I Bought the Absolute WRONG Car to Drive 1,300 Miles Down the Alaska Highway! (Part 1)

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@evankatz2893 2 месяца назад

The scenery alone is worth the video watch!

@c_solly5892 2 месяца назад

The old 'spare tire in a suitcase' trick. Works every time

@Parker53151 2 месяца назад

That drive will be interesting. I’ve done it several times, on a motorcycle. The roughest road will be the Alaska Highway between Tok, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. The scenery will be utterly beautiful; the road construction will seem interminable.

@brad-lee5439 2 месяца назад

Make absolutely sure you stop at Liard Hot Springs Provincial Park in Northern B.C. and soak in one of the most beautiful and big hot springs. I'm from Dawson Creek I make the trip once a year. Have a great trip!

@AK-Brian 2 месяца назад

Great seeing Alaska make it into another TFL series! Looks like you even had some nice weather, which isn't always a guarantee. You've already made it back to CO safe and sound going off of the other clips, so I'm looking forward to watching the rest of the adventure unfold. Cars are meant to be driven - certainly, not many can claim to have taken an i8 across the AlCan! Oddball trips like these are always the most memorable. More people should bend the rules like that, even if only a little bit. :) Take care!

@kennethisaac3799 2 месяца назад

My parents drove from Iowa to Fairbanks Alaska back in 1969 in their Camaro convertible. I'd love to make that drive some day.

@TommyPickIes 2 месяца назад

I did Not a expect a bmw I8 that's awesome

@Blas4ublasphemy 2 месяца назад

LOL, my first thought was Lotus Exige...

@georgepelton5645 2 месяца назад

After I saw the tires, I was expecting a BMW i3.

@jeffk464 2 месяца назад

I thought it was the mustang, I was thinking yeah you almost couldn't do worse. The ridiculous car that might do the trick is the Dakar 911.

@ljw8831 2 месяца назад

8:00: when you use electricity in AK, 75% comes front Dinos. From Wikipedia: 52.4% natural gas, 20.7% hydroelectric, 13.5% petroleum, 10.8% coal, 2% wind, 0.6% biomass and 0.1% solar.

@zachlafond2652 2 месяца назад

Alaska has a #$#$ ton of coal but i believe only one commercial coal mine.

@dvader3263 2 месяца назад

That 75% of electricity in AK comes from "Dinos" is 100% BS.

@petelattimer6808 2 месяца назад

i think some of these need a seperate channel. Roman's Midlife Crisis Channel! 🤣🤣🤣🤣. I bet this was an EPIC trip though!

@anthonyc1883 2 месяца назад

That gas can looks like a good capacity for replenishing a chain saw, not fueling a car to get to the next remote filling station. What is it, just one gallon?

@MisakiLeasim 2 месяца назад

Back in 2018 I drove from Kenai, AK to Haverford, PA in my 2017 Subaru WRX. It was AWESOME and have been craving doing it again! Super stoked to see this!

@ShockinglyBleh 2 месяца назад

An I8 you actually own now, good stuff.

@DoctorHayduke 2 месяца назад

You had me at "stupidity". 😂😂😂

@lakinnenlako6883 2 месяца назад

TFL is the best automotive channel in the world. And I really do mean that. Greetings from Europe!

@964tractorboy 2 месяца назад

That is a serious road-trip. Serious as in "as serious as a heart-attack"! Wish you all the luck in the world, but hope you don't need it. Can't wait.

@jeffk464 2 месяца назад

Someday I hope to do this road trip in my 2024 Ranger. The problem is there aren't enough aftermarket parts yet.

@wilmarbarrick3194 2 месяца назад

Stupidity has been sponsoring most content on the internet for the better part of 30 years. It's like it has unlimited resources.

@minivanmaster 2 месяца назад

it's a renewable resource

@stonepa 2 месяца назад

Great video! My buddy and I had a choice of driving round trip from Salt Lake City to Fairbanks in my FJ60 Land Cruiser or a 1992 Honda CRX HF. Of course we took the CRX. Something like 2 inches of ground clearance and almost zero payload. Still averaged almost 50mpg in that tin box. Destroyed the windshield, headlights, and hood with flying rocks. But we made it. Repeated that trip 6 times but always in one of my Land Cruisers. Top tip to others who make the drive- take it really slow through construction zones and watch for flying rocks. That’s an expensive windshield and pajntwork.

