veedoubleyou Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Hi all, my wife and I live in Alaska and searched the entire US for months looking at options and comparing pricing as we were not happy with what was being offered by the dealer up in Anchorage. We finally purchased a 2011 Edge Ltd. AWD back in December while we were visiting family in PA. We just got the time off work to make the trip and will be driving it up in about a week. I have enjoyed reading through this forum during the wait to make this drive. Its good to see there are a couple other Edge owners on here from Alaska. I will keep all mpg info and will post how how it handles the drive. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal3thousand Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Hi all, my wife and I live in Alaska and searched the entire US for months looking at options and comparing pricing as we were not happy with what was being offered by the dealer up in Anchorage. We finally purchased a 2011 Edge Ltd. AWD back in December while we were visiting family in PA. We just got the time off work to make the trip and will be driving it up in about a week. I have enjoyed reading through this forum during the wait to make this drive. Its good to see there are a couple other Edge owners on here from Alaska. I will keep all mpg info and will post how how it handles the drive. Chris Very cool! On such a long trip, do you plan on changing the oil before or after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choff1138 Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Very cool! On such a long trip, do you plan on changing the oil before or after? He should be able to do the drive without having to change the oil during - maybe after depending on how dusty it is on the Alcan. Have a great drive up V - if you haven't done it before it is awesome till you get back in the state when you are just ready to be done. If you have questions - holler - I got mine from Kendall out in the valley - but had them order what I wanted. There are a few around town, but not many. Will be looking for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal3thousand Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Makes me want to drive up the PCH and head to Alaska Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choff1138 Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Makes me want to drive up the PCH and head to Alaska It is a nice drive - especially if you have the time and money to do it comfortably - and not as a broke just graduated moving home kid. Washington to AK in 4days 3 nights. Long days of driving a very full Jeep. I have heard the PCH is really nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal3thousand Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 (edited) It is a nice drive - especially if you have the time and money to do it comfortably - and not as a broke just graduated moving home kid. Washington to AK in 4days 3 nights. Long days of driving a very full Jeep. I have heard the PCH is really nice too. Ah... good times. Good thing I'm past that phase. But I'm on the phase where I have a kid that is turning 3 next month and she doesn't like trips longer than an hour. Hey V DUB, are you dealing with kids on this drive? EDITED..... for smileys ... duh! Edited May 5, 2011 by cal3thousand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veedoubleyou Posted May 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Very cool! On such a long trip, do you plan on changing the oil before or after? It only has about 100 miles on it currently so it's not even broke in. We are driving straight across from PA to CA and then up the coast stopping to visit family, and then up the Al-can. Google Map shows the trip at right around 7500 miles. I am picking up an empty 5X8 enclosed trailer in Oregon and pulling it back up to AK. It only weighs 850 lbs but I plan on changing the oil before I head up the Al-can just to be safe and make sure any break-in metal shavings are free and clear. It is a nice drive - especially if you have the time and money to do it comfortably - and not as a broke just graduated moving home kid. Washington to AK in 4days 3 nights. Long days of driving a very full Jeep. I have heard the PCH is really nice too. I can definitely sympathize with that! This will be my 8th trip up the Alcan. As a kid my Dad always bought his vehicles from Dave Smith Motors in ID or got some crazy craigslist deal and we would fly out and team-drive back up. The thing is, i've never taken less than 53 hours from the WA border into Canada- till we hit the driveway at home in Soldotna, AK. The last trip I took was driving back from college in Denver, he flew down and we drove up in 2.5 days. Needless to say, this trip will be different. We have a full month off work, and we are stoked to actually explore along the way. Ah... good times. Good thing I'm past that phase. But I'm on the phase where I have a kid that is turning 3 next month and she doesn't like trips longer than an hour. Hey V DUB, are you dealing with kids on this drive? EDITED..... for smileys ... duh! Nope, and so happy! I definitely don't think we would be able to last 7500 miles with a young kid. Along the drive, we will be in Denver on our 2nd year anniversary where we met at college. We vowed to never own a mini van before we got married and in my opinion this is an excellent solution to "future family planning". It's her dream vehicle (which I also love) and it has room for both kids and snowboards in the back seat! Thanks for the warm welcome all. Can't wait! We fly out this sunday down to her parents house in PA and then will be on the road from 5/12 - 6/4. It sucks to have a key to a brand new vehicle that is 7000 miles away that you can't drive! I'll keep you posted along the trip... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choff1138 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Good luck on the trip! Congrats on the anniversary! And you will be home just in time for the insanity to hit the river... see you on the river - I am there most weekends of the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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