Well looks like I might be selling my "L" gas is just friggin CRAZY!!!!!!!! I live in Canada and its almost 90c for liter, so to fill my truck up its close to 90$!!!!!! that is just god dam ludacris.


If I do sell it I will be getting a Silver 2002 Sport 4x4 loaded.




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01,Black,Lightning
K@N air filter
Super flip Chip

 

God doesn't have anything to do with it

 

Amen.

j.

 

YOU NEED TO GO BUY THIS FORD!!

 

What's the deal? You go spend $42000 CDN on a truck and then complain about the extra $20.00 it's costing to fill it right now? Give me a break.

Do you even have a Lightning? Personally I don't believe it.

 

hahah

I didnt want to be the first to say it, so thank you to WHAT04 for steppin to the plate

I could be wrong, but just they way you talk on the board it sounds like you dont even have a L, or perhaps it's your dad's and your posing it as you own.

But if you do own the truck, my apolgies. Gas should not be a worry if you buy a vehicle like a L or other High-Po V8..it comes with the territory.

and a peice of advice. I drive a 01 4x4 Sport during the winter...my family owns a ford dealer and this is given to me for the winter so that is the only reason why im driving it. Overall its an ok vehicle. The fender flares on it are butt ugly, the front end is nice, I like the silver accents in the interior but they scratch REALLY easily, but overall I would NEVER buy one.
Gas mileage is not great, the 4.0 V6 is not very refined, and there is no longer auto 4x4 which i think is stupid.
Personally if you going the explorer route I'd rather have a Sport Trac. Longer wheel base makes a HUGE improvement over the short wheelbase on the Sport. Plus it would still be practical for you because it has more room then your L

 

Hey,
Do what I do.......I just sit and look at it.
It's purty! (and that way cheap on gas)

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2000 Lightning / #1017
'69 Mustang GT
'82 Mustang GT (drag)
'48 Ford F1 pkup

 

complaining about the price of gas...

i would die to be able to have a truck like yours, instead i have a 4 banger...it costs me 20 some bucks to fill up on 89 octane...money is just money, if you have enough to but the lightning i think you could have enough to pay for the fuel?

i dunno my 2cents....check the sig...I DONT OWN A LIGHTNING...but my dad is getting one, so dont go blasting me for not having one and commenting...

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96 Contour GL, Green
Too Many Mods To List
93 SVT Cobra, Teal #515
Baby Of The Family
01 SVT Lightning, White
On The Way!

 

Just brought my L home last night and while gas prices are of some concern, it really didn't affecy my decision to buy it. I think I might buy a beater 4 banger to putz around in but I will keep the L.

 

was that a dig at my 4 banger contour?

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96 Contour GL, Green
Too Many Mods To List
93 SVT Cobra, Teal #515
Baby Of The Family
01 SVT Lightning, White
On The Way!

 

All I have to say is, if you're worried about how much you'll spend on gas, you shouldn't be driving a Lightnin'...

I can certainly sympathize though. I lived in Montreal before moving down here to Texas a couple years ago. When I left, super was costing .98/litre... UGH...

Still, with the recent prices hikes around here, it's costing 35-38 bucks to fill up... Starting to remind me of home...

Logan
99 White Lightning
69 Mercury Cougar

 

Cheeeez, It costs me $10 extra to tank up.............Wa,Wa,WA, I'm gonna have to sell the L!!!!!!!!!!!!!!No wait I spent $325 on the chip, $100 on the filter,MMMM, lemme reconfigure my situachin!!!!!

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01L,Lowered, Black,Downey SST,Straight Pipes,Chipped........ Toy: 91 Heritage Softtail Classic/Lowered



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Gas has got to go up a heck of alot more to make me sell my L. Buy a thrasher and keep the L for special occasions.
But if you got to sell the truck because of gas prices I guess you shouldn't have bought one.

 

Wow, ninety bucks to fill the tank !!!! That probably works out to like 3 miles per dollar. That is out of controll. I filled mine this morning, it cost me thrity something. My old powerstroke used to cost 40 something to fill BOTH tanks, and had an 800 mile cruising range.
Oh well, it's just money. Enjoy the truck while you can.

 

01Black-SVT
Assume the 2002 Sport gets like 17 mpg. The 4 mpg difference will get you MAX 80 miles more per tank. A tank of gas will still cost the same. If you fill up once a week you might get one more day out of it. If you run a whole year it will save you 6 fillups a year. = $540 a year MAX. You will lose more than 3x that in the trade. Which just paid for differnce in 3 years of gas.
My 2 cents
Doug


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