Agreed, there's a lot of excellent driving roads out here. The only problem in the Blowing Rock/Boone/Beech Mtn area is that there's a ton of Floridians who drive under the speed limit. NC 184 up to Beech Mtn is one of the toughest roads in that area; my X3 sees it many times a year.
But that's where the torque of the diesel helps when overtaking is permitted
