An item on my informal bucket list is to take one of my diesels up the James Bay Road into Northern Quebec. Solitude, natural beauty, and the open road....and not a lot else.

Anyone ever done it? How was it?

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

The guy with an MB diesel in his Land Rover who belongs to this forum did it a few years ago. Saw the pictures.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Any idea what his forum name is?

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Something with Rover in it. There are lots of pictures on here somewhere of him installing the 616 or 617 in the vehicle.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

MercedesRover I think.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Yes, that's it. Here's his trip: http://www.seriestrek.com/JBpdf.pdf

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

THe road is paved all the way, so I would think you should have no problem doing it with your diesel Benz (or even a SmartCar for that matter!). Obviously, since you're going to be far from "civilization" make sure everything is in good order before leaving, and bring a few spares along just in case. If your Benz is speed challenged, be prepared to deal with rushed big rig drivers on that road, I would think. Have a good trip. I also want to drive there with my Dodge Cummins and Alaskan camper, as well as the Trans-Labrador, Dempster, and Alaska highways, some day... The 4x4 HD truck is for the more marginal condition (depending on the season) of these other northern roads, some of which are still gravel, for 100s of miles.

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1983 300TD 240K - 1982 240D 215K - 1996 Dodge Cummins 70K