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Lookout Mountain, TN Car Consumer Discussions

Re: snowfall [hammerhead]

by steve_ on Fri Mar 02 18:19:44 PST 2007

You used to be able to rent the whole mountain at Lookout Pass for $3,000 but that was back in 2001. My ski buddy checks now and then, usually when the lottery hits 100 million, and I think it was up to $3,500 a couple of years ago. That's pretty cheap considering that includes 300 lift tickets (or used to). Rentals and food and lessons were the usual prices. So, we just need to get 300 CarSpace friends together for ~$15 bucks each and pick a day. I'm sure we can all crash on Paul's couch. :shades:

Re: going up hills [palms20]

by philmo on Tue Jan 02 07:36:48 PST 2007

The first day I got our Prius I drove home west from Denver up I-70. Right around the Lookout Mountain Road exit is where the men are separated by the boys and the semis put on their flashers. Two guys in a manly-man Ford F150 were doing their best in the left lane but it wasn't good enough so I passed them on the right. They had enough good humor to point at me passing them and start laughing. I rendered a fare-thee-well wave and moved along approaching 75 mph. The overall climb for me on this stretch is 7.5 miles and ends up at 7600 ft. ASL.

Re: Car Wash [toboggan]

by hammerhead on Wed Nov 29 19:21:56 PST 2006

OEC is EMT with a wind chill factor :) Lookout is blessed by location - snows earlier, later, & drier most seasons. Not the tallest vertical around here, nor does it have the longest runs & trails, but it's a family-oriented facility, their patrol scheduling is flexible, and I get to ski midweeks when the crowds are non-existent. Here's some info: (Steve, you can peek too!) http://www.skilookout.com/ski/mountain_info.php Cheers! Paul

Blue Silver

by esells on Tue Oct 17 09:14:43 PDT 2006

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by amyl2 on Fri Dec 02 21:27:15 PST 2005

We have a 1996 windstar. For a couple of years we have had problems with misfiring...horrible! No one could find the problem. Finally they found a broken head gasket. We got it fixed along with some other stuff. It finally stopped misfiring and the engine light doesn't blink any more. BUT.... it keeps stalling on us. We also left for a trip over the mountains for Thanksgiving and it died on us going up I70--Lookout Mtn area. It just lost more and more power going up the mtn. We were stuck there with 3 kids and a dog for about an hour. It finally started again an hour later (waiing for a tow truck). The mechanics, who are great, can not find a thing wrong with it...nothing shows up on the computer and everything seems to look great. Does anyone have any idea what this could be, or have you had the same problem. We also had a broken speedometer several years ago. Ford said we had to have it replaced for $400, but we went to a speedometer place in Denver and they fixed it for $100. Other than all this, we have loved our van and hadn't had any problems for years. It has 100,000 miles on it.

Road Trip Report

by mikejl on Fri Jul 01 23:55:16 PDT 2005

We just got back this evening from a week-long vacation in the Gatlinburg, TN area. Our starting point was 40 miles north of Pittsburgh, PA. We logged 1775 miles on our new Tribeca and averaged 20.7 mpg for the trip. Considering the hilly and mountainous terrain I was in most of the time and the amount of stop-and-go driving we did, I am very happy with that number. The best full tank average was 23.4 on a day trip from Gatlinburg to Lookout Mountain and back. Most of that was highway driving at 70-80 mph. The crew consisted of me, my wife, our 14-year-old daughter and a 14-year-old girlfriend of hers. We had clothes and other supplies to get us through a week, so the car was pretty well loaded down. The rear seat DVD player was a great help in keeping them occupied and un-bored. I absolutely love this car. I have a couple of small ergonomic complaints, but that's all. Comfort on the nine-hour drive today and going down there last Saturday was A+. I don't understand the comments about this vehicle being under-powered. I tend to drive with the faster crowd and I never had a problem keeping up. I-77 and I-79 through West Virginia are extremely hilly and can really test a car's 'oomph' on some of the longer climbs. The B9 passed with flying colors. I heard it was pretty hot here at home while we were away, but guess what - it was very hot in Tennessee, too. High 80's and low-to-mid nineties every day. I saw 93 at some point coming home today. About that same time, I had to turn my A/C temperature control up from 71 to 73 because I was actually getting cold. The car sat in the hot sun often, but there was never a problem in getting it cooled down in just a few minutes. The NAV system was great. I'm sure I could have found my way without it, just as I have done all these years, but it wouldn't have been as much fun. Seriously, having some warning that a turn is coming up before you're on top of it is a great help in keeping on track to places that you've never been before. On the way home today, I wanted to avoid a section of I-70 in PA that has been a traffic nightmare due to construction, and the NAV guided me around it on a route I never would have picked for myself. It worked very well. A few minor negatives: The audio control buttons on the steering wheel need to be flush with the surface of the wheel. I can't tell you how many times I changed the station or a CD track by just brushing the one button while turning the wheel. Also, when hitting the up or down arrow to change the channel, it ought to change to the next preset, not perform a 'seek' function. Lastly, when pressing the 'mode' button to cycle through the choices, it ought to include the other FM band and AM in the cycle it runs through. Random thoughts: The puddle lights are way cool and very useful when you're parked in a dark area. Don't stand too close to the car when opening the driver door. Twice the bottom corner scraped across the front of my lower leg. A little painful, but no real damage. As someone else suggested, check your tire pressure right after you get your vehicle. Three of the four tires on mine were at 38-40 psi after sitting all night to make sure they were not hot from driving. Subaru needs to start including change holders. It's a pain in the whatsis to have to dig for change at a toll booth. Final word: When I first got to test drive a Tribeca, I thought that Subaru had done a great job in designing and building this car. After a 1775-mile trip (nearly 2500 miles on the odometer now), I feel more strongly about that than ever. They have hit it out of the park. The L. L. Bean I traded in is not even in the same league as this car. I'm sure the 2007 version will have more options and possibly even more power. It doesn't matter - I am SO glad I got mine now.