the other day, on my way home from work, i ended up spinning my tires and skidding a bit. this was the second time on the same rainy day. i've known that i needed tires for while--before we did the 1200 mile drive from NC to here. the back end? you can feel the TWI bars on the back tires. so ( Read more... )

i have spent most of my day cleaning out my truck in the hot sun ( Read more... )

weather like this is exactly why i bought a 4 wheel drive truck ( Read more... )

my truck's been making a weird noise for about a week, so i finally got around to getting it to the dealership this morning.

verdict:

the whining noise i was hearing? the entire rack and pinion is damaged. the service advisor said it was pouring power steering fluid. ugh. the whole thing needs to be replaced, stat. the out the door price? $ ( Read more... )

ok, i'm one of the dummies that still has an inspection sticker on their ride. i know it expires today, but when i pulled out my registration, it says my inspection is due when my tags expire. now, knowing that, know this: my truck in its current state will not pass the emissions inspection because of some gasket or some shit like that. my ( Read more... )

which currently sounds like a lawnmower or an ATV right now. so i dragged supremegoddess1 out of bed and asked her to follow me to the stealership so i can find out what's up with the new hot rod sound. turns out that i've got a bad left exhaust manifold gasket. the stealership didn't have one in stock, so i've got to call them on monday and see if they can ( Read more... )

the sun is shining, it's not too cold outside, and my truck no longer looks like i've been driving in tarry pits.

today is my birthday.

good news: i have cake and balloons courtesy of the nice chick in my class. it's a very lovely cake and quite tasty. everyone in class signed my balloons for me.

bad news: more like the horrible news... i got a speeding ticket on the way to school. yes, i was definitely speeding. i didn't even realize how fast i was ( Read more... )

school starts in two days. right now, i'm bored out of my skull. i had to take my truck in to get a tire plugged, which is funny because i haven't even had those tires for 3000 miles yet. the owner of the shop was cool; he plugged it for free since i bought my tires there. works for me. i just bought my books--$122 if everything ends up being ( Read more... )

i got up at 11 and decided to be nice and wash supremegoddess1's nitro. with the tree sex going on, it was starting to take on a greenish-blue color (it's actually an electric blue). i got that done just in time for her to take off on her appointments for the day... took a break, and then decided to wash and wax the dakota. note to self: self, we have plenty ( Read more... )