For several years, I have been thinking that one of these years I will forget about teaching Summer Session and take the ultimate North American Road Trip: Miami to Fairbanks via the Alaska Highway. I have beeen considering this since it was called the Alcan Road.

Has anyone had any experience with this route? I am assuming that Diesel will be available every 300 miles or so. Naturaly I will drive either the 1990 sedan or the 85 wagon. The sedan gets better mileage, but has less space.

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Semibodacious Transmogrifications a Specialty

1990 300D 2.5 Turbo sedan 171K (Rudolf)
1985 300D Turbo TD Wagon 219K (Remuda)

"Time flies like and arrow, yet fruit flies like a banana"
---Marx (Groucho)

It's a great trip. We made the 10,000 mile round trip in 3 weeks. Search the bookstore for a book called the Milepost. It's published annually. That should answer most of your questions about the drive. Plenty of trucks running around, so diesel is no problem. (We had a Peugeot 504D). There were some stretches where towns were 150 miles apart or so.

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Palangi

2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



TRUMP .......... WHITEHOUSE
HILLARY .........JAILHOUSE
BERNIE .......... NUTHOUSE
0BAMA .......... OUTHOUSE

I find a lot of people are concerned about finding diesel all over the world. All those trucks use diesel and its everywhere. I had a 220D in 1980 and never had a problem finding diesel.

Look at Jim Rogers article about driving a 300SLK diesel all around the world.

http://www.jimrogers.com/

Dave

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1970 220D, owned 1980-1990
1980 240D, owned 1990-1992
1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993
1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004
1999 E300, owned 1999-2003
1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD
1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995
1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons)
1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004
2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver
1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold)
2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car