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Old 06-27-2013, 12:47 PM
 
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Old 06-27-2013, 12:51 PM
 
Location: Bethel, Alaska
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Right around a $1.90 or so. Wasn't cheap.
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Old 06-27-2013, 01:52 PM
 
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DANG... It was $1.39 - $1.59/ltr last year. Only Muncho lake was $1.99/ltr.

Whitehorse was $1.39 as well...

And yes, once you drive a full size truck on a long trip, nothing else will do.
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Old 06-27-2013, 05:46 PM
 
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Many years ago my boss bought a brand new car and drove the Alaskan Highway... he put a lot of miles on the car and went through a few tires, a couple of headlights and a windshield.

When he got back he took the car into the dealer for service issues... he said the steering shimmys, the shocks aren't worth a darn, etc... all with about 7,000 miles on the odometer.

The service manager said they had never seen a car with a worn out suspension only a few months old...

He said he had bought it to visit family and they just got back from their trip...

Dealership did a lot of work to it and he sold it shortly thereafter... this was in the 60's///
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Old 06-27-2013, 07:11 PM
 
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One of the reasons I rented a vehicle for the trip. The $650 was worth it to not put that wear and tear on my vehicle.
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Old 06-27-2013, 10:20 PM
 
Location: Dangling from a mooses antlers
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Many years ago my boss bought a brand new car and drove the Alaskan Highway... he put a lot of miles on the car and went through a few tires, a couple of headlights and a windshield.

When he got back he took the car into the dealer for service issues... he said the steering shimmys, the shocks aren't worth a darn, etc... all with about 7,000 miles on the odometer.

The service manager said they had never seen a car with a worn out suspension only a few months old...

He said he had bought it to visit family and they just got back from their trip...

Dealership did a lot of work to it and he sold it shortly thereafter... this was in the 60's///
The road has vastly improved since then. I'd say I've put at least 100,000 Alcan/Cassiar miles on my current truck. Never had any major problems until this winter when it froze up at -55 below zero in Tok. And that was my own fault. Not even a flat tire. Have gone through 3 windshields though.
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Old 06-28-2013, 01:58 AM
 
Location: Bethel, Alaska
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The road has vastly improved since then. I'd say I've put at least 100,000 Alcan/Cassiar miles on my current truck. Never had any major problems until this winter when it froze up at -55 below zero in Tok. And that was my own fault. Not even a flat tire. Have gone through 3 windshields though.
I'm at 120,000 on my Ranger.
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Old 06-28-2013, 03:56 AM
 
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Sedan would anyways will be a good option as it has a different cargo area completely sealed . It is also comfortable with familiar forms. Smaller cars are less practical as sedans and benefit from hatchback or wagon configurations.
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Old 08-17-2013, 12:51 AM
 
Location: White House, TN
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Something like this.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyyyy1992/9237971058/
A large, reliable, newer model sedan.
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Old 08-17-2013, 07:53 AM
 
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Considering this thread was started 4 years ago, I would guess the question has been answered and dealt with...
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