how much gas/money/miles equation?!

[S13Leprechaun]

okay, im doing a rad road trip from san diego to columbus ohio.. now on mapquest.com it said it was about 2200 miles... so im wondering how much money im gonna spend on gas.. considering how many miles to the gallon i get of course... im thinking, what, in a ka24e you get like 25 or something stock right? can anyone help me find out how much or come up with the equation, im anxious to know.. i searched google.com and couldnt get an equation or anything really... im thinking it would be the miles altogether divided by... idk. help?

[BustedS13]

i took my s13 from st. louis down to Sarasota FL a couple years ago. i averaged 29mpg on my stock ka24de. keeping it around 3k + cruise control + flat highway at speed = excellent gas mileage

[cdlong]

i second the 29 mpg comment. but i'd be conservative.

2200 miles / 25 mpg = 88 gal
88 gal x $3.00 per gallon = $264 on gas. (30mpg will cost about $220)

you can make up equations like this, just follow the units.

[markyboi]

2200 miles/ 25 mpg = 88 gallons

88 gallons x $3.19 per gallon (just an example, cost could vary) = $280.72

* you will spend about $280 for 2200 miles

560 for the round trip

[S13Leprechaun]

cool guys thanks.. i had something around this too but i wanted to make sure i was doing this right.. its kinda important when planning such a rad event... and its definitely not gonna be a round trip, sd is whack.. socal is whach... gonna get away for a while... no 240sx scene at all tho. lol.. i was tehre last week for 5 days and didnt notice 1 240sx... wierd. not stock nothing.

[wrapmeup2005]

Are you looking to find out how many miles to the gallon you will get or are you trying to figure out how much it will cost to get you there?

If your wondering how much it will cost...
Miles of your trip (in this case 2200) / mpg
The answer will then be number of gallons and then just multiply that by the price per gallon


Edit: Damn Im behind because Im trying to do my homework at the same time :(

[S13Leprechaun]

thats what the 2 people right above us just said! but thanks! and yes im trying to figure out the cost... thanks for your help guys.

btw, how big are our gas tanks? well, for an s13.

[wootwoot]

I would put gas price at 3.50.... It isnt there right now but its getting there soon. Frickin price per barrel jumped near two dollars recently for the December delivery. Shite!

On long trips like that just put the cruise control 65 and chill like f. No real rush, you'll barely get anywhere faster going faster..Cops in the plains hate tourists speeding. State Troopa!

[B18C5MK1]

for people with '98 + cars... here's a cool site that caculates it for you by gas prices regional average, make, model, and year of your car, as well as starting location and destination.

fuelcostcalculator (http://studenttravel.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=studenttravel&cdn=travel&tm=10&f=10&su=p531.31.152.ip_p532.6.150.ip_p531.29.420.ip_p28 4.8.150.ip_&tt=13&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.fuelcostcalculator.com/)

i would NEVER consider driving my 240 that far. it'd be so uncomfy, loud, boring (esp since the radio just got stolen), so dreadful.

word of advice: while it may only cost around $280 in gas you also should factor in a "incase-shit-happens" budget. seriously.

[LongGrain]

cool guys thanks.. i had something around this too but i wanted to make sure i was doing this right.. its kinda important when planning such a rad event... and its definitely not gonna be a round trip, sd is whack.. socal is whach... gonna get away for a while... no 240sx scene at all tho. lol.. i was tehre last week for 5 days and didnt notice 1 240sx... wierd. not stock nothing.

welcome to the midwest, i had to drive 12 hours to buy my first 240.

there is a scene tho if you look for it, www.clubfr.net is where a lot of the midwest scene lies.

[S13Leprechaun]

cool, thanks... and im defin gonna facor in a oh shit my car broke budget. lol.