My Dad's got an '01 Lightning and he loves it. He's had his share of Corvettes, Porsches and other high horsepower cars and he just can't get over how good this truck runs compared to those vehicles. It's big, black, and just a mean looking thing. He drives her everyday and people just stare. He had one guy chase him down who begged to see the engine. When my Dad showed him, he just said he couldn't believe Ford really made trucks like that. So, I know he'd recommend a new Lightning to someone who considered purchasing one. On a side note, I thought I'd heard a rumor that the Lightning would be taking a year off soon, perhaps for work on horsepower or to let the supply of trucks go down. Anyways, if you do purchase one you've got to take a picture of your Lightning towing your Bullitt on a car trailer. That would be a cool picture to hang up. Good luck.