Drive from Bay Area to Orange (LA)

[d00dle]

im moving...plan to to drive my civic from bay area to OC (LA) in about a week or so. from google map, it gonna take me like 6 hrs (2 hr+ more on traffic), about 390 miles total. im kinda worry about the gas (not a clue about the route that im going...it's my first time taking the highway 5). im not planning to stop on the way (want to get to my destination ASAP). i wonder if a full tank of gas would last.

thanks

 

[RonJ]

One tank would be cutting it very close, assuming your engine has recently been tuned up and you don't drive faster than 65mph. But I wouldn't risk it because there is almost a guarantee of getting stuck for quite a while in LA traffic.

 

[Indy_Civic]

Fill up your tank and reset the trip. Drive til empty and see if if your trip was more than 390. If not, schedule a stop. I only get about 250 miles a tank but I also
drive in the city and live where winter fuel is used.

 

[buzzbombtom]

1 way tofind out

 

[bizoneoeh]

it's not like you're going to be out in the middle of nowhere

 

[Jaydles]

Drug smuggler. Simple as that.

 

[Mr. Jollypants]

Drug smuggler. Simple as that.

That made absolutely no sense.

 

[253eg]

That made absolutely no sense.

Dude needs to be banned too

 

[Indy_Civic]

Freakin 09ers...

 

[Jaydles]

He is a drug smuggler that's why he does not want to make any stops.

So I should get banned for that?
Simple jokes sorry you couldn't figure it out, i suppose my humor is to dry for this thread.

 

[bizoneoeh]

He is a drug smuggler that's why he does not want to make any stops.

So I should get banned for that?
Simple jokes sorry you couldn't figure it out, i suppose my humor is to dry for this thread.

yes, you will be banned for 9sec

 

[Jaydles]

Arg now i shall have to re-do my login info! I better watch my comments from now on.

I hate getting shunned because I joined in 09.

 

[bizoneoeh]

Arg now i shall have to re-do my login info! I better watch my comments from now on.

I hate getting shunned because I joined in 09.

you're all good.

 

[Sammo115]

I made it from san jose to la in 1 tank of gas and i even had enough to cruise around for about an hr.

It all depends on what time you decide to depart because if you leave the bay area say...11pm you can beat their early morning traffic. OR! you can leave at say. 2am and get there 9am-10am and no traffic

 

[96swpdEK]

it's not like you're going to be out in the middle of nowhere

oh, youd be surprised

your gonna have to fill up. i drove my Si down there twice, both times i had to stop right there before the grapevine and get gas. idk if its because the high rpms of the Si tranny and i was doing 80 all the way there. you might make it if you have an HX and drive like 60 mph all the way there lol

theres a lot of hills on 5, plus the grapevine is gonna kill your mileage, so stop before there if you do. not to mention all the accelerating/slowing down because big rigs will sometime take up both lanes passing each other.

 

[Jaydles]

I personally don't even like to run my engine with less than a quarter of a tank left, but then again im a freak when it comes to my car.

Good luck with the trip!

 

[Melt]

ive made the trip mutiple times, usually stop around lost hills for more gas

edit: you may notice i now drive a truck, i have never driven it to southern california

the trips were all made with a 96 integra ls and a 94 accord ex

and my original reason for being a member of the site was when i drove this

picture taken 7-8 years ago

 

[buzzbombtom]

melt you so thuggin

 

[Melt]

keepin it gansta yadadamean