@DB-os7wl 2 месяца назад

I’ve driven the Alcan half a dozen times now, 2 in the winter, and once doing a sprint from Minneapolis to Anchorage in 3.5 days. Tok, Alaska is pronounced with a long O just like Toke 💨

@PrestonGladd 2 месяца назад

Just drove from North Carolina to Fairbanks, AK and I can say the ALCAN is not bad at all. It's about 98% paved with fuel stations a plenty, the only bad roads are right before the AK/CA border and about 30 miles into AK. Other than that it's all well paved mostly 4 lanes with everything you could possibly need. The only way you would realize that you're not near civilization is the fact that you basically don't have any cell service at all in the Yukon or AK except inside of larger cities (whitehorse, Tok etc.).

@spdrcr1010 2 месяца назад

My mother's family did the AlCan round trip around 1970 in a split window VW van! They had 2 spare tires on the roof and made the whole trip without needing one!

@Tekmogo 2 месяца назад

Good stuff Roman, cool seeing you guys around my stomping grounds. 🤙🏼

@AK-Brian 2 месяца назад

And they had great weather, too! I've seen that i8 driving around a few times before over the last few years; it's cool to know that it provided them with a great road trip. Having also driven the AlCan before, it never gets old seeing others experience the same drive. Can't wait to watch the next part(s)!

@LukeEdward 2 месяца назад

My only regret is that you guys spoiled the surprise with two videos this week. I genuinely would have enjoyed being surprised by the vehicle choice and followed with anticipation the progress in the vids.

@bradythegenius2123 2 месяца назад

Yeah agreed, they did the same for those go big series and stuff, they reviewed the cars before they even release the series

@TFLcar 2 месяца назад

Next time!

@wheresthepictureidk2817 2 месяца назад

They did the same thing and spoiled a lot of the f150 lightning Alaska road trip across their other channels. It’s been a long time criticism of TFL.

@carfanatic112 2 месяца назад

way too many channels honestly and a lot of them don't make sense. Truck review on TFL now, an off-road review on TFL car....just here to watch Nathan and Andre honestly and kase as well. All the others suck👎

@USAWILL 2 месяца назад

It wasn't a surprise. Roman almost got scammed last time he tried to buy one

@doncady9874 2 месяца назад

You had me at"STUPID"

@kevinbarry71 2 месяца назад

The very name, anchorage, might be a clue to a much easier way to get that vehicle transported

@TFLcar 2 месяца назад

Doesn’t sound like much of an adventure or video to ship the car home😉

@kevinbarry71 2 месяца назад

@@TFLcar well, you would still have to drive it from the West Coast to Colorado

@jwalesoutlaw3294 2 месяца назад

You're awfully thick in the head

@peterlundskow4061 2 месяца назад

@@kevinbarry71 Right, when I moved to Alaska I had my car shipped up there. When I moved back to the lower 48, I took the Alaska Maritime Highway (ferry system) from Homer, AK with several stops on the way to Bellingham, WA then drove back to CO. It was an interesting trip. Maybe not as much as this adventure but, really enjoyed my version of returning!

@Kahless00 2 месяца назад

Channels called the fast Lane not the shipping lane. Driving was the right choice

@basscwe11 2 месяца назад

going through Montana, you should visit North Dakota sometime, we have the medora musical

@grahamrothphotography 2 месяца назад

Living in Edmonton, fun fact between Mexico and Alaska, Edmonton’s half way!

@justinstrother9506 2 месяца назад

This is a cool idea and a spectacular car. Cant wait to see all the episodes!

@johnjstacy 2 месяца назад

In 1996 I drove a 1989 Subaru Loyale wagon from Michigan to Mt. Denail and back with a broken radiator fan.

@romeolongoria8730 2 месяца назад

Thank you for embracing Roman’s Monday morning mechanic skills. 😅

@MatthewRSimpson 2 месяца назад

Enjoyed the video. I have had an i8 for a while now and love it. It has had its issues though. I am sure you have already been told, but your front wheels are on the wrong way round/sides.

