(07/26/16 - saw the ad on craigslist; emailed the seller about it, didn't hear anything)
(08/03/16 - got an email from the seller that it was still available; began talks)
08/05/16 - rented the car from the airport (hartsfield-jackson), drove down; got to tampa at 3am
08/06/16 - met the guy (kevin) at 10, "test" drove it, bought it ($4800 cash, b); went to see ol' boe; checked the fluids at one of the gas stations, coolant was the only thing low (but i didn't check the ATF); drove back
08/07/16 - got emissions done after church, passed; called dekalb county and had an officer come out and to the VIN check, passed
08/08/16 - ordered the dorman tailgate cables off ebay ($13.56)
08/10/16 - got the tag from the tag office w/b & t; $465; looks like the cables came
08/11/16 - b took it to Kauffman for an "alignment"; absolutely no change; looked at used tires on Craigslist, May get 'em tomorrow
08/12/16 - got 3 used tires ($140 + $5 mtg & bal & disposal, waived for $160) from japanese automotive & tire on lawrenceville hwy; pulls MUCH less, but still pulls
08/18/16 - got wiper blades (19") from autozone; the title came
08/19/16 - called USAA to get the loan check made out to B
08/20/16 - the check came; installed the wiper blades: WD40'd the blade arms; (207330)
08/26/16 - met nana and papa in buford to get the ball mount
08/27/16 - got a deep well socket from autozone for the ball mount; got a 15" crescent wrench from HF; got the uhaul trailer and got the quadrunner 500 from habersham, took it to honey creek
08/28/16 - took the trailer back to uhaul
09/03/16 - checked the oil (good), antifreeze (good) and transmission fluid (good) for the drive to t's 1st birthday party
09/05/16 - 41" between wheel arches
09/20/16 - woke up to find i got got for some of my stuff, this vehicle was gone thru, too, not sure what was taken yet
10/31/16 - ordered the tailgate latches and hardware from nissanpartsdeal ($67.40) and ordered the lisle automatic center punch from amazon ($13.79)
11/04/16 - the latches came, but the bolts were missing, chatted the co to resend
11/07/16 - ordered a 275/70-16 tire (Travelstar UN-HT701) off ebay (pep boys store)
11/09/16 - the tire came today
11/11/16 - got the RR tired installed at good hands (NEVER again); $17; they didn't have the proper balancer adapter, he CLAIMS to have put the weight on anyway, was gonna charge me $12, but did charge me the $17...but it does track much better than it did, so i'll get the front two tires hopefully pretty soon
11/18/16 - truck put me down this 'morn, battrie was dead...load tested it (FAIL) at first, then charged it, then load tested it (PASSED)....got it up to 12.29V it's in the truck now, we'll see what it is like in the morning; ordered a headlight bolt from ebay, turns out it's gwinnett place ford
11/23/16 - the headlamp mounting bolt came
11/24/16 - tried to turn the headlamp mounting bolt from the backside, no haps
01/28/17 - "won" the auction for the bed extender (with brackets)
01/31/17 - been hearing some belt/bearing noise for about a week now, mostly on cold mornings...and when cornering, then at idle (kroger downtown decatur); the bed extender brackets came today, i relisted them immediately
02/01/17 - the bed extender came; the extender brackets sold on bay ($50)
02/03/17 - failed emissions; gas cap failed; and knock sensor (P0327, P0328) codes; cleaned the intake ground, reset codes, P0328 came back
05/09/17 - called in sick today (and i am); emissions; readiness monitors showed ok and no codes; got the emissions redone at "Top Shelf Automotive" in Honey Creek...it passed! Then, went to get the tag ($25 + 1.25 credit card fee); that whining decel/coast noise is still there
09/23/17 - changed oil (213901); 4 quarts + filter change; "looked at" p/s fluid, is close to the MIN mark with engine cooling off; antifreeze level ok; tightened battery properly; brake fluid still overfilled!
02/25/17 - 217034; did the knock sensor relocate