On January 8, 1997, I paid $1.51 for gas at Stovepipe Wells. On September 7, 1996, I paid $1.85 for regular at the Chevron station in Shoshone. And April 10, 1999, I paid $1.56 for regular at the general store in Beatty.
DAW
~When You Live in Nevada, "just down the road" is anywhere in the line of sight within the curvature of the earth.
~When You Live in Nevada, "just down the road" is anywhere in the line of sight within the curvature of the earth.