@davidcolgan3268 2 месяца назад

With a good socket set that you purchased, it should have had the correct size socket for the lugs to use with a breaker bar that wouldn’t need the tire iron. Plus, I would have bought a flexible spot funnel that will simplify putting gas into the car. I know you’re back so I am interested to see your challenges encountered.

@mercator79 Месяц назад

i love my i8 too, 19 roadster bought almost the same time. Looking forward to some good i8 content :D

@ribbit1964 2 месяца назад

Finally! Exorcize that demon of car deals gone horribly wrong! Congrats Roman! ….and TFL!

@baileymccormick5705 2 месяца назад

I would have loved to seen you guys when you were up here.

@georgepelton5645 2 месяца назад

Good Luck Roman! What an epic trip. Looking forward to your videos.😀

@TFLcar 2 месяца назад

Thanks! 😃

@1antisupercat 2 месяца назад

18:11 that’s rough! The worst feeling ever lol

@AK-Brian 2 месяца назад

Yup, been there and done that! Yet another reason to keep those things on the ground until they're full.

@mark.polo24 2 месяца назад

Love the new DJI Mic! I'm a BC resident and would love to do this drive at some point

@jamescharles8663 2 месяца назад

Love these roadtrip videos. That is one cool car. For being 10 yo the styling and performance had hold up well.

@richfarfugnuven6308 2 месяца назад

Beautiful place in the summer. Would not live there in the winter...

@YewtBoot 2 месяца назад

Yay - Kaladi Brothers plug!

@bk_goatkim679 2 месяца назад

Love the vlogs tbh more personal honestly

@TFLcar 2 месяца назад

Good to know!

@bigmountain7561 2 месяца назад

Summer In The Yukon Means The Bears Are Awake And Looking For A Morsel Even If It’s Human!!!

@604h22a 2 месяца назад

Very cool please stop by Vancouver sometime !

@nofameculture 2 месяца назад

Roman officially has empty nest syndrome or now loves pain! But we will be watching 🍿. It's all Tommy's fault! 😆

@jamesonpace726 2 месяца назад

You keep saying "10 year old car" like that's old. How old do you think that aircraft you flew on on is....

@25ellisd 2 месяца назад

It is old for this kind of car...statistically people only keep a car for 10 years. So yes it is old-ish.

@BillLaBrie 2 месяца назад

@@25ellisdAverage age of cars and light trucks in the US Is 12.6 years. So 10 years is on the young side, newer than average.

@matao87 2 месяца назад

Well they flew in on a United MAX 8, so much less than 10 years old.

@Mm5361mM 2 месяца назад

Yes, but this is a BMW; 10 years in BMW years is equal to 30 years in terms of other cars

@artokiiskinen1058 2 месяца назад

Nice! Hope u have a good trip home!

@luzovich 2 месяца назад

I love the i8, grats!

@huntmachine4505 2 месяца назад

Cool car and cool story idea. Looking forward to the next video!

@TFLcar 2 месяца назад

Coming soon!

@tarfeef101 2 месяца назад

anyone want to tell Roman what a tire iron is? 😅 also i know it's too late, and also this might take longer, but you missed a ton of the most beautiful parts of Canada on the way home! If you went through BC instead of the flatter parts of Alberta it would've been so much nicer, especially for those who don't live here and see that stuff all the time

@peterlundskow4061 2 месяца назад

I guess you don't really care about what the exterior of the car will look like at the end of the trip?

@tymac3306 28 дней назад

The sky is so blue up in Alaska. Wow. Maybe it's just a camera but where they get so much daylight in the summertime do you think the sky actually has a different depth of color up there ? I sound like a total fool right now.

@zcon 2 месяца назад

Wow. Best intro ever.

@aussie2uGA 2 месяца назад

The i8 had incredible styling but was all show and no go. Funny how the guy said people didn't look at him as being a poser.

@UDoggyU 2 месяца назад

Man! I sense an expensive trip ahead of you!! 💸

@kylewhisman 2 месяца назад

Great video. I wkll ne doing this drive on May when iove from Alasla to Arizona.

