OD,

There is an excellent book that was written by a fellow Brit that details some of the joys and challenges that can arise for British road tripppers visting the USA. For a review on this site, go to <a href="http://www.roadtripamerica.com/read/uk.htm">www.roadtripamerica.com/read/uk.htm</a>. His book provides excellent tips about money and the logistics of mounting a full road trip adventure.

Now, in regards to $$ -- you mentioned night life -- and depending upon taste, the cost could be outrageous or simply reasonable. For a three month adventure, there are a host of travel parameters with their own costs but I would suggest a reasonable budget of $2500 to $4500 USD would give you plenty of options.

Mark