Used 2000 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning Consumer Reviews
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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2000 F-150 SVT Lightning, so we've included reviews for other years of the F-150 SVT Lightning since its last redesign.
Amazing Truck! Great all round vehicle!
Chiketkd, 01/25/2003
2000 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning 2dr Regular Cab SB (5.4L 8cyl S/C 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I'm picking up my Silver 2000 SVT Lightning in a week after spending 3 days with the truck on an 'extended' test-drive from the Jerry's Ford. This truck is amazing. Power comes on in an incredibly smooth rush, it corners flat, and the massive Goodyear tires grip the road with tenacity. What I like best is that it's wild and fun enough to be my weekend toy, yet reliable and comfortable enough to be my daily ride. What's even more amazing about a performance truck, is that insurance rates are very reasonable and gas mileage is respectable when driven with the optional soft tonneau cover (14 city/20 highway). GREAT TRUCK!!!
Sneaky fast
Bill C., 10/05/2016
updated 10/10/2017
1999 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning 2dr Regular Cab SB (5.4L 8cyl S/C 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought this 1999 Lightning after reading AutoWeek review. Same red as on the cover in January 1999. Still have the truck in 2016 with 31,000 original miles with no accidents and So. California driven. All bolt-on upgrades keeping ALL original parts. 4lb. overboost lower pulley, Air Raid air system, larger Mass Air Sensor, Diablo tuner, Borla Exhaust, Bilstein shocks, 5" Aluminum Drive Shaft (this really improves highway smoothness), JLB shorty headers, clear rear lens covers (from 2002 model), upgraded headlights, cabin air-filter and custom red tonneau cover. This series is a great vehicle that far exceeds expectations and cost new. Now holding resale value very well. These trucks are stupid fast. No additional comments except every time I take the truck out or wash it someone stops me and wants to buy it. These trucks are holding excellent resale value and excellent condition ones are gaining value. With the bolt on modifications and a shift kit just installed it remains extremely fast. Mileage per year averaging less than 1,000 since 2003.
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Incredible Truck
Greg, 04/07/2006
1999 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning 2dr Regular Cab SB (5.4L 8cyl S/C 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This truck is incredible. The horsepower & torque is neck snapping. Didn't realize there was a truck built that was so fast & that handles so well. Love the interior styling. This vehicle equals my Corvette in speed.
Lightning Bolt
Santopete, 02/19/2010
1999 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning 2dr Regular Cab SB (5.4L 8cyl S/C 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought this truck used in Jan 2010 with only 39K miles on it. One of the prior owners added a pulley, a Diablosports tuner and quite possibly a demon in the engine. The reason I mention that is because I was already traveling at about 60 mph when for the first time, I really hit the gas and literally got pinned back in the seat. The whistle of the Supercharger only added to the thrill while the truck accelerated to blatantly illegal speeds almost instantly. At no time during that experience did I feel that the truck was topping out, it just kept pulling. There is no hesitation at any speed and the power can best be described as instant and indefinite.
Better than you think it is...
WV SVT, 12/30/2004
2000 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning 2dr Regular Cab SB (5.4L 8cyl S/C 4A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
This is a unique 'niche' vehicle, and being such will get you plenty of attention. My '00 dyno'd at 308 wheel HP/363 lb/ft torque in 10/04 with just an intake and new plugs. Buy a Lightning, and you will not regret it. Torque is a lovely thing, and L's have plenty. You can haul stuff, too (I haul a race car on a trailer with mine, no sweat). No, it isn't the most efficient vehicle out there. Hello? It weighs 4,800 lbs and has a supercharger! If you want efficiency, Toyota sells the Prius. Lightnings are the anti-Prius. This is one of -if not 'the'- funnest vehicle I've ever owned. Excellent daily driver. Mid-13s in the 1/4 mile. It does it all.
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