@CryoiX 2 месяца назад

I wish I could've met or at least seen you while you were here in Anchorage lol

@IronmanV5 2 месяца назад

I'm going to LOVE seeing the looks on the Canadian border guards faces when you pull up in this🤣

@arlenenolte8475 2 месяца назад

I use the company Stupidity too! lol

@JorJorBinks123 2 месяца назад

Good masking in the thumbnail! I thought it was a Bentley.

@scottk.8494 2 месяца назад

I thought that maybe it was a Nissan GTR, especially when he said it wasn't EXACTLY meant for that road. The GTR obviously has an impressive and capable AWD system.

@frankdelemos8809 2 месяца назад

Wow! When I saw the tires before the reveal, I thought I was going to be an i3.

@kennydied117 2 месяца назад

I’m confused why you bought 4 wheels and tires just so that you could have 1 spare.

@TFLcar 2 месяца назад

It was last minute. We had no choice.

@DB-os7wl 2 месяца назад

Because you’re not going to find a wheel and tire specced for that BMW anywhere along the Alcan. You could order it, but it’ll probably take a week or 2.

@c_solly5892 2 месяца назад

I looked like a private sale. I don't see someone selling just one when they're try to sell a full set. I know I wouldn't. Plus they can sell them with the car when they're done with it. Gotta do what you gotta do.

@kennydied117 2 месяца назад

@@c_solly5892 makes sense.

@Cloud30000 2 месяца назад

Now they have a summer set and a winter set, perfect for the AWD i8.

@jnmaher1967 2 месяца назад

Great series

@ththejackjumper 2 месяца назад

If you look at the rear, it looks like it's giving birth to a 911. Can't unsee that.

@admranger 2 месяца назад

How did you miss the opportunity to not shoot a crumpled up wreck of an i8 for the outro? Suspense builder!

@Mike-eh3ty 2 месяца назад

looks like he didnt wanna hug him for sure 🤪🤪🤪🤪

@tlewisAK 2 месяца назад

Funny thing…. We can buy cars down in the states and drive back home with no issues.

@alvilla701 2 месяца назад

Beamers are not probably reliable, but sure they are fun and good-looking

@lamesamelame 2 месяца назад

Wow. Couldn't you get it transported to Colorado? That's a lot of work for me 😅😅😅

@myyoutubename152 2 месяца назад

Such a cool drive, but you can keep the i8

@busterbarlow9094 2 месяца назад

25% Alaska tax? Sarcastic joke because everything is expensive since that isnt a thing right? Looking forward to the rest of the videos. Its been a ling time since I drove the route you are taking. Ive droped down at the montana entrance the last handful of trips I have done.

@regsparkes6507 2 месяца назад

This is about to be a great road trip in a really good looking car,.. but I have a question, if the car came with 'snow tires' did you have to buy a bunch of spares to get one, take it on the plane to Anchorage, then what did you do with those four snow tires? ( there, would have been 4 spares! )

@TFLcar 2 месяца назад

The original owner replaced the snow tires with summer tires and recycled the old snow tires. While Roman could have kept one of the old shoe tires as a spare it would not help with a flat because it would be a tire without a wheel.

@regsparkes6507 2 месяца назад

@@TFLcar Ahh clear now. Thanks.

@Jaycat48 2 месяца назад

You could have just bought a wheel and tire in Anchorage. We moved out of our igloo years ago.

@TFLcar 2 месяца назад

We tried but not with such short notice.

@djfitzgerald2193 2 месяца назад

I love your sponsor

@dwnrange7812 2 месяца назад

Do that trip in a Cybertruck

@seanjohn9343 2 месяца назад

This first video should of been 25 mins, specially if its part one of a series of travel videos with a new to you/used car, just my thoughts

@deejayimm 2 месяца назад

Why does TFL always release these videos out of order? We already saw this car.

@busterbarlow9094 2 месяца назад

But did you see the road trip?

@la897 2 месяца назад

Get a United CC. Bags fly free. Would have been cheaper.

@Tony-hf9mv 2 месяца назад

Don't forget to take your time and 15 min break every 2 hours. Got to keep that blood circulation going

@RonnN-gf8tm 2 месяца назад

Only a minute into the show... I hope it's a Delta 88 or something

@dfwvtxman 2 месяца назад

It really is a beautiful car.

