F150 Lightning Lariat Walkaround - Worth 80k?!

[AzScorpion]

In depth walk a round showing the new Lightning. It has some really cool features like the built in scales but not $80K worth of cool. Except the tailgate, now that is something worth paying extra for and I hope (wishful thinking I know) is in the next gen ranger.

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[Gsxrdoug]

$80k hum, I think I could use that money to buy another house or something other than an electric truck that I will also have to pay for charging. That's right everyone the electricity is not free anymore like so many think it is. Unless you are a grandfathered in Tesla.

 

[AzScorpion]

$80k hum, I think I could use that money to buy another house or something other than an electric truck that I will also have to pay for charging. That's right everyone the electricity is not free anymore like so many think it is. Unless you are a grandfathered in Tesla.

At least the base model is $39K so you can get into an EV for a relatively decent price. But I agree I could do a lot with $80K and buying one of these isn't on the list. Charging for me is almost free as I have solar at my house and I'm at the break even point this year. It does 100% of my house and all I pay are the taxes and fees which average $16.50/month. It was well worth the investment .

I'm more interested in the Ranger hybrid which I really hope comes out next year. If they can just get a little more distance out of it it'll be a home run. But you gotta start somewhere and hopefully these will improve quickly in the next few years.

 

[Gsxrdoug]

I too have photovoltaic "solar" and pretty much break-even "0" every year even with my wife's new crosstrek hybrid which is a plug in. I also look forward to the Ranger Hybrid and will upgrade to that when it is feasible and tested. I might have to add a few panels to my off grid solar for the garage to charge the ranger if its a plug in type.

 

[AzScorpion]

I too have photovoltaic "solar" and pretty much break-even "0" every year even with my wife's new crosstrek hybrid which is a plug in. I also look forward to the Ranger Hybrid and will upgrade to that when it is feasible and tested. I might have to add a few panels to my off grid solar for the garage to charge the ranger if its a plug in type.

Funny I just started messing around last weekend building a small off grid system. Right now it's only 2-100W panels and I use it to charge my portable power station. It was just something I felt like messing around with and it turned out well. I need to add some folding brackets to the back of them but for now they're just propped up with a wood stake. I can charge it in under 5 hours but we do get a lot of sun here this time of year.

 

[NotBudule]

Too much truck , too much money .... id do 50 for the right E Ranger though... it would have to do the tank turns like the Rivian though , then they can take my money...

 

[AzScorpion]

Too much truck , too much money .... id do 50 for the right E Ranger though... it would have to do the tank turns like the Rivian though , then they can take my money...

Yeah I agree $80K is a lot of money. But I can see these being very useful on construction sites where there's no power or limited power. I can't tell you how many times one of these would've come in handy when I was back east. I primarily did new construction and there were many times we had no power in the house. We'd have to run 100' cords to either a temp pole or another house and the breaker would trip all day long because everyone was tapping into it.

 

[AdamHarris]

Rivian tanks turns feature is delayed due to unpredictability.

 

[Cabose-1]

Yeah not worth 80k. F150 wasnt worth 40k to me. So unless I start to do hot shot work. Ranger is worth the money.

 

[Sanctus Rimor]

They have a Lightning here. Or at least listed on their website tor 89k.

Prices and markups here are ridiculous.

117k for an F150 Raptor

https://www.kuhioford.com/VehicleDe...or_4WD_SuperCrew_5.5'_Box-Lihue-HI/5305309580

 

[AzScorpion]

Yeah not worth 80k. F150 wasnt worth 40k to me. So unless I start to do hot shot work. Ranger is worth the money.

Sticker on my Ranger was $44,800.00 so a F150 at $40K wouldn't be bad right now. lol It is scary how much vehicles are now and there doesn't seem to be any relief in sight.

 

[AzScorpion]

They have a Lightning here. Or at least listed on their website tor 89k.

Prices and markups here are ridiculous.

117k for an F150 Raptor

https://www.kuhioford.com/VehicleDetails/new-2021-Ford-F_150-Raptor_4WD_SuperCrew_5.5'_Box-Lihue-HI/5305309580

Wow that's crazy! Even crazier is someone will buy it.

 

[Sanctus Rimor]

Their markups
Rangers, 7k
F150s 18k
Broncos 11k

That Raptor has an MSRP of 82k on the window sticker. I may have to stop in tomorrow, and see a salseman..."tell ya what, son ..ya throw in that thar lil Scab Ranger, the white one or the blue, I ain't too picky, and we gots us a deal"

 

[AzScorpion]

Looks like the Lighting will be the Paccar at Martinsville this weekend.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nascar-going-electric-ford-f-191100614.html

NASCAR is going from white lightning to Lightning.

The Ford F-150 Lighting will become the first electric pickup to pace a NASCAR Cup Series race this weekend when it leads the pack around Martinsville Speedway under the lights on Saturday night, April. 9.

The all-wheel-drive 563 horsepower truck should have no problem keeping the pace at 35 mph and could even cover the 400-lap, 210-mile distance of the race at that speed without recharging thanks to its 320-mile extended range battery pack. Even the standard pack's 230-mile rating would cover it.

 

[mailbox4449]

Wow that's crazy! Even crazier is someone will buy it.

EXACTLY!!!

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