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Grayson Subaru has the perfect vehicle for safety-minded drivers Could it be time to trade in or trade up? With warmer weather here, weekend trips and vacations will soon be at the top of everyone’s list. What better time to trade in your old ride for a “smarter” and safer one? If you’re imaging tying a canoe to the top of your car or hanging bikes off the back, you need to check out the lineup of Subarus at Grayson Subaru at 8729 Kingston Pike. “Subarus are a favorite of young families and active, outdoor types of all ages and are also well-known for their excellent safety ratings,” said Dan Moyers, Grayson employee. “Most of the Subarus come with information centers with GPS and icons that you find on your phone. You don’t have to constantly pick your phone up and get distracted. Some of our cars have ‘eyesight’ that can sense when you’re too close to an object.” “All Subarus are IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) certified. IIHS reviews have a lot of clout with everyone who’s safety-minded.” Not only are Subarus safe, but they last. “There’s a lot of reasons 95 percent of Subarus are still on the road today,” Moyers said. The Subaru lineup includes the BRZ, the Impreza, the WRX, the Legacy, the Forester, the Crosstrek and the Outback. Grayson has the perfect car for you, beginning with the largest, the Outback, popular with young families and older active people alike. It features all-wheel drive and is rated a Top
Safety Pick+ by IIHS. The Crossover SUV averages 32 miles per gallon on the highway and 25 in the city. Premium Outback models now include as standard heated front seats, heated side mirrors, and windshield wiper de-icers. “The smallest Subaru is the BRZ, a two-seater sports car,” Moyers said. Car and Driver magazine says the newest BRZ features “LED headlights and tail lights, fresh 10-spoke wheels, and a new aluminum rear wing.” Also in the lineup are sedans—the WRX and the Legacy and the four-door Impreza that comes as both a hatchback and sedan. The 2017 Forester, a compact SUV, has “more underfloor insulation, thicker side glass, and improved door seals to reduce unwanted noise,” says Car and Driver. Next is the Crosstrek, an SUV that is slightly smaller than the Outback. “There’s no third-row car yet,” Moyers said, “but a third-row car is coming. “Grayson Subaru has seen a continual uptick in car sales over the last five years,” he said. “We turn over everything on our lot about once a month.” See Grayson’s new and used Subaru inventory by going to the website at http://www.graysonsubaru.com. ~ Carolyn Evans cevans@farragutpress.com
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Rock City See seven states at one time If you’ve never been to Rock City, be prepared to be impressed! Just an hourand-a-half away from Farragut, you’ll find yourself in another world. Caves, sunshine, a 90-foot waterfall, huge rock formations, a 180-foot-long suspension bridge, gnomes and Native American lore are just waiting to be discovered. The classic tourist attraction is so big that it includes gift shops, two restaurants, and a view from on top of the mountain where visitors can see seven states at one time: Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. “Historical evidence shows that Native Americans inhabited Lookout Mountain,” says the Rock City website. “It was in 1823 that two missionaries, Daniel S. Butrick and William Chamberlain, arrived in the area to minister to the Indians. On August 28, 1823, Reverend Butrick made an entry in his diary describing ‘a citadel of rocks,’ atop the mountain, noting the immense size of the boulders and stating that they were arranged in such a way ‘as to afford streets and lanes.’ After Frieda May Utermoehlen Carter and her husband, Garnet Carter, purchased land high above the city of Chattanooga in 1924, they had work to do. Garnet put in streets and houses in “Fairyland,” the original name of the city of Lookout Mountain, Ga., where Rock City is located. Frieda named all of the streets, including “Cinderella Road,” “Peter Pan Road” and “Aladdin Road.” She also began to create pathways through the giant rock formations on their own property, tying string from one spot to another to design a rock garden to end all rock gardens. She brought in flowers for the trails and thanks to her love of German fairytales (her father was born in Germany), some specially sculpted gnomes—sometimes making moonshine in a cave and sometimes sunning on a boulder To make the neighborhood more appealing, Garnet Carter and Oliver B.
