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BLUETHUNDER
7,624 posts
129 months
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Up until recently. I have been running this as a daily driver for the last 3 years...   This is the second Ram i have had. Before them i used to have Range Rovers,but got fed up with the constant unreliability of them.Yank pick-ups are virtually bullet proof. In all the time i have had mine the only thing i have fitted was a rad due to someone at work stoving it in. Ordered a new one from Rockauto.com and it came within three days.Other than that its just had a regular once a year service and thats it. On the open road its super comfortable and quiet and very relaxing on long journeys. I dont have a problem with it being left hand drive as i have driven many over the years.And for any real drivers then in the long term it wont be a problem for them either.I'm selling this one shortly. Only to be replaced by another. 
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Asterix
16,450 posts
97 months
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AdeTuono
3,757 posts
96 months
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swerni said: AdeTuono said: And thanks for starting this thread; because of you I went out and bought an F150 today. I've had an F350 & F250, so that's a full set now.
BTW; if anyone reading this has a set of standard wheels for a 2007 F150, please get in touch; the one I bought has a God-awful set of chrome 22"s with low-profiles (see PH classifieds; it's the gold one with the bling dubs (I think that's what they're called on the street!)) You do make me laugh. Mad as a box of frogs  Not really...I haven't had an F450/550/650 yet. And anyway, you're hardly one to talk, what with your stable of GM iron (and a Mercedes...)
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aww999
1,229 posts
130 months
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If my wife happens to read this and is stuck for gift ideas for me (I bought her some bath foam yesterday so she totally owes me), I would like to draw her attention to this point: THE RED ONE. GET IT!!!PS: WTF is it? 
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AdeTuono
3,757 posts
96 months
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smiffy180 said: AdeTuono said: You want mine then...  And thanks for starting this thread; because of you I went out and bought an F150 today. I've had an F350 & F250, so that's a full set now. BTW; if anyone reading this has a set of standard wheels for a 2007 F150, please get in touch; the one I bought has a God-awful set of chrome 22"s with low-profiles (see PH classifieds; it's the gold one with the bling dubs (I think that's what they're called on the street!)) is it this one?  If so then your a  cuz its the one i looked at  Ill get over it That's the boy. You can see why I want a set of stock wheels for it. I'm not ready for Da Hood just yet...
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swerni
19,909 posts
79 months
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AdeTuono said: swerni said: AdeTuono said: And thanks for starting this thread; because of you I went out and bought an F150 today. I've had an F350 & F250, so that's a full set now.
BTW; if anyone reading this has a set of standard wheels for a 2007 F150, please get in touch; the one I bought has a God-awful set of chrome 22"s with low-profiles (see PH classifieds; it's the gold one with the bling dubs (I think that's what they're called on the street!)) You do make me laugh. Mad as a box of frogs Not really...I haven't had an F450/550/650 yet. And anyway, you're hardly one to talk, what with your stable of GM iron (and a Mercedes...) What you really need is a black Camaro with yellow detail to go next to the yellow one. You could keep swapping them round and really confuse people ps says he with the BMW
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smiffy180
Original Poster
1,524 posts
19 months
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AdeTuono said: That's the boy. You can see why I want a set of stock wheels for it. I'm not ready for Da Hood just yet... It looks a lovely motor and im jealous
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smiffy180
Original Poster
1,524 posts
19 months
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HD Adam said: You could buy a stock Ford Lightning, spend approx. £1500 on aftermarket parts and go 12's.
10's cost exponentially more.
I've had no problem with reliability myself until this year when I finally trashed the stock gearbox. Im beyond convinced, just need an insurance quote and man maths on fuel costs then im off to buy one hopefully!
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smiffy180
Original Poster
1,524 posts
19 months
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BLUETHUNDER said: Up until recently. I have been running this as a daily driver for the last 3 years... This is the second Ram i have had. Before them i used to have Range Rovers,but got fed up with the constant unreliability of them.Yank pick-ups are virtually bullet proof. In all the time i have had mine the only thing i have fitted was a rad due to someone at work stoving it in. Ordered a new one from Rockauto.com and it came within three days.Other than that its just had a regular once a year service and thats it. On the open road its super comfortable and quiet and very relaxing on long journeys. I dont have a problem with it being left hand drive as i have driven many over the years.And for any real drivers then in the long term it wont be a problem for them either.I'm selling this one shortly. Only to be replaced by another. ooo when you selling? could you pm me some info? 
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M3John
5,603 posts
88 months
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BLUETHUNDER said: Up until recently. I have been running this as a daily driver for the last 3 years... I'm selling this one shortly. Only to be replaced by another.   Maybe a small photo shoot before it goes mate?
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J4CKO
7,406 posts
69 months
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I love Yank pickups, just got back from Vegas and I became a bit of a spotter, loving the F350 I saw jacked up so it needed steps, I love the way the Americans dont legislate it to death, they dont turn it into a you being a pariah, they way they think big, comfy and satisfying, they dont compromise like we have to and they get up in arms (litterally) if told to do so.
