Old yaris 218k miles, 30k+ road trip?

[zoidberg444]

Originally Posted by seatech30

Hi Guys, I should be making it into Alaska today. Total of 4 days from Vancouver. Hardest pushes were the first 3 days, especially the middle one from Prince George to Kinaskan Lake.

DUDE. What's it like driving to Alaska? Gimme details. Been to Vancouver and done the rockies by car a few times but i'm thinking about flying to Vancouver and doing an Alaska road trip. How remote is it up there? Is it sleeping in the car or camping only up there?

Originally Posted by seatech30

Something amazing has happened while on the mountains and driving slow on the freeways. I almost got a 500 mile tank! 489. Could have totally pushed to the next station, but it was almost midnight and didn't want to get stuck on the freeway that late at night and tired. I still had .4 gallons. I had never known how to achieve above 42MPG. Now I do.

That is really impressive with a 1.5 and a 4 speed auto. I've got my 1.0 to do in excess of 60 a few times. Especially when i was in Norway and the roads were all 80kph.

Originally Posted by seatech30

I'm still debating how to post pics, whether you guys want to see them all or just top picks. I've been doing my best to take as few pics as possible. Let me know what you guys think. I was thinking maybe get an instagram, but I don't think that's for albums.

GIVE US PICS!!!!

[seatech30]

Originally Posted by zoidberg444

DUDE. What's it like driving to Alaska? Gimme details. Been to Vancouver and done the rockies by car a few times but i'm thinking about flying to Vancouver and doing an Alaska road trip. How remote is it up there? Is it sleeping in the car or camping only up there?

On my way from Vancouver, I stopped at a Walmart in Prince George (backup was Treasure Cove casino), Kinaskan Lake campground, walmart in Whitehorse, furnace campground in Tok (has showers...), Walmart in Wasilla (two nights), now canpground in Denali NP for convenience to my transit bus into the park tomorrow morning. I ended up having to go all the way back to Wasilla from Kenai because none of the walmarts in Anchorage seemed suitable (safe or allowed overnight parking.) The drive itself is amazing. So many beautiful mountains and scenery the whole way. Plenty of pullovers, rest areas, way stops for pit restrooms. Gasoline is kinda scarce so make sure you plan out your fill points and be aware many on the road are not 24/7. It wasn't much of an issue for me, it just meant I paid top dollar on a few occasions or had to wait for them to open, luckily not that long, 7am. Unfortunately, there are not enough stopping points at what should be view points (places to pull over for good pictures.) There were so many places I wanted to stop and take a picture, but didn't because I didn't want the risk.

Originally Posted by zoidberg444

That is really impressive with a 1.5 and a 4 speed auto. I've got my 1.0 to do in excess of 60 a few times. Especially when i was in Norway and the roads were all 80kph.

60??? Insane. Yup, I'd seen others post about achieving 50+ and wondered how the heck they did it. Now I have an idea.

Originally Posted by zoidberg444

GIVE US PICS!!!!

Here's a few till I post the rest somewhere.


Edit: formatting

[seatech30]

Well... This has now happened.

[Brettguy]

i clicked through a couple threads related to your link and could only see issues with an abs wiring harness (with multiple recalls in canada) this is way beyond my knowledge but those threads didn't show any critical/scary info so it seems you're cars still in good condition

things that i saw were worth checking would be brake reservoir level and brake pedal feel just in case the lines were tampered with

i know this is all low effort info i wish i could've given u a better answer

[IllusionX]

Originally Posted by seatech30

Well... This has now happened.

They could have messed up the ABS sensor or not properly plug it back in the back.

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[seatech30]

Watched a few videos, looks like I should check the ABS fuse, which is simple enough until I get a chance to remove a wheel.

[seatech30]

...you "get off with a speeding warning." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I filled up my tank before entering Yellowstone, and was doing really good on gas mileage, so much so, that I figured I was going to shatter my personal tank range record. I pulled out to a walmart around 490 miles on my tank, and looked up what the nearest next gas station ahead was. It was around 30 miles. Knowing my car gauge, I knew I could make it to the next gas station just fine if I coasted around 60MPH like I'd been doing most of the tank. So I hoped on the road, excited to beat my record, and around mile 505 on the tank, I get pulled over because the officer claimed that he saw me go from 80MPH to 60MPH and what was he to think? I told him there was no way and tried to explain what I was doing. I mentioned to him I had video to prove it and he didn't seem interested. He simply carried on with his agenda. Being dumbfound at the turn of events, I simply complied with him and gave him my ID and registration when he asked for it. When I remarked on the video again, he asked if I could step out of the car. Then once outside he asked me to sit inside his car so he could get out of traffic. On a personal level he was cool, but it still irks me that I was given a warning for speeding when I had proof and wasn't given a chance to provide said proof. If he just needed to run my info, that's fine, but don't smudge my record for it.

I still managed to get to the gas station with 518.5 miles on the tank and filled up 10.936 gallons. Could have totally been a bit less if I hadn't needed to pull over, turn off and on the car and get back up to 60MPH.

On another note, had a great time in Yellowstone and especially liked the drive after exiting the park going eastward to Cody. Slept in a empty "free campsite" park which was kind of creepy, but my gut told me it was ok. The morning after, I saw a deer cross the road right in front of me as I was leaving said park, and I got to drive through a swarm of sheep. The day was off to such a nice beginning. Guess that'll teach me for trying to save gas and being safe on a long road trip.

https://youtu.be/oRSOl2ltObg