Hi, welcome to the HUBB
I've driven Vladivostok - Magadan in September / October (and back to Yakutsk in January / February). Locals prefer to ship their cars, when the sea is ice-free, but you need to fly separately from the car. Unless you speak Russian you'll probably need help from someone to do this. My guess would be that it costs around $250 for the car. Flights in the East of Russia are not that cheap.
One thing to note: in May the Yakutsk - Magadan route may not work. There is no bridge over the Aldan River so between the ice road closing in mid April and the river being open to ferry navigation (which I think starts in mid May to early June depending on the winter) there is no way through.
You can find hotels for sure in Susuman, Ust Nera and Khandyga, and probably a few places in between. Not sure about diesel quality as I drive a petrol, but from Magadan to Ust Nera it's all from the Magadan supplier (which I found to be good quality). From Kyubeme to Yakutsk it comes from Yakutia which I found to be of variable quality, though the state supplier Yakutneftegaz had excellent quality petrol. Locals aren't that keen on diesels because of the extreme winters.
Let me know if you have any other questions on Russia / Mongolia / Central Asia.
EO
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EurasiaOverland a memoir of one quarter of a million kilometres by road through all of the Former USSR, Western and Southern Asia.
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