If anyone is curious I drove my Qvale to Alaska and back from San Francisco over the last few weeks. The car performed quite well. I only had one problem. The oil pan drain plug fell out 50 miles south of Beaver Creek, Yukon when I hit a frost heave. I pulled to the side of the road and watch the oil draining. I immediately tried to plug the hole with a bar of soap, but my arm was too short to reach. I called AAA, but they said their nearest tow truck was over 8 hours away and I was on my own. I couldn't find the drain plug, so I hitched to Beaver Creek, and spent the night. The next morning, I went to Far West to get towed. Carl there is good. He knew how to tow the car and found a Nissan Pathfinder drain plug in a junk yard that fit. So much for my $450 unscheduled oil change.

Best story yet....and Qvale conquers the Alkan...!!

Best, John (179)

Im sure you were not to happy at the time.....But very happy there was no engine damage. Howie.

The underside of the car took more of a beating when I drove to Grand Canyon West, but this is a tough car with lots of steel underneath.