going to be getting a ford lightning... anybody have info?

[quader400]

well im finally going to be buying my dream truck the ford lightning. im just trying to get as much info on it as i can. if any one has experience with them i would love to hear about what you think. let me know what you guys think

[Ralph]

they are fast and wont stop fishtailing:)

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It's a British show, and they hate Americans so, accept some bashing. But my favorite thing he says is.. "Most people who take a walk in the American country side are eaten by a bear" lol

[MOFO]

What year... big difference between the years...

[c450Razy]

i think that he isnt getting the consept of the lighting, its for speed and power not for a sunday strool in the park. and most centenly not to go off roading.

[Ralph]

Originally posted by nofearrider1
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It's a British show, and they hate Americans so, accept some bashing. But my favorite thing he says is.. "Most people who take a walk in the American country side are eaten by a bear" lol

I love that guy, most of the stuff he says is true though. Unsafe, handling of a barrel down a hill, made like crap.

My friend sold his a little wile a go for a audi s4 and that thing is truly awesome. Dont get me wrong i love lightings but their are too many downsides to owning one

[atvRiDa400ex]

i dont have a lightning but i love my f150...its sIk!

[coolguy8769]

Originally posted by Ralph
I love that guy, most of the stuff he says is true though. Unsafe, handling of a barrel down a hill, made like crap.

My friend sold his a little wile a go for a audi s4 and that thing is truly awesome. Dont get me wrong i love lightings but their are too many downsides to owning one


like what? just wondering, i am also thinking about buyin one. either that or a used s4 or fox body

[quader400]

im looking to get anything later than 01 to get the 380 istead of 360

[Ralph]

Originally posted by coolguy8769
like what? just wondering, i am also thinking about buyin one. either that or a used s4 or fox body

You ever notice how when any Lightning is pulling out of its parking spot you hear a very loud "clank" when the driver has turned the wheels all the way. This is an example of the workmanship the car holds.

Lets see:

Lightning -

Poor Handling
Poor Workmanship
Unsafe
Only room for 2 friends

S4 -

Extremely Safe
4 wheel drive which provides awesome handling
German worksmanship, awesome interior etc.
Higher Resale value

[Punk'd]

Isnt there suppost to be a new one coming out? I saw some concept pictures a while back.

[firefighterjosh]

So your only around 18 and getting a lightning?:o

Remember you insurance is going to skyrocket!


My buddie has one. He uses it to pull his Street/Drag car to the race track. Other then that he installed a new supercharger and exhaulst. Very fast vehicle. No major problems and he has had it for years.

[Raptor68]

I test drove one new in 2001 (it was an '02 model) and it was extremely fast, but the supercharger had such a loud whine to it, it sounded cool, but would probably get annoying. It'd be a fun truck, but not too practical.

[bradley300]

if i was going to get a lighting, i would look a little harder for a real supertruck:D ive always been a chevy guy, and i love s-10's, so this is my be all to end all

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMC_Syclone

http://www.syty.org/old/faq.html

[wishmasstir]

if you get an older lightning you can get past the insurance of it. they are classified as just an f-150 or at least thats what my buddies '94 is insured as. i like the older ones better than the newer models.

[mattn03]

Check out www.svtperformance.com/forums for a complete Lightning forum section.

[naw0029]

I owan a 1993 lighting and the insurance is no big deal it is insured as a regular 150. It will be the best thing that u buy and u will love it every time u get in it. When i got mine at 16 years old and yes i paid for it in full at 16 years old everyone said "watch out for that insurance" but like i said it is only insured as a 150. If u are serious about getting the truck go to www.nloc.net (national lighting owners club) and join. I LOVE my lighting, and cant wait for all u jelious guys to start saying "there is no way u paid for that truck yourself", I went through it in high school when i was woopin other guys buts on the street.

[400EXTRA]

cmon dont buy a ford

[coolex]

Originally posted by 400EXTRA
cmon dont buy a ford :D :devil: :macho

[trick450r]

Originally posted by bradley300
if i was going to get a lighting, i would look a little harder for a real supertruck:D ive always been a chevy guy, and i love s-10's, so this is my be all to end all

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMC_Syclone

http://www.syty.org/old/faq.html

DAMN and i thought i was the only one who dreamt of owning a syclone/typhoon

[honda250xrider]

my good buddy has one and i feel the handling is very much up to par with any other truck out there i love the stance and the way you feel in the seats, you have to remember this is no car. has awesome power to it, his at least has remained very dependable just keep the maintance up on it, also when you increase the pully size and im sure you will... make sure you get a different tune. Many people wreck there motors because of bad a/f ratio's. tranny's are fairly good but past 500rwh then tend to crap out on you. one of the best mods you can do is get a shift kit. they do haul some serious butt though and tend to get sideways if you let them. I've seen my buddy kill a ws6 trans am they have some potential.

[naw0029]

I am tellin you if you are serious about getting a Lightning than the only site that has the most info on our trucks is www.nloc.net everyone on ther is soooooooo informative and is willing to help. I have been a paying member for almost 4 years now and the guys on there have never let me down.

Just my 2 cents but than again what do i know i have only been playin with these trucks for 4 years now.

P.S. the only people that know what these trucks are all about are the ones that are driving or racing them.

[NorCalRacer]

Originally posted by trick450r
DAMN and i thought i was the only one who dreamt of owning a syclone/typhoon

Back in '97 I worked for a chevy dealership and we had at least one request a week for those bad boys. If you find one, hold on to it, they are not common! As for the Lightning, it is a great truck built by a great company:macho I'd take one anyday if I didn't already have a couple of tickets:devil:

[bradley300]

they made 3000 sylcones in 91, and made 3 in 92, all of them are black. i've seen 2 in person since i was 16 (23 now) and started keepin an eye out for them. i would kill to have one of them