Re: [MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
That was like 2006 or 2007, I remember the discussion. I didn't have the wherewithal then. It'd be an interesting trip in my Jetta now. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 5:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I do not remember that, or maybe I do but hell I don’t know. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 10, 2021, at 4:08 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > We were planning an all Diesel MB trip to the arctic circle IIRC in the > 1990's or early 2000's - we being the members of this forum. Never > happened, but it was discussed. > >> On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 6:08 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I thought the AlCan was completely paved now? >> >> When I used to do work in Fairbanks it was rare to see a car or truck >> without a cracked windshield, especially if you drove the haul road up to >> the Yukon (that ultimately went to Prudhoe Bay). >> >> -D >> >>> On Nov 9, 2021, at 10:13 PM, Clay via Mercedes >> wrote: >>> >>> Depends on how fast you want to drive. SWMBA made the trip up from SEA >> with #1 boy as co-driver. I think they stopped every night. August, so >> still some late light, but not much past 8pm. Took them five days one way. >>> >>> She made another transit down AlCan with her mutt. A week with camping >> along the roadway in June, so left with around 20 hours of daylight, >> arriving to 18 hours. Heading south took a week. Driving back, she took >> five days to Prince Rupert, took the AK ferry to Skagway, then along the >> Klondike Hwy to Whitehorse and back onto AlCan, for another two days before >> getting back to ANC. >>> >>> The drive from ANC to FAI is around 800 miles round trip. From FAI to >> Deadhorse is another 400, oneway. Roundtrip in a day seems reasonable. >> Were I driving up from the lower 48, I would go with a well suspended 126 >> LWB, or a W140 for real lux accommodations. The SDL would handle to >> unpaved sections of the AlCan without giving you massive back trouble or >> rump rictus. Not sure how well the W124 would take the beating of pocked >> gravel road at 50mph for long long stretches. >>> >>> Clay >>> >>> >>> inter urinas et faeces nascimur >>> On Nov 9, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: The other day I saw a post from some guy on fakebook who drove a 560SEL >> from Anchorage to the arctic circle in back within 24 hours. That got me >> to thinking it would be a great monumental road trip to drive to Anchorage >> and back from here in some sort of diesel Mercedes. Perhaps my 210. Maybe >> the GL but it being much more complicated it would be harder to try to >> repair it on the road. Maybe get an older 124 or 126 diesel ready for it. >> My brother drove down here in a uhaul once when he moved down here from >> there. Might have to wait until I retire or until i can manage to get 3+ >> weeks off at a time. Not sure how much time it would take to do such a >> trip. >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
I sort of recall the discussion as well. If my memory is reasonably accurate it was being planned for the following spring or summer. Long enough ahead that the issue faded I would guess. Would have been a long trip for those in the east / south east. Randy On 10/11/2021 4:50 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: I seem to recall that. How adventurous were we…. AZBob Sent from my iPhone On Nov 10, 2021, at 3:09 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: We were planning an all Diesel MB trip to the arctic circle IIRC in the 1990's or early 2000's - we being the members of this forum. Never happened, but it was discussed. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
I do not remember that, or maybe I do but hell I don’t know. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 10, 2021, at 4:08 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > We were planning an all Diesel MB trip to the arctic circle IIRC in the > 1990's or early 2000's - we being the members of this forum. Never > happened, but it was discussed. > >> On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 6:08 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I thought the AlCan was completely paved now? >> >> When I used to do work in Fairbanks it was rare to see a car or truck >> without a cracked windshield, especially if you drove the haul road up to >> the Yukon (that ultimately went to Prudhoe Bay). >> >> -D >> >>> On Nov 9, 2021, at 10:13 PM, Clay via Mercedes >> wrote: >>> >>> Depends on how fast you want to drive. SWMBA made the trip up from SEA >> with #1 boy as co-driver. I think they stopped every night. August, so >> still some late light, but not much past 8pm. Took them five days one way. >>> >>> She made another transit down AlCan with her mutt. A week with camping >> along the roadway in June, so left with around 20 hours of daylight, >> arriving to 18 hours. Heading south took a week. Driving back, she took >> five days to Prince Rupert, took the AK ferry to Skagway, then along the >> Klondike Hwy to