Ok, nobody needs a jacked up F350 but it looked great, however in the UK I suspect it may soon become a liability, the UK feels like Lilliput after a couple of weeks in the states, to me it felt very small and very very green after Nevada.
The fuel is an issue, somewhat mitigated if run on LPG, the size is always goign to be an issue as is the LHD but people manage, for me though, the main issue is they kind of look a bit wrong with a UK reg plate, parked outside Morrissons, it ruins the magic, it is like a Lion taken from the Serengeti and plonked in an enclosure that is too small for it somewhere outside Birmingham, plus people assume you are from a provincial town call yourself Tex, wear cowboy boots, listen to Elvis and live in a Bungalow you have called Gracelands.
A pickup looks so right parked in Death Valley, sun glinting off it, Mustangs look little in the US and even Minivans look right, put them in the UK they stick out too much, think only the Corvette manages to not have that strong whiff of Americana about it.
however, just do it, I love to see them, even if they look out of place and a bit daft.
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Boshly
1,734 posts
105 months
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smiffy180 said: HD Adam said: You could buy a stock Ford Lightning, spend approx. £1500 on aftermarket parts and go 12's.
10's cost exponentially more.
I've had no problem with reliability myself until this year when I finally trashed the stock gearbox. Im beyond convinced, just need an insurance quote and man maths on fuel costs then im off to buy one hopefully! But Lightning is three seats only? This is my single cab Rumble Bee  And my Ying and Yang everyday vehicles 
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PSBuckshot
4,642 posts
28 months
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AdeTuono said: You want mine then... And thanks for starting this thread; because of you I went out and bought an F150 today. I've had an F350 & F250, so that's a full set now. BTW; if anyone reading this has a set of standard wheels for a 2007 F150, please get in touch; the one I bought has a God-awful set of chrome 22"s with low-profiles (see PH classifieds; it's the gold one with the bling dubs (I think that's what they're called on the street!)) That. Is. Amazing. Thread?
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swerni
19,909 posts
79 months
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Boshly -you know that vibrating ringing thing in your pocket? if you press the green button and put it to your ear, you can hear strange voices coming from it
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smiffy180
Original Poster
1,524 posts
19 months
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Boshly said: smiffy180 said: HD Adam said: You could buy a stock Ford Lightning, spend approx. £1500 on aftermarket parts and go 12's.
10's cost exponentially more.
I've had no problem with reliability myself until this year when I finally trashed the stock gearbox. Im beyond convinced, just need an insurance quote and man maths on fuel costs then im off to buy one hopefully! But Lightning is three seats only? This is my single cab Rumble Bee And my Ying and Yang everyday vehicles To quote my friend.... BUT IT WHEELIES! sacrafice 5 seats for 3 seats for a wheelie.... Yes please
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smiffy180
Original Poster
1,524 posts
19 months
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swerni said: you know that vibrating ringing thing in your pocket? if you press the green button and put it to your ear, you can hear strange voices coming from it Yeh sounds like my misses but cant tell as i ignore most of the time
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Boshly
1,734 posts
105 months
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swerni said: Boshly -you know that vibrating ringing thing in your pocket? if you press the green button and put it to your ear, you can hear strange voices coming from it Who said that? ..... Hello........ Hello..........  Sorry Steve, will give you a buzz back tomorrow from Silvertone
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Boshly
1,734 posts
105 months
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smiffy180 said: To quote my friend.... BUT IT WHEELIES! sacrafice 5 seats for 3 seats for a wheelie.... Yes please I've got no issues with three seats, see my Rumble Bee. Raptor has the rear seats. Will be interesting how many times, if ever, they're used. I looked for a Lightning initially, they are great. I still think a good one in the right colour looks the dogs danglies. Not sure you're going to get it wheelieing (?) without a lot of attention from the performance fairies it's quite fun when the s/c starts going straight out the box though!
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smiffy180
Original Poster
1,524 posts
19 months
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Boshly said: I've got no issues with three seats, see my Rumble Bee. Raptor has the rear seats. Will be interesting how many times, if ever, they're used. I looked for a Lightning initially, they are great. I still think a good one in the right colour looks the dogs danglies. Not sure you're going to get it wheelieing (?) without a lot of attention from the performance fairies it's quite fun when the s/c starts going straight out the box though! well ill never get it to wheelie but atleast it'll leave most boy racers behind
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mat777
3,012 posts
29 months
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aww999 said: If my wife happens to read this and is stuck for gift ideas for me (I bought her some bath foam yesterday so she totally owes me), I would like to draw her attention to this point: THE RED ONE. GET IT!!!PS: WTF is it? Dodge Power Wagon with oilfield-spec balloon sand tyres. A favourite of the Arabs during the 60s and 70s
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