northguy Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Scott- "I'm just going to average about 500 miles a day." Ya, right! You drove the entire AlCan in just over 48 hours. I'm glad to hear you made it safely and that the car made the trip without a hitch. I knew you'd like the 2.2. Has anyone else made a long-distance dash to top that one - 2200 miles in just over 48 hours? (Leave it to a Finn to pull that off). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99obw Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Nope, I have done 1200 miles in 22 hours and then again in 25 hours. I can say from experience that that is crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Yeah thats pretty nuts. Thats only 11.3 hours rest in 2 days. Hopefully he slept right before leaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirelessenabled Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 In college went from Davis, CA to Gananoque, Canada in 51 hours elapsed. Took a rider to help me drive but after his first stint I was so scared I couldn't sleep again. Dropped him off in Sharon,PA and continued on. Total was about 2850 miles if I remember correctly. Got stopped in western Nebraska doing 90 MPH at about 2am. The cop gave me a warning and said he was going to broadcast my plate number out. If I got stopped again in NE would be going to jail. Nebraska is about 550+ miles west to east. Went out the east end of NE at about 85. This was during the national 55 mph speed limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 over and over with old Greyhound busses for years. Usually with a co driver except for once when he quit and once when he got sick. Usually 72 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 ahh.....I just did 1100 miles in 18 driving hours (which included gas, food, & pit stops) in a POS, mechanically questionable car with NO AC. pics http://www.main.experiencetherave.com:8080/subaru/images/legwagon I think my record for cross-country (eastern PA to seattle ~ 3000 miles) is 2 1/2 days driving time...again including gas, food, & pit stops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted May 18, 2004 Author Share Posted May 18, 2004 How can you call that a POS? I've seen (I'm not making this up) whole dog teams (16 dogs) and the owner (musher) holed up in a real POS - a 1986 Subaru wagon with rustholes one could see through into the interior. That was their transportation to the Iditarod from Fairbanks to Anchorage for the start of the race. I guess she (the musher) thought if the car broke down, she could always just hook up the team and mush the rest of the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Well....everyone has their own version of POS.....being as anal as I am...and what my car looks like.....plus the pictures don't do the dirt and nastiness justice...hahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 The first time my middle son (Paul) went to the University of New Mexico he drove from Woodinville, WA to Albuquerque, NM (1448 miles) in 24-1/2 hours. Dead of winter (January) in his '84 GL wagon loaded so full of stuff he couldn't sleep in the car. Scary stuff.....no wonder dads have grey hair. I've made that trip twice but never in that short a time. Last time he went, we both took three days to drive it in our '93 Geo Metro. I couldn't let him drive there alone again; my blood pressure couldn't take it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myles Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 ahh.....I just did 1100 miles in 18 driving hours (which included gas, food, & pit stops) in a POS, mechanically questionable car with NO AC.pics http://www.main.experiencetherave.com:8080/subaru/images/legwagon I think my record for cross-country (eastern PA to seattle ~ 3000 miles) is 2 1/2 days driving time...again including gas, food, & pit stops. What's wrong with that car? Looks OK to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Well the outside is ok....inside is disgusting.....I could clean it up....but the real issues are to get it so it's mechanically sound, and to the point I feel comfortable to drive around every day, I'd need to replace the cv axles, all belts, hoses, timing belt, seals, struts, and shifter bushings. that's easily over $1000 for just parts. I need the parts from the car for my AWD & MT swap anyway....so this will be the donor car. Also....if you haven't seen my legacy normally....I'm a little anal when it comes to clean and stuff..