Decided to give this a go and am doing a same day flight this Saturday (11/7) since my schedule is pretty packed after the 10th of November. Clocks in at $170.60 and 3.65 cpm. That $6.40 I "saved" will go towards the parking charges.
First time doing a same day flight. Thankfully, the drive from LAX back to OC will be easy at midnight when I touch down.