why......why??????

dodgetoford · 03-07-2005, 02:18 PM

Hmm this just crossed my mind, an srt-10 is only a hair faster than an 04 lightning (and thats with jeff gordon driving). Why didnt ford keep making the lightning as a heritage model, only add like 20 horspeower (such as we do for only a couple hundred bucks), and keep the fastest production pickup truck title to **** dodge off?

R_Rider · 03-07-2005, 04:44 PM

Heritage model only meets DOT standards (impact, lighting, bumper height, side impact, could be a dozen things) through the 2004 model year.

New F150 was ready in '04 so they sold it, plus the Heritage decontented. Smart.

Chevy did the same thing with the Malibu... sell the new one as soon as available, sell the old one through fleets until it no longer meets standards.

Gen 2 Lightning couldn't have survived another model year "As Is".

Did *ANY* 2004 L's sell with fewer than three one-thousand dollar bills stapled to the window sticker in the form of rebates and dealer cash? And it took FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS in rebates/dealer cash to move some of them?

It would have only been worse this year.

glenbartley · 03-19-2005, 09:39 AM

gordon probally slowed it down a good bit.

GOT BOOST? · 03-19-2005, 12:17 PM

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Why didnt ford keep making the lightning as a heritage model, only add like 20 horspeower

Mainly because the last Heritage F-150 was made in June or July of '04 and the plant in Canada closed forever at that time. The other 3 F-150 plants in the states were already producing the new '04 F-150s.

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03-07-2005, 04:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
R_Rider Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Music City USA Posts: 788 View this user's gallery iTrader: 0 / 0%	Heritage model only meets DOT standards (impact, lighting, bumper height, side impact, could be a dozen things) through the 2004 model year. New F150 was ready in '04 so they sold it, plus the Heritage decontented. Smart. Chevy did the same thing with the Malibu... sell the new one as soon as available, sell the old one through fleets until it no longer meets standards. Gen 2 Lightning couldn't have survived another model year "As Is". Did ANY 2004 L's sell with fewer than three one-thousand dollar bills stapled to the window sticker in the form of rebates and dealer cash? And it took FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS in rebates/dealer cash to move some of them? It would have only been worse this year.

03-19-2005, 09:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
glenbartley Registered User Paid Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: King George VA Posts: 604 NLOC member #: 1398 View this user's gallery iTrader: 2 / 100%	gordon probally slowed it down a good bit.