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FillG Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 last summer I did just over 1100 miles in 18 hours from someplace in the middle of South Dakota back to central Ohio. I didn't want to stop because there were tornados coming across the country behind me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsmiths Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 2431 miles in 54 hours, solo. In the '87 GL wagon (Powder Patrol) last fall. 62 hours return (I got lost twice, and took a really long rest stop nap in Wyoming). Thank God for books-on-tape and cheap cigars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 ahh.....I just did 1100 miles in 18 driving hours (which included gas, food, & pit stops) in a POS, mechanically questionable car with NO AC. pics http://www.main.experiencetherave.com:8080/subaru/images/legwagon I think my record for cross-country (eastern PA to seattle ~ 3000 miles) is 2 1/2 days driving time...again including gas, food, & pit stops. damn dude that thing is mint compared to my old Legacy I used to put 100 mi / day on her too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 pics don't do it justice. The outside is fine...inside is pretty nasty....and mechanical is questionable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisu Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 I had a ball on this trip. The only down side was I did not have a dog with to keep me company. Alaska was a smooooth trip to the Canadian Line. I was going 'bout 70mph except when I came near Glennallen or Tok as the Troopers are based there. The Canadian Boarder Guard, a pudgy female, was soooo ****ing anal with me that at last I was planning whether to **** with her or just let it go and get thru the boarder without an anal inspection. God damn of the 14 trips up and down the Alcan I've done this ****ing bitch was the worst of all the guards I have ever come up against. Once I was past her it was great. I hit Haines Jnt. as the sun was falling behind the mountains, so I stopped took a piss and slammed some more Rock Star (diet of course), popped another can of Coke and started off again. About 20 miles or so out of Haines Jnt. I saw 5 nice elk...real beauties. I continued to Whitehorse. Slept there for 3 hours and then started off again. This day started off real well. I was in Watson Lake before I knew it. While gassing up I ran in to a climbing buddy that flies climbers and tourists into Mt. McKinley from Talkeetna. We had a wee bit of a talk and then it was off again for both of us but in opposite directions. After Watson Lake I started seeing the most animals I have ever seen on any previous trip. (moose, black bears in two color phases, brown and back, Stone sheep ewes, lambs and one curl and a half ram, tons of caribou, buffalo with calves and ONE BIG bull buffalo, a coyote, deer and of all things a damn beaver walking in the ditch outside of Fort St. John) I slept again outside of Dawson Creek for about 5 hours before getting up and heading for Prince George. Once I hit George I knew I would be home in time to watch the Simpsons. Ha... In a small town called Quisnell(spelling might be off) I stopped for some espresso and eggs Benedict...yummmm. Ate, drank and blasted off for the Fraiser. All in all it was one of the best trips I have ever experienced as far as wildlife go and good road conditions. But remember the Alcan changes daily; so don't take this trip report as gospel if you are planning on heading to God's True Country. Sisu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted May 24, 2004 Author Share Posted May 24, 2004 Scott, thanks for the road report. I know Snowman will appreciate it if he still plans to drive down for the WCSS6. Wish I could have made the rip with you - maybe next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrxsubaru Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 It looks prety nice. What so bad about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted May 24, 2004 Author Share Posted May 24, 2004 It's 2400 miles long, it can have frost heaves that'll cause you to drive 35 mph for long sections, there can be miles of road construction, ever have a 1,200 pound moose run in front of you doing 70 mph? There are some perils (breaking down in the middle of nowhere, especially in winter) but it is a spectacular trip. Heck, the upper Canadian Rockies are worththe trip alone. But right now, the cost of fuel makes the trip spendy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisu Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 I Heck, the upper Canadian Rockies are worththe trip alone. But right now, the cost of fuel makes the trip spendy. Naw, take a few broad heads along, a bow and a pit bull terrier and rob banks on the way North to defray cost. hahahahaha I remember on one trip I was low on cash and no charge card (forgot it in Wasilla), so I pulled into this little farming town in northern Saskatchewan and asked for the nearest bank as I was in need of money fast. The woman gave me directions and off I went. I was in the bank and being helped within 10 minutes of that conversation when in walks two RCMP. They stayed until I got my business done and then followed me out and asked me if I was the guy that talked with the little old lady...they said her name but it escapes me now. I said I was!. They told me that an American bank robber was in town and he was going to rob their local bank. They had a good laugh about it, told me to have a good trip and got on their way. Canada is fun just talk like a Yooper and all goes well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hklaine Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Had this sitting on my desk: -Heikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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