i did

was awesome, spent alot tho.. but you can vary it alot as you wish, i think i spent total like 8k $ for 5 weeks we rented a car tho

WOW 8K

was thinkin 2k US will that do? or that not enough? we also plan to rent a car, also the air ticket will be around 1.5-2k US so take lookin at 4k

Would that be enough to live on. and hit a few major towns?

$4 a mile... lol. Damnit, i just spent $12 getting to work then X(...  $4 a gallon. Prices have dropped to $3.95. I paid $3.83 at BJ's because im a member.  Although i live in New York and the prices are higher then the national average here... Explain to me how a land locked state has gas prices much lower then NY... X(

Need to think about what events are going on where you plan to visit also. If there are major events room rates will be jacked up.

If you don't mind getting the "What's it like riding in a vag?" jokes you could rent a Prius. I think they are the most fuel efficient cars available here. Around 50 mpg. Ford Fiesta and Chevy cruze are around 40 MPG and aren't hybrids

basicly renting a car is expensive, but constantly staying in motels and eating out every day is aswell

you can just stay with random ic freakers and not have to pay for hotel?:D

@gondor i live in ny and paid 4.30 a gallon today

but i have lived on less than 400-500 a month not including housing...... college teaches you how to be cheap

Plan on 40$ us per day lodging (motel super8) plus 15-30$ per day for meals plus 800$ per month for economy car and 20$ a day for gas....that is not including anything extra like tickets to events etc....thats like 2150$-2600$ as a rough estimate for one month road tripping US style....but i would plan 3k as a budget to allow for emergency/amusement...2150$ would be rock bottom eating McDonalds dollar menu all the time....is not much more than you had planned but is a lil more.

I traveled cross country recently and along the major highways there were motels with a range of 29.95$-49.95$ in every state and in almost every major city....they are not the ritz but arent that terrible either....if ya end up in southern california send me a message and i will put ya up for a night or two and i am real close to San Diego and LA....

But less than 2500$ and you arent going to really enjoy your trip.

Well, I recommend avoiding the midwest for the next 2 months.

I live outside of Kansas City, and it's $3.70...but what good is gas if your car ends up in a tree because of a tornado? =P

why u call it tornado? thats a spanish word (and we rarely have tornados here), I though you called it twister

you can also use tormenta for storm, huracan for hurricane, inundacion for flood, sequia for drought, marejada for surge, terremoto for earthquake, vaticano for childabuse, etc...

"All prices updated March, 2005."

Imagine those prices now!

wheres my $0.12 gas, we need to invade venezuela and get that $0.12 gas