Whitehorse and back onto AlCan, for another two days before >> getting back to ANC. >>> >>> The drive from ANC to FAI is around 800 miles round trip. From FAI to >> Deadhorse is another 400, oneway. Roundtrip in a day seems reasonable. >> Were I driving up from the lower 48, I would go with a well suspended 126 >> LWB, or a W140 for real lux accommodations. The SDL would handle to >> unpaved sections of the AlCan without giving you massive back trouble or >> rump rictus. Not sure how well the W124 would take the beating of pocked >> gravel road at 50mph for long long stretches. >>> >>> Clay >>> >>> >>> inter urinas et faeces nascimur >>> On Nov 9, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: The other day I saw a post from some guy on fakebook who drove a 560SEL >> from Anchorage to the arctic circle in back within 24 hours. That got me >> to thinking it would be a great monumental road trip to drive to Anchorage >> and back from here in some sort of diesel Mercedes. Perhaps my 210. Maybe >> the GL but it being much more complicated it would be harder to try to >> repair it on the road. Maybe get an older 124 or 126 diesel ready for it. >> My brother drove down here in a uhaul once when he moved down here from >> there. Might have to wait until I retire or until i can manage to get 3+ >> weeks off at a time. Not sure how much time it would take to do such a >> trip. >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
I seem to recall that. How adventurous were we…. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 10, 2021, at 3:09 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > We were planning an all Diesel MB trip to the arctic circle IIRC in the > 1990's or early 2000's - we being the members of this forum. Never > happened, but it was discussed. > >> On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 6:08 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I thought the AlCan was completely paved now? >> >> When I used to do work in Fairbanks it was rare to see a car or truck >> without a cracked windshield, especially if you drove the haul road up to >> the Yukon (that ultimately went to Prudhoe Bay). >> >> -D >> >>> On Nov 9, 2021, at 10:13 PM, Clay via Mercedes >> wrote: >>> >>> Depends on how fast you want to drive. SWMBA made the trip up from SEA >> with #1 boy as co-driver. I think they stopped every night. August, so >> still some late light, but not much past 8pm. Took them five days one way. >>> >>> She made another transit down AlCan with her mutt. A week with camping >> along the roadway in June, so left with around 20 hours of daylight, >> arriving to 18 hours. Heading south took a week. Driving back, she took >> five days to Prince Rupert, took the AK ferry to Skagway, then along the >> Klondike Hwy to Whitehorse and back onto AlCan, for another two days before >> getting back to ANC. >>> >>> The drive from ANC to FAI is around 800 miles round trip. From FAI to >> Deadhorse is another 400, oneway. Roundtrip in a day seems reasonable. >> Were I driving up from the lower 48, I would go with a well suspended 126 >> LWB, or a W140 for real lux accommodations. The SDL would handle to >> unpaved sections of the AlCan without giving you massive back trouble or >> rump rictus. Not sure how well the W124 would take the beating of pocked >> gravel road at 50mph for long long stretches. >>> >>> Clay >>> >>> >>> inter urinas et faeces nascimur >>> On Nov 9, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: The other day I saw a post from some guy on fakebook who drove a 560SEL >> from Anchorage to the arctic circle in back within 24 hours. That got me >> to thinking it would be a great monumental road trip to drive to Anchorage >> and back from here in some sort of diesel Mercedes. Perhaps my 210. Maybe >> the GL but it being much more complicated it would be harder to try to >> repair it on the road. Maybe get an older 124 or 126 diesel ready for it. >> My brother drove down here in a uhaul once when he moved down here from >> there. Might have to wait until I retire or until i can manage to get 3+ >> weeks off at a time. Not sure how much time it would take to do such a >> trip. >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
We were planning an all Diesel MB trip to the arctic circle IIRC in the 1990's or early 2000's - we being the members of this forum. Never happened, but it was discussed. On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 6:08 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I thought the AlCan was completely paved now? > > When I used to do work in Fairbanks it was rare to see a car or truck > without a cracked windshield, especially if you drove the haul road up to > the Yukon (that ultimately went to Prudhoe Bay). > > -D > > > On Nov 9, 2021, at 10:13 PM, Clay via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > Depends on how fast you want to drive. SWMBA made the trip up from SEA > with #1 boy as co-driver. I think they stopped every night. August, so > still some late light, but not much past 8pm. Took them five days one way. > > > > She made another transit down AlCan with her mutt. A week with camping > along the roadway in June, so left with around 20 hours of daylight, > arriving to 18 hours. Heading south took a week. Driving back, she took > five days to Prince Rupert, took the AK ferry to Skagway, then along the > Klondike Hwy to Whitehorse and back onto AlCan, for another two days before > getting back to ANC. > > > > The drive from ANC to FAI is around 800 miles round trip. From FAI to > Deadhorse is another 400, oneway. Roundtrip in a day seems reasonable. > Were I driving up from the lower 48, I would go with a well suspended 126 > LWB, or a W140 for real lux accommodations. The SDL would handle to > unpaved sections of the AlCan without giving you massive back trouble or > rump rictus. Not sure how well the W124 would take the beating of pocked > gravel road at 50mph for long long stretches. > > > > Clay > > > > > > inter urinas et faeces nascimur > > > >> On Nov 9, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> The other day I saw a post from some guy on fakebook who drove a 560SEL > from Anchorage to the arctic circle in back within 24 hours. That got me > to thinking it would be a great monumental road trip to drive to Anchorage > and back from here in some sort of diesel Mercedes. Perhaps my 210. Maybe > the GL but it being much more complicated it would be harder to try to > repair it on the road. Maybe get an older 124 or 126 diesel ready for it. > My brother drove down here in a uhaul once when he moved down here from > there. Might have to wait until I retire or until i can manage to get 3+ > weeks off at a time. Not sure how much time it would take to do such a > trip. > >> > > > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
Especially since Kaleb is always posting about crack. On 10/11/2021 1:05 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: Tough to be restrained when given an opportunity like that. -D On Nov 10, 2021, at 11:46 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: I was tempted to comment on that one, but decided it might be best not to . . . Randy On 09/11/2021 10:27 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: oh I’m sure he crosses the border into Regina quite often. AZBob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
Someone(s) need(s) a timeout(s). On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 2:06 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Tough to be restrained when given an opportunity like that. > > -D > > > On Nov 10, 2021, at 11:46 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I was tempted to comment on that one, but decided it might be best not > to . . . > > > > Randy > > > > > > On 09/11/2021 10:27 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: > >> oh I’m sure he crosses the border into Regina quite often. > >> > >> AZBob > >> > >> > > > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
Tough to be restrained when given an opportunity like that. -D > On Nov 10, 2021, at 11:46 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > I was tempted to comment on that one, but decided it might be best not to . . > . > > Randy > > > On 09/11/2021 10:27 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: >> oh I’m sure he crosses the border into Regina quite often. >> >> AZBob >> >> > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
I was tempted to comment on that one, but decided it might be best not to . . . Randy On 09/11/2021 10:27 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: oh I’m sure he crosses the border into Regina quite often. AZBob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
Not particularly often Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 9, 2021, at 10:28 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > oh I’m sure he crosses the border into Regina quite often. > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 9, 2021, at 8:38 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: >> >> Seven to ten days if you do the border crossing into Regina. Depends on >> your lead foot how long it takes to hit the border. Road is well paved in >> Canada until you get north in the boonies. SWMBA drives speed limits, >> Canada has top speed around 62mph, gravel roads drop it to 50 or less. >> Mounties do enjoy enforcing speeds. >> >> Clay >> >> >> inter urinas et faeces nascimur >> On Nov 9, 2021, at 6:18 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> I will say I am 3666 miles away from ANC. >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
I thought the AlCan was completely paved now? When I used to do work in Fairbanks it was rare to see a car or truck without a cracked windshield, especially if you drove the haul road up to the Yukon (that ultimately went to Prudhoe Bay). -D > On Nov 9, 2021, at 10:13 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: > > Depends on how fast you want to drive. SWMBA made the trip up from SEA with > #1 boy as co-driver. I think they stopped every night. August, so still > some late light, but not much past 8pm. Took them five days one way. > > She made another transit down AlCan with her mutt. A week with camping along > the roadway in June, so left with around 20 hours of daylight, arriving to 18 > hours. Heading south took a week. Driving back, she took five days to > Prince Rupert, took the AK ferry to Skagway, then along the Klondike Hwy to > Whitehorse and back onto AlCan, for another two days before getting back to > ANC. > > The drive from ANC to FAI is around 800 miles round trip. From FAI to > Deadhorse is another 400, oneway. Roundtrip in a day seems reasonable. Were > I driving up from the lower 48, I would go with a well suspended 126 LWB, or > a W140 for real lux accommodations. The SDL would handle to unpaved sections > of the AlCan without giving you massive back trouble or rump rictus. Not > sure how well the W124 would take the beating of pocked gravel road at 50mph > for long long stretches. > > Clay > > > inter urinas et faeces nascimur > >> On Nov 9, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> The other day I saw a post from some guy on fakebook who drove a 560SEL from >> Anchorage to the arctic circle in back within 24 hours. That got me to >> thinking it would be a great monumental road trip to drive to Anchorage and >> back from here in some sort of diesel Mercedes. Perhaps my 210. Maybe the >> GL but it being much more complicated it would be harder to try to repair it >> on the road. Maybe get an older 124 or 126 diesel ready for it. My brother >> drove down here in a uhaul once when he moved down here from there. Might >> have to wait until I retire or until i can manage to get 3+ weeks off at a >> time. Not sure how much time it would take to do such a trip. >> > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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oh I’m sure he crosses the border into Regina quite often. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 9, 2021, at 8:38 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: > > Seven to ten days if you do the border crossing into Regina. Depends on > your lead foot how long it takes to hit the border. Road is well paved in > Canada until you get north in the boonies. SWMBA drives speed limits, Canada > has top speed around 62mph, gravel roads drop it to 50 or less. Mounties do > enjoy enforcing speeds. > > Clay > > > inter urinas et faeces nascimur > >> On Nov 9, 2021, at 6:18 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I will say I am 3666 miles away from ANC. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
Seven to ten days if you do the border crossing into Regina. Depends on your lead foot how long it takes to hit the border. Road is well paved in Canada until you get north in the boonies. SWMBA drives speed limits, Canada has top speed around 62mph, gravel roads drop it to 50 or less. Mounties do enjoy enforcing speeds. Clay inter urinas et faeces nascimur > On Nov 9, 2021, at 6:18 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I will say I am 3666 miles away from ANC. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
Forgot to mention maybe one of my 211 648 cars. On 11/9/2021 9:18 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I will say I am 3666 miles away from ANC. On 11/9/2021 9:12 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: Depends on how fast you want to drive. SWMBA made the trip up from SEA with #1 boy as co-driver. I think they stopped every night. August, so still some late light, but not much past 8pm. Took them five days one way. She made another transit down AlCan with her mutt. A week with camping along the roadway in June, so left with around 20 hours of daylight, arriving to 18 hours. Heading south took a week. Driving back, she took five days to Prince Rupert, took the AK ferry to Skagway, then along the Klondike Hwy to Whitehorse and back onto AlCan, for another two days before getting back to ANC. The drive from ANC to FAI is around 800 miles round trip. From FAI to Deadhorse is another 400, oneway. Roundtrip in a day seems reasonable. Were I driving up from the lower 48, I would go with a well suspended 126 LWB, or a W140 for real lux accommodations. The SDL would handle to unpaved sections of the AlCan without giving you massive back trouble or rump rictus. Not sure how well the W124 would take the beating of pocked gravel road at 50mph for long long stretches. Clay inter urinas et faeces nascimur On Nov 9, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: The other day I saw a post from some guy on fakebook who drove a 560SEL from Anchorage to the arctic circle in back within 24 hours. That got me to thinking it would be a great monumental road trip to drive to Anchorage and back from here in some sort of diesel Mercedes. Perhaps my 210. Maybe the GL but it being much more complicated it would be harder to try to repair it on the road. Maybe get an older 124 or 126 diesel ready for it. My brother drove down here in a uhaul once when he moved down here from there. Might have to wait until I retire or until i can manage to get 3+ weeks off at a time. Not sure how much time it would take to do such a trip. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