@jhb3711 2 месяца назад

This should be interesting!

@burtronomaniac 2 месяца назад

Fix a flat ???? Really ????? I have never seen fix a flat work . How about a tire plugging kit and a portable air compressor, such as the ryobi high pressure portable , then you could use a ryobi impact to take off lug nuts and use the same battery .

@busterbarlow9094 2 месяца назад

Ive seen fix a falt work every time. Ive never not seen it work. Every time being like 3 maybe 4 max lol. Definitely tell your tire guy you used it though before they change the tire lol.

@burtronomaniac 2 месяца назад

@@busterbarlow9094 it may work on a slow leak but not on the types of flats they are about to encounter

@nathanbeaner928 2 месяца назад

got a dislike for making us wait just because where not a patreon

@bytemark6508 2 месяца назад

3:35 just saw the tires.. is it an IBM I3? Edit: Oh, i8, I wasn't too far.

@rennen71 2 месяца назад

The spares are technically from an i3 to be fair

@charliefox7206 2 месяца назад

And what's wrong with Canada, EH? 😂🦊

@busterbarlow9094 2 месяца назад

Nothing. The candy is awesome lmao. My favorite part when I road trip throuh canada is getting fat eating all the stuff we dont have hahahaha

@jeffk464 2 месяца назад

Depends what part, Vancouver is beautiful, Montreal is frozen and also French :(

@vhol93 2 месяца назад

Love it

@Davin4xe Месяц назад

That's a great car

@777dtl6 16 дней назад

How much are those cars now days?

@paulh6517 2 месяца назад

Buy from Clyde instead of VROOM.

@gertjanvanderel1027 2 месяца назад

Cool

@nathanwright8616 2 месяца назад

wait don’t they already have an i8?

@chrisfusco1108 2 месяца назад

People move to Seattle on purpose?

@WhaddupImJohn 2 месяца назад

I’m moving for work, but the money is too good to pass up. Never in 1 million years did I think I would move there.

@jeffk464 2 месяца назад

Seattle was messed up by progressive politics but its in a beautiful area. Its kind of like San Francisco, really nice city destroyed by far left politics.

@WhaddupImJohn 2 месяца назад

@@jeffk464 yeah i went like 3 weeks ago to get an apt and downtown is terrible. Luckily i am not living super close haha

@tonylourenco4393 2 месяца назад

Why not just buy everything you needed over there, jack, wheel/tire, tools(which you ended up doing) instead of smuggling a tire over haha

@TFLcar 2 месяца назад

Because you can’t get a BMW i8 wheel and tire in Anchorage on short notice.

@tonylourenco4393 2 месяца назад

@TFLcar but you could get a compatible rim and tire combo as a spare for an emergency

@DB-os7wl 2 месяца назад

@@tonylourenco4393not with out ordering it you can’t. It is a very specific wheel size and offset, and a unique tire size. Ordering one would likely take a week or 2. You can’t just slap any wheel with the same bolt pattern on there and have it work.

@lukesmith3172 2 месяца назад

They look like Volkswagen wheels?

@GettingthruLife 2 месяца назад

Who's the genius who picks when the videos release?

@swatmann7541 2 месяца назад

youy're allowed a can of fuel inside the car over there??

@busterbarlow9094 2 месяца назад

There are places you cant? But yes there isnt an issue here with that.

@jeffk464 2 месяца назад

It looked like there's glass in between the rear area and the passenger compartment, like a Ferrari.

@Budweiser-jh9uj 2 месяца назад

So I already seen this car drag race the gt mustang like yesterday or day before lol. I think ur a lil late on this video

@J.W.W. 2 месяца назад

Spoiler alert: it made it to Colorado and beat a mustang at the drag strip 😂

@KevinIsFamous 2 месяца назад

None of the douchey-ness of a McLaren or a Ferrari and none of its performance either. These have depreciated as bad as a Maserati, and not even remotely a super car.

@TFLcar 2 месяца назад

Nope, not even close to a Maserati

@jeffk464 2 месяца назад

If you're buying used depreciation is good.