#RoadTrip | Detroit to Los Angeles
05-02-2012, 07:44 PM
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So i finally made that move from Detroit to the City of Angels last week...
i packed my car full of clothes, shoes and dreams and drove out lol
here are the final stats:
the drive really wasn't that bad. i took the scenic route through Michigan, Illinois, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada then Cali
spent nights in the following cities:
anyway...here are some pics:
Chicago 1
Chicago 2
Bug Nightmare! lol (thanks cornfields of Iowa)
Iowa 80 Truck Stop
Colorado Mountains (just outside Denver)
Colorado 2
Utah
i packed my car full of clothes, shoes and dreams and drove out lol
here are the final stats:
- 2300+ miles driven
- 35+ hours on the road
- 18.9 average MPG (which is amazing for my V10 btw lol)
- 1 full quart of oil burnt (the S85 naturally burns oil during operation)
- 76.8 MPH average speed
the drive really wasn't that bad. i took the scenic route through Michigan, Illinois, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada then Cali
spent nights in the following cities:
- Omaha - yikes....what a crappy place, just when i thought i needed out of Detroit.....just one night here was one night too many lol (no offense)
- Denver - loved this place...only had one night there but it was pretty cool. stayed in some old school plush luxury hotel dtwn Denver and hit up the Cherry Cricket or something like that for an awesome burger...supposedly the best in the city as i was told
- Vegas after an exhausting 10 hour drive through four states (most of which was at 100mph...because normally its a 12+ hour drive)
- Las Vegas - only my second time there....decided to spend two nights in Sin City....first night in a suite at Caesars Palace and the second night at the Aria Spa & Resort....great times were had.
- Finally in SoCal now (for good) house hunting and trying to get acclimated.
anyway...here are some pics:
Chicago 1
Chicago 2
Bug Nightmare! lol (thanks cornfields of Iowa)
Iowa 80 Truck Stop
Colorado Mountains (just outside Denver)
Colorado 2
Utah
05-02-2012, 11:17 PM
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Niice man? When I drove from DC to San Francisco my front end was literally painted with bugs. Glad to know u made it safe
05-03-2012, 01:28 AM
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My Ride: 2008 AW N52 with sports package & premium package; natural brown interior
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So i finally made that move from Detroit to the City of Angels last week...
i packed my car full of clothes, shoes and dreams and drove out lol
here are the final stats:
the drive really wasn't that bad. i took the scenic route through Michigan, Illinois, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada then Cali
spent nights in the following cities:
anyway...here are some pics:
Chicago 1
Attachment 132700
Chicago 2
Attachment 132701
Bug Nightmare! lol (thanks cornfields of Iowa)
Attachment 132702
Iowa 80 Truck Stop
Attachment 132703
Colorado Mountains (just outside Denver)
Attachment 132704
Colorado 2
Attachment 132706
Utah
Attachment 132705
i packed my car full of clothes, shoes and dreams and drove out lol
here are the final stats:
- 2300+ miles driven
- 35+ hours on the road
- 18.9 average MPG (which is amazing for my V10 btw lol)
- 1 full quart of oil burnt (the S85 naturally burns oil during operation)
- 76.8 MPH average speed
the drive really wasn't that bad. i took the scenic route through Michigan, Illinois, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada then Cali
spent nights in the following cities:
- Omaha - yikes....what a crappy place, just when i thought i needed out of Detroit.....just one night here was one night too many lol (no offense)
- Denver - loved this place...only had one night there but it was pretty cool. stayed in some old school plush luxury hotel dtwn Denver and hit up the Cherry Cricket or something like that for an awesome burger...supposedly the best in the city as i was told
- Vegas after an exhausting 10 hour drive through four states (most of which was at 100mph...because normally its a 12+ hour drive)
- Las Vegas - only my second time there....decided to spend two nights in Sin City....first night in a suite at Caesars Palace and the second night at the Aria Spa & Resort....great times were had.
- Finally in SoCal now (for good) house hunting and trying to get acclimated.
anyway...here are some pics:
Chicago 1
Attachment 132700
Chicago 2
Attachment 132701
Bug Nightmare! lol (thanks cornfields of Iowa)
Attachment 132702
Iowa 80 Truck Stop
Attachment 132703
Colorado Mountains (just outside Denver)
Attachment 132704
Colorado 2
Attachment 132706
Utah
Attachment 132705
05-03-2012, 03:15 AM
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Welcome to socal bro. Glad you had a safe drive. Now wrap my car lol 
05-03-2012, 07:17 AM
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Welcome to SoCal Bro, good thing everything went well on the trip. As for where to live? Opinions on that will vary WIDELY 
Typically, like anywhere else in the world, the closer you get to water the smaller and more expensive the places get. Finding a place near the water that's a decent size and has a garage will be tricky.
Typically, like anywhere else in the world, the closer you get to water the smaller and more expensive the places get. Finding a place near the water that's a decent size and has a garage will be tricky.