I will say I am 3666 miles away from ANC. On 11/9/2021 9:12 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: Depends on how fast you want to drive. SWMBA made the trip up from SEA with #1 boy as co-driver. I think they stopped every night. August, so still some late light, but not much past 8pm. Took them five days one way. She made another transit down AlCan with her mutt. A week with camping along the roadway in June, so left with around 20 hours of daylight, arriving to 18 hours. Heading south took a week. Driving back, she took five days to Prince Rupert, took the AK ferry to Skagway, then along the Klondike Hwy to Whitehorse and back onto AlCan, for another two days before getting back to ANC. The drive from ANC to FAI is around 800 miles round trip. From FAI to Deadhorse is another 400, oneway. Roundtrip in a day seems reasonable. Were I driving up from the lower 48, I would go with a well suspended 126 LWB, or a W140 for real lux accommodations. The SDL would handle to unpaved sections of the AlCan without giving you massive back trouble or rump rictus. Not sure how well the W124 would take the beating of pocked gravel road at 50mph for long long stretches. Clay inter urinas et faeces nascimur On Nov 9, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: The other day I saw a post from some guy on fakebook who drove a 560SEL from Anchorage to the arctic circle in back within 24 hours. That got me to thinking it would be a great monumental road trip to drive to Anchorage and back from here in some sort of diesel Mercedes. Perhaps my 210. Maybe the GL but it being much more complicated it would be harder to try to repair it on the road. Maybe get an older 124 or 126 diesel ready for it. My brother drove down here in a uhaul once when he moved down here from there. Might have to wait until I retire or until i can manage to get 3+ weeks off at a time. Not sure how much time it would take to do such a trip. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
Depends on how fast you want to drive. SWMBA made the trip up from SEA with #1 boy as co-driver. I think they stopped every night. August, so still some late light, but not much past 8pm. Took them five days one way. She made another transit down AlCan with her mutt. A week with camping along the roadway in June, so left with around 20 hours of daylight, arriving to 18 hours. Heading south took a week. Driving back, she took five days to Prince Rupert, took the AK ferry to Skagway, then along the Klondike Hwy to Whitehorse and back onto AlCan, for another two days before getting back to ANC. The drive from ANC to FAI is around 800 miles round trip. From FAI to Deadhorse is another 400, oneway. Roundtrip in a day seems reasonable. Were I driving up from the lower 48, I would go with a well suspended 126 LWB, or a W140 for real lux accommodations. The SDL would handle to unpaved sections of the AlCan without giving you massive back trouble or rump rictus. Not sure how well the W124 would take the beating of pocked gravel road at 50mph for long long stretches. Clay inter urinas et faeces nascimur > On Nov 9, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > The other day I saw a post from some guy on fakebook who drove a 560SEL from > Anchorage to the arctic circle in back within 24 hours. That got me to > thinking it would be a great monumental road trip to drive to Anchorage and > back from here in some sort of diesel Mercedes. Perhaps my 210. Maybe the > GL but it being much more complicated it would be harder to try to repair it > on the road. Maybe get an older 124 or 126 diesel ready for it. My brother > drove down here in a uhaul once when he moved down here from there. Might > have to wait until I retire or until i can manage to get 3+ weeks off at a > time. Not sure how much time it would take to do such a trip. > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
Nothing like dead electronics for taking you out with them, in extreme traveling. (Extreme: you stop, you die. Just like extreme sports: you fall, you die.) Hard to argue with an OM6[01]X for that. Pure mechanical dieseling. The P7100 pump in the 96-98 (not 98.5) Dodge is the same kind of thing. Anything newer has electronics. Electronics, for all its wonderfulness, also tends towards sudden death, rather than degraded operation. My son's roommate drove down to Missoula MT from Juneau AK. He said it took three days. I'm assuming he wasn't sightseeing at all. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] With all this talk of retirement vehicles...
The other day I saw a post from some guy on fakebook who drove a 560SEL from Anchorage to the arctic circle in back within 24 hours. That got me to thinking it would be a great monumental road trip to drive to Anchorage and back from here in some sort of diesel Mercedes. Perhaps my 210. Maybe the GL but it being much more complicated it would be harder to try to repair it on the road. Maybe get an older 124 or 126 diesel ready for it. My brother drove down here in a uhaul once when he moved down here from there. Might have to wait until I retire or until i can manage to get 3+ weeks off at a time. Not sure how much time it would take to do such a trip. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
