CHALLENGE: You must now drive from wherever you are to Anchorage. You can only use your DD.
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Found it. I've read that before, just forgot about it. I would totally do it, but I'd have to get mud flaps first.
My '01. It's currently waiting to have a clutch installed, but it's my DD unless it's wicket sh!tty out (that's what killed the first one). I about died when they pulled the mileage (I hadn't looked at the mileage in a while). Bought 11/14 with 72k, sitting on 142k currently. It gets driven.
<edit> Would only take me about $400 in gas @4 bucks a gallon.
This, no mods but would want the engine rebuilt or at least have all the seals and gaskets replaced. I could get there and back on 600 bucks and, if worse came to worse, the designated driver could push.
http://bringatrailer.com/2015/07/10/69k-miles-1979-subaru-1600-dl-4wd-wagon/
From personal experience - a buck twenty kid can pick this car out of a rut, those skinny tires can handle snow and rough roads better than you might think.
http://bringatrailer.com/2015/07/10/69k-miles-1979-subaru-1600-dl-4wd-wagon/
From personal experience - a buck twenty kid can pick this car out of a rut, those skinny tires can handle snow and rough roads better than you might think.
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Would install deer bumper, led spot lights, new down sleeping bag, and take a water sack/bag of apples.
2004 Tundra with 180K miles. I could leave tomorrow if I had to. $600 cap on gas might be the only issue, but wouldn't really need anything else. Brother and I just did 3,400 miles in his (almost exact same) truck in a week towing a trailer. Maybe need to pick up some new chains. I have plenty of firearms and could easily obtain gas if needed.
Edit: Just install one of those in-bed gas tanks.
Edit: Just install one of those in-bed gas tanks.
Oops, forgot Jerry cans, the gas tank is small.
Had to check but I think I'm in the "good to go" category. Google Maps says just under 3,200 miles from Golden to Anchorage, which is 213 gallons of gas averaging 15mpg = $640 in gas averaged at $3/gallon. My truck does better than that and gas *should* be cheaper most of the way so I think it'd go. I'd probably want to / need to get jerry cans for gas and maybe a big ass LED light bar for night driving, otherwise good to go. I'd of course use it as an excuse to "Baja chase rig" the shit out my truck and do a lift / travel increase, bigger tires, supercharge it, tube bumpers front and rear, and maybe a winch. Because, you know... if you're gonna be dumb, be dumb. Also because Baja.
I just did this math, too. 3180 miles so as long as gas is $2.83 or cheaper and I get at least 15 mpg (which is reasonable for my Land Cruiser on the highway--I've gotten as high as 17 before) I'm good. Easy challenge after all.
I'm in the grab keys and go club as well. No mods required.
Westy has the right idea. You have to pin it to win it.
Also, consider the never-ending train of fucking winnebagos that will never pull over into the turnouts.
Lots of people drive up the AlCan highway, not really as big a deal as it's being made out to be. Just getting around Dallas is way more challenging IMO.
Yeah, THAT is a pretty big deal. Theoretically you can drive to Deadhorse, but screw that. Recently our Fairbanks office had two people preposition a vehicle up to there. Thing is if it gets screwed up, there's no place to fix it, so it really makes no sense.
In the plus column:
31 mpg
Rear interior of car has been stripped out (lots of cargo space for extra gas)
Have studless ice & snows
I've driven alot of winters (from Maine), not completely incompetent.
In the minus column:
Driving from the coast of Maine. The Google says it's far.
Will need to bust out alternative transport when stuck in a snow drift.
31 mpg
Rear interior of car has been stripped out (lots of cargo space for extra gas)
Have studless ice & snows
I've driven alot of winters (from Maine), not completely incompetent.
In the minus column:
Driving from the coast of Maine. The Google says it's far.
Will need to bust out alternative transport when stuck in a snow drift.
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I believe you pilot a boat so you're disqualified.
My 4Runner is new and I would drive there if I had any money.
Retired co-worker of mine is currently riding his gullwing up Alaska way.
MB or Gold wing?
Gold Wing. Pretty sure I mangled everyone of my posts last night.
Where the fvck are you guys spending $3-$4/gal for gas...? It's under $2/gal here in NC. At that price it'd be about $375 in gas to get there from here in my Subaru.
But I would use the $5k to rebuild the engine in my 02 outback, set the back up really nice for sleeping, then spend the rest on lighting and roof rack toys. And maybe put some new stock suspension on so I'm not driving 3,300 miles in a lowered car..
But I would use the $5k to rebuild the engine in my 02 outback, set the back up really nice for sleeping, then spend the rest on lighting and roof rack toys. And maybe put some new stock suspension on so I'm not driving 3,300 miles in a lowered car..