Ok, i came across a few lightnings for sale, i wanted one for awhile noe before i bought the stang! I want to know what you guys in this fourm think about it! Getting a lightning or keeping the stang.. So im going to set up a poll on it! Feedback is ok, nothing negative! Thanks

 

what is it? a SVT lightning... lol

 

basically a supercharged F-150

 

I have always wanted a Lightning but to use it for hauling large items in the bed. If it had a quad cab like the Harley then I might consider it for a full time ride. Its one of those things that if I had a choice between an SUV and a Truck with a bed Id prefer a truck with a bed.

 

I always wanted one too. In fact its what i was looking for when i found my mustang. I just couldn't afford the $20-28k they were going for back in 2004.

 

love the lightning but i would be afraid to put anything in the bed and it would annoy the sh*t outta me only having two seats, awesome truck though, guess it just depends on what u want it for

 

Throw a Lightning engine in your Mustang. Problem solved.

 

That will be a negative....seen it done and it dont impress me...

Before i bought my mustang i was going through a guy who goes to auctions a few times a week..Well for 3 and a half months i have no vehicle...Then i get a phone call. he got his hands on a 03 Lightning, drove it off the lot, Come to figure out 5 min later the transmission and rear end where beet up to hell took it back, got my money back went to car max 20 min down the road saw the mustang test drove it then bought it......

 

if you're gonna get/need a truck...that's the one to get! but in my opinion, i'd stick witht he stang (but that's just because i don't need to haul stuff around...just something to ride in).

 

What's the diffrence in insurance?
Gas mileage will drop with the truck.
You can turn up the fun with the truck, but very limited because of the rods.
Stock Tires are about $150 ea for the truck compared to $75 for the stock stang.
Changing the plugs in a Lightning is not as easy as the Mustang. And if someone has changed the plugs, did they do it correctly! Over tightning the plugs with cause partial stripped threads and the extra ponys the heads take will blow the plug out. That means a costly repair.
Depending on what year will depend on some TSB's for the head gaskets. I think Ford recalled it, but the head gaskets will leak oil. Not sure what causes the problem, but an updated gasket is the fix.
Hope this helps!

 

If you're gonna get a truck.. go for a real truck. Why bother with something that's bigger, and has LESS room in it.

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if you're going to get a truck, get a diesel. You can still bump the performance WAY WAY up but you can run it on Wesson oil and chasing power out of them is much easier. Plus, you'll never wear out a diesel.

 

Forget that, just buy the Biodiesel kit they sell online (Freedom Fuel USA is the company I believe) and make 20 gal of diesel for the cost of a bottle of lye and a gallon of Methanol.
Also, $75 for tires maybe for the V6 but I pay $140-200 for each tire on my GT. So tire cost is about the same.