Dealer just called me tonight and told me that my 2000 L has been "bucked" and given an VIN #. He said that production is about a month ahead of schedule and they will be building my L this week or next. He said it usually takes 7 to 10 days for them to get them once they are built.

Hope he is right!!!

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00 Red
Order #2 from Rusty Eck
All Options
Thinking About:
PSP Full Meal Deal
Bassani Exhaust System

 

Lucky you. I just called my dealer today and he told me he has no word on production. So I then told him I've seen photos of the L's that have been built. He told me I'll get the vehicle when it arrives. I asked for a production date he told me "no idea". He basically told me to stop calling and that they will call me when it arrives. Man, this is frustrating. It's funny, as I'm writing this, I recall someone else posting a similar topic as they were waiting for their 99. Best of luck to you on a speedy arrival for your L.

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00 Red L on order.
98 Red Dodge V10 4X4 quad cab.
96 Yellow Corvette LT1.
92 Aquamarine Supra Turbo.
99 Arctic Cat ZR440 sno pro.
98 Polaris Super Sport 488.
97 Seadoo HX.
96 Polaris SLX w/PSI triple pipes.
97 Banshee completely tricked.
96 Polaris Scrambler.
87 Polaris Indy 600 SKS w/SLP 707 full mod.
RC CARS: Associated; RC10B3's, RC10T3, TC3. Lossi; XXCR Kinwald, XX4. Yokomo; MR4TC

 

Hehe, you 2000 guys make me laugh You guys only waited two months from original Job 1 date. Some of us 99 guys waited 4-5 months for our 99s

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SAL (E-mail- PowerSurgePerf@aol.com)
13.35@103mph
All stock with PSP 99 Lightning Chip and Filter Kit

Power Surge Performance--- Your SOURCE for SVT Lightning EFI Tuning and Performance!! http://members.aol.com/NLOCsvt/svt.html

 

The dealer gets a weekly report from Ford HQ with updates (if any) to build dates. I believe the report is called a 116. The dealership I'm working with gets this report every Tuesday.

 

Old Kid 00 Red

The term "bucked" means: built and sent to shipping. The first thing that happens to an order is it gets a vin. and schedule date, 2nd it gets built, 3rd it gets bucked, 4th in transit with eta for dealer. I hope he knew what he was talking about, if so its built, and you are close to being a 2000L "DRIVER".

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Andre Terranova (1-18-1947)
<*(((><
isa4325@flash.net / "1-BAD-TK" Texas Tag,
Red Lightning / Red Premier Tonneau Cover,
Red Shadow Cowl Cover / SuperChip,
3:73 Gears / K&N Filter,
Edelbrock muffler, Interceptor,
Laptop Computer at Side,
G-Tech,
Best Time 12.986 @ 107.54 "Tweeked to the Max".
[05-11-1999 #1132]
"Certificate on the Wall"


"Only Little Boys Wear Bow Ties"

 

Peter

If you have some basic info you can do the research yourself. This forum and others have all the info you need to track the truck yourself. If you want details send me an email.
Doug

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Silver_2000_REAL_Soon!!
Doug
Carrollton TX
drbdkb@hotmail.com
Had 87 Turbo Coupe traded for
92 F150 XLT 302
Now waiting for 2000 L
Put Cat Back system and K&N Filter on 302 but still want more….
Just Chipped the 92, its better but still no Lightning....CANT WAIT !!!

 

The Lightning is in Cinn. Ohio on the rail car, not in Florida but almost home.

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Larry M. Stinson
Tavares, FL
lms@sawtek.com

 

old kid

Good to know there will be another lihgtning in the area. I live in Leoti and have a white 99 lightning maybe we can met in Garden some day. Good luck with your 00.

Dennis
#302
PSP full meal
BedRug
Snuglid
Val one
MB Quarts, 2 10"Kicker Subs housed in MTX
Thunderforms, Kicker amp

 

Sal,

Yeah, but you 99 guys didn't know what these things were capable of. Reading everyones posts and seeing the guys run at the track makes is shear torture for us waiting! And I've had mine on order since 11/27/99, so I'm dyin over here. You 99 guys & gals are probably laughin at us, history is repeating itself from last year as you are reading all these anticipating posts.

 

I hope that history doesn't repeat itself in all respects.

My respects to all the '99.5 L owners who hopefully got all the bugs worked out. I'm sure we'll still have a few - but let's hope the piston slap has been buried.

I too am dying - only four weeks to go and then I will have two new red beauties not able to be driven in the snow. Fun, Wow!!

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2000 Red Lightning on Order - All Options
'99 Yukon Denali - Silver, Lowered 1", Borbet CW4's, 285/60R18 Toyo Proxes S/T's, Hotchkis AntiSways, Edelbrock Shocks
1998 Red Trans Am (not Ram Air) 6 Speed
2000 Red Trans Am Ram Air / WS6, 6 Speed - Delivered 2-15-00 - Awesome Looking Car

 

I just talked to my dealer, and my L is built and waiting for a rail car. They are trying everything to get it here before the Ford delivery date of 5Mar....my sales person is trying to get it here before the end of the month to win some sort of contest, works for me!

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Silver 2000, build week 14Feb00!
NLOC Memeber #314




[This message has been edited by bobb (edited 02-22-2000).]

 

Dennis
#302

Looking forward to meeting you. Believe it or not, I have never seen a Lightning, except in pictures. Didn't think I would ever find anything I would like better than my 90 supercharged XR7, but when I read about the L, I had to have one.

e-mail me at homeplat@pld.com

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00 Red
Order #2 from Rusty Eck
All Options
Thinking About:
PSP Full Meal Deal
Bassani Exhaust System

 

I ordered my L on 1/10/00. My dealer told me last week he heard from Ford that it would be in on 2/18, but he didn't believe them. He just called me today and said he just received word that the build date is 3/6. He said it should take 1 to 2 weeks after that to make it to the dealer. This will give me more time to sell my 2.3 liter Ranger. Think I will notice any difference in the acceleration between the 2 trucks?

 

Nah,

What ever made you think they would be different? You'll never have time to feel acceleration from the L.

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Chuck 'Wyldman' Shelton
wyldman@houston.rr.com
Black 99.5 Lightning Build # 1273, DOB 5-14-99, NLOC #315
Best run to date 12.857 @103.48
CD Changer; Tow Pkg.; Lojack; Sal's custom nitrous chip; G-Tech/Pro; SnugLid; BedRug; Invinca-Shield, full kit; NOS KIT 100 hp shot (currently); Clear and smoke Lexan fog light covers; 3M Ti Window Tint; Bel radar detector (shouldn't be an accessory); PowerStack cone filter (a.k.a. supercharger waker upper); American Auto Designs ram air hood; Cal-Tracs traction bars; Bassani headers;Goodrich T/A Drag Radials; Muth Signal Mirrors, inbound

 

i got a story like the rest of you, except seems like i actually have a knowledgable dealer, i was told this past friday that my L has been built and is being shipped, with delivery the "week of March 6th". anyday now, but will have to wait extra days to get the roush kit put on first...no problem!

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2000 Silver Lightning on order
150hp shot (soon)
chip and filter (soon)
roush sport suspension (already ordered)
1995 Chevy S-10 (cough)