Andrews built the Fairyland Inn, and to keep their hotel guests entertained, Garnet, a born entrepreneur, created a brand-new game on Lookout Mountain: miniature golf. A visit to Rock City usually takes about two hours, but you can take much longer. You might want to begin your outing at the Starbucks located across the street from the Rock City gates, have lunch or dinner at one of the two restaurants in the park, and visit the gift shops. Kids will love Mother Goose Land and the Critter Classroom, but your favorite part might be sitting in the sunshine looking at the seven states. Rock City Gardens was opened to the public on May 21, 1932, but the work didn’t end then. The Carters added pathways, bridges, overlooks, and visitor facilities. In the 1930s, Garnet hired a young sign-painter, Clark Byers, to travel the highways and offer to paint farmers’ barns in exchange for painting three words on the roof: “See Rock City.” Three decades later, Byers had painted about 900 barns in 19 states. Admission to Rock City is $19.95 for adults and $11.95 for children ages 3-12. Pets are welcome too, as long as they’re on a leash. Once you’ve gone through “Fat Man’s Squeeze,” and seen “Lover’s Leap,” the site of an American Indian Romeo-andJuliet tragedy, you’ll wonder why you’ve never gone before and will be thinking of friends and family to take back with you. Rock City is located at 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, Ga., just size miles from Chattanooga. Hours vary according to season. For information go to seerockcity.com or call 706-820-2531 or 800-854-0675. ~ Carolyn Evans cevans@farragutpress.com
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GET LOST! at the Lost Sea
Hardly anything productive comes out of a drought, as Farragut, Knox County and East Tennessee residents experienced from last summer and fall. Except in discovering The Lost Sea in Monroe County, “America’s largest underground lake. That, I believe, sets us apart from a lot of other caves,” Lisa McClung, The Lost Sea general manager, said of what also ranks as the second largest known underground lake in the world. This unique lake, with visual dimensions of 800 feet long and 220 feet wide deep inside a small mountain, is located roughly halfway between Sweetwater and Madisonville off new state Hwy. 68. It opened as a tourist attraction in June 1965 thanks to the persistence of Van Michael Jr., a Sweetwater attorney now in his 80s. A drought led to the discovery of The Lost Sea more than 100 years ago — but it took about 60 years before it was developed into a major East Tennessee tourist attraction. In 1905, 13-year-old Ben Sands went exploring into a special cave near his Monroe County home — as he often did — of what first became known as Craighead Caverns. “He noticed on this particular time, when he came into the cave he was able to go further and further into the cave because the area was in a drought,” McClung said. “Normally, when Ben would come into the cave he would see a pool of water before him at a certain point in the cave,” about 300 feet underground, “and he was not able to go any further. “But we were in such a severe drought that the water level had dropped and had revealed a 30-to-40-foot opening that he was able to crawl through,” McClung added. “And when he did that he came out into a large body of water and he found himself standing knee-deep in this water.” With only a lantern for light, “The room was so vast and large that he couldn’t see anything. … He only knew he was in a large body of water,” McClung said. “He made mudballs out of the sides of the walls and threw them as far as he could, and all he could hear was the splashing
of water. “So he knew he had found a really large body of water,” she added. “… A lot of people knew there was water in the cave, but they had no idea there was a lake down there.” However, “When Ben came out and told people, I guess a lot of people thought he was exaggerating or one thing or another — nothing was really done about anybody looking into it any further than that” for decades. Moreover, “When the drought was over the water rose back up and it covered that opening,” McClung said. Decades later, however, Michael and his father, Van Michael Sr., thought Craighead Caverns, named after a Cherokee chief named Craighead who once owned the cave according to McClung, could be turned into a tourist attraction. “They had tried to open the cave as a tourist attraction many times,” McClung said. “… There were several different people that put money into trying to open it up as a tourist attraction.” By the early 1960s, while Van Michael Sr. had washed his hands of any further investments into “Craighead Caverns,” his son, fresh out of college, persisted. “Mr. Michael and several people knew there was a huge body of water down there, but it was very hard to get to. … He went back to the Tombras Group [in Knoxville] and several other people and got investors to come in,” McClung said. “They put tons of money into it … but they still didn’t have the money to open it. They had people in the area buy pieces of stock in it, and it was run as a corporation.” Then came the other drought, in the early 1960s. Involving “drilling into the side of the mountain” and “blasting” to get to the underground lake room, “I guess you could say ‘luckily’ there was a drought around that time and the water had receded,” McClung said. “They didn’t have a lot of pumping to get water out of the area.” For more information about The Lost Sea, visit www.thelostsea.com/. ~ Alan Sloan editor@farragutpress.com
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Many people aspire to drive more efficiently in an attempt to conserve fuel, save money and reduce the carbon footprints of their vehicles. But driving efficiently can also make driving safer for motorists, their passengers and everyone else, including pedestrians, sharing the roads. Drivers who want to drive more efficiently can implement a variety of strategies to do just that. • Obey the speed limits. Speed limits are determined with safety in mind, and drivers should always adhere to posted speed limits to protect themselves, their passengers and others on the road. The U.S. Department of Transportation notes that, in 2015, 27 percent of motor vehicle crash deaths were speedingrelated. But according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, obeying the speed limit is also cost-effective. The EPA notes that miles per gallon begins to dip dramatically when vehicles travel above 55 miles per hour. While each vehicle is different, the EPA notes that increasing highway cruising speed from 55 miles per hour to 75 miles per hour can raise fuel consumption by as much as 20 percent. • Do not idle a vehicle. The Environmental Defense Fund notes that electronic engines do not need to warm up, even in winter when
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temperatures are especially cold. Vehicles that are idling can produce as much pollution as vehicles that are in motion, and idling for as little as 10 seconds wastes more gas than restarting the engine. Drivers concerned about overtaxing their engines shortly after starting them can warm their engines by easing into their drives and avoiding excessive revving. • Use cruise control wisely. Drivers concerned about fuel economy may be accustomed to turning on their vehicles’ cruise control when driving long distances on the highway. While that is an effective and fuel-efficient way to maintain steady speeds, turn cruise control off when traversing roads with steep hills. On such roads, fuel efficiency can be lost because the vehicle engine is working harder to maintain steady speeds. • Tighten the gas cap. When gas caps are loose, fuel evaporates. The Car Care Council notes that loose, missing or damaged gas caps contribute to the evaporation of roughly 147 million gallons of gas per year. That’s both wasteful and costly. When filling up at the gas station, turn the cap until your hear it click. Driving efficiently can make roadways safer, benefit the environment and save drivers considerable amounts of money.
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Simple maintenance projects to keep cars running smoothly One of the ways to keep vehicles running strong for years on end is to adhere to the manufacturer’s recommended maintenance schedule. Although there are many factors drivers cannot control, including recalls, weather and road conditions, proper maintenance is something drivers can control, and maintaining a vehicle can be very simple. Oil changes Motor oil lubricates the engine and keeps it in good working order. Old oil becomes more viscous and can lose its efficacy. While changing motor oil is important, motorists should follow the owner’s manual or the factory maintenance schedule regarding how often it needs to be changed, as all vehicles are not alike. The old myth that cars and
trucks need oil changes at set intervals has changed as digital check capabilities have evolved. Car computers can now keep track of more than just mileage. Computers now track starts and stops and trip durations to determine when cars need oil changes. Coolant levels Coolant helps prevent vehicles from overheating and also prevents the water that it mixes with in the radiator from freezing or boiling. Coolant is nearly as important as motor oil in vehicle maintenance. Coolant is typically comprised of a 50/50 mix of distilled water and antifreeze. These two substances work together to maintain a proper ratio of heat energy and prevent eventual break-
down and destruction of the engine. Coolant is usually changed once per year or at 30,000 miles. This keeps the coolant working properly and will help prevent corrosion and deposits from forming inside the cooling system. Coolant levels might be checked during a full-service oil change appointment. Check battery contacts Many modern car batteries do not require a lot of maintenance. However, one problem that may occur is a buildup of minerals or corrosion from leaking battery fluid on the contacts. In such instances, use a battery cleaning brush to clean the contacts and then replace the cables. Tire maintenance Properly inflated, balanced and
rotated tires make for a smooth, safe ride. Check that tires are wearing evenly and that the vehicle is not pulling to one side. A lack of tread on tires requires they be replaced. Because tires can be expensive, many drivers put off routine tire maintenance. But this can be a costly mistake. Tires that are worn or not properly inflated can cause skidding, problems braking and accidents. Blowouts also may occur, putting drivers, their passengers and fellow motorists in danger. It’s best to be proactive with regard to tire maintenance. Maintaining a vehicle in adherence to manufacturer guidelines can prolong the life of the car, improve its safety and increase its trade-in or resale value.
Profile: Big O Tires and Service Veteran Owned, American Made Three U.S. Marine veterans recently opened Big O Tires and Service at the former Car-X Service Station at 10839 Kingston Pike, across from Thornton Road in Farragut. Tom Coke, Derrick Martin and Joe Eltringham have purchased a franchise for Big O Tires which stands for “Better Image, Greater Opportunity.” All the Big O Tires’ sites are locally owned and operated. “The Farragut store is the first Big O Tire in the state,” Coke said. All of our stores are named after great Marine Corps battles,” he added. For example, the Farragut store is Belleau Wood, which occurred during the German Spring Offensive in World War I, near the Marne River in France. The Cedar Bluff store, opening soon, is named Iwo Jima, while the third store opening in Murfreesboro will be named after Tarawa, a World War II battle in the Pacific Theater. With the competing auto businesses around the Farragut store, Big O Tires’ any national warranty system, customer service and Big O-branded tires set the company p-rated tires in the United States, plus the warranty apart. The tire is made by an American company, and it is probably one of the top-rated is part of the tire purchase. If anything happens to the tire in three years, the tire is replaced. Big O Tires is opened from 7:30 am to 6 pm, Monday through Friday, and from 8 am to 5 pm, Saturday and closed Sunday.
Profile: PureMagic Pure Innovation. Pure Magic. Picture yourself relaxing, enjoying a cup of coffee while your kids play, and your dog enjoys a special treat. Everyone is happy…for at least 8 blissful minutes – the time it takes to get an interior clean at PureMagic Full Service in Farragut. Customers can get both services, an exterior wash and interior clean in 15 minutes or less, a service brand new to Knoxville. PureMagic Full Service offers a customer–centered approach, providing a luxury carwash experience and eliminating wasted minutes common in the traditional full service wash. It also takes away the barrier between customers and their vehicles. New technology and innovation is not exclusive to PureMagic Full Service. Stay tuned for exciting changes coming soon to the Lovell Road location. Owner, Jim Rooney states, “For fifteen years, we’ve been bringing the latest carwash concepts to East Tennessee, and we’re thrilled to always be the leaders of innovation for the convenience and safety of our customers.” Visit our Farragut location at 11133 Kingston Pike, Farragut, TN 37934
Profile: Ole Ben Franklin Motors Welcome to Ole Ben Franklin Motors, a dealership founded in 1987 by owner, Mike Mencer. Mr. Mencer started small and has grown to the largest Pre-Owned dealership in East TN. Ole Ben Franklin now has 4 locations to serve you better in the East TN area. The dealership knows that prospective customers are extremely well educated while researching their next vehicle. With over 600 pre-owned vehicles ranging in price from $500-$50,000, they have something to meet everyones needs. If they don’t have it, they will order you any vehicle and guarantee 100% satisfaction. “We own the Bank” is Ole Ben Franklin’s slogan, so they have financing for everyone. Rates as low as 1.9%. With low overhead they can guarantee you the lowest pricing. Ole Ben Franklin has a business model that is second to none. Check out their specials for additional savings at www.obfmknoxville.com or call 865-693-9315. “What Are We Waiting On?” Ole Ben Franklin is waiting on you! Ready to set up a test drive? Visit them today.
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