I just called a friend of mine who lives in (downtown) Asheville – and he said that the situation has improved greatly. You now should be able to find gas at most stations… There may be the “odd” one that doesn’t have gas – but if you go to the next – you should be ok… Just wanted to share this with you as I was concerned as well (and I’m only 2 1/2 hours away from Asheville…) Kind regards William