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Message: Re: Blue Ridge Road Trip Advice
Changed By: nmanitou (Doug in MI)
Change Date: May 02, 2023 10:55AM
Re: Blue Ridge Road Trip Advice
Change Date: May 02, 2023 10:55AM
Re: Blue Ridge Road Trip Advice
Trip Update - Success!
Thanks to everyone for the good advice on routes. We didn't hit them all but did a lot of driving and made great memories. A really good father/son experience.
We took off from Michigan in separate cars so we could each have our own driving fun. Unfortunately, just as we were leaving Knoxville and headed to the foothills, my son's Mustang GT 350 broke a transmission and was locked in 5th gear. He managed to limp it to a Ford dealer - 2-3 weeks for new tranny. So, we continued on in my Boxster. (side note - most all his gear fit in my trunks, a estimate to the road trip worthiness of the Boxster) My son's attitude was great, he said " I get to drive these roads in a Boxster, then come back in a few weeks and do it again in my Mustang!"
We did the Tail of the Dragon several times, the Cherohala Skyway, Smokey Mnt. Loop, Foothills Parkway - All highly recommended. Logged 1,970 miles total trip. Thanks again for the trip advice.
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Thanks to everyone for the good advice on routes. We didn't hit them all but did a lot of driving and made great memories. A really good father/son experience.
We took off from Michigan in separate cars so we could each have our own driving fun. Unfortunately, just as we were leaving Knoxville and headed to the foothills, my son's Mustang GT 350 broke a transmission and was locked in 5th gear. He managed to limp it to a Ford dealer - 2-3 weeks for new tranny. So, we continued on in my Boxster. (side note - most all his gear fit in my trunks, a estimate to the road trip worthiness of the Boxster) My son's attitude was great, he said " I get to drive these roads in a Boxster, then come back in a few weeks and do it again in my Mustang!"
We did the Tail of the Dragon several times, the Cherohala Skyway, Smokey Mnt. Loop, Foothills Parkway - All highly recommended. Logged 1,970 miles total trip. Thanks again for the trip advice.
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Original Message
Author: nmanitou (Doug in MI)Date: May 02, 2023 10:48AM
Re: Blue Ridge Road Trip Advice
Trip Update - Success!
Thanks to everyone for the good advice on routes. We didn't hit them all but did a lot of driving and made great memories. A really good father/son experience.
We took off from Michigan in separate cars so we could each have our own driving fun. Unfortunately, just as we were leaving Knoxville and headed to the foothills, my son's Mustang GT 350 broke a transmission and was locked in 5th gear. He managed to limp it to a Ford dealer - 2-3 weeks for new tranny. So, we continued on in my Boxster. (side note - most all his gear fit in my trunks, a estimate to the road trip worthiness of the Boxster) My son's attitude was great, he said " I get to drive these roads in a Boxster, then come back in a few weeks and do it again in my Mustang!"
We did the Tail of the Dragon several times, the Cherohala Skyway, Smokey Mnt. Loop, Foothills Parkway - All highly recommended. Logged 1,970 miles total trip. Thanks again for the trip advice.
https://ibb.co/d7R8m77
https://ibb.co/cFRH8qS
https://ibb.co/4pbqg74
https://ibb.co/7NX1ngc
Thanks to everyone for the good advice on routes. We didn't hit them all but did a lot of driving and made great memories. A really good father/son experience.
We took off from Michigan in separate cars so we could each have our own driving fun. Unfortunately, just as we were leaving Knoxville and headed to the foothills, my son's Mustang GT 350 broke a transmission and was locked in 5th gear. He managed to limp it to a Ford dealer - 2-3 weeks for new tranny. So, we continued on in my Boxster. (side note - most all his gear fit in my trunks, a estimate to the road trip worthiness of the Boxster) My son's attitude was great, he said " I get to drive these roads in a Boxster, then come back in a few weeks and do it again in my Mustang!"
We did the Tail of the Dragon several times, the Cherohala Skyway, Smokey Mnt. Loop, Foothills Parkway - All highly recommended. Logged 1,970 miles total trip. Thanks again for the trip advice.
https://ibb.co/d7R8m77
https://ibb.co/cFRH8qS
https://ibb.co/4pbqg74
https://ibb.co/